• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.125-150
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• 2009

RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) is a wireless frequency of recognition technology that can be used to recognize, trace, and identify people, things, and animals using radio frequency(RF). RFID will bring about many changes in manufacturing and distributions, among other areas. In accordance with the increasing importance of RFID techniques, great advancement has been made in RFID studies. Initially, the RFID research started as a research literature or case study. Recently, empirical research has floated on the surface for announcement. But most of the existing researches on RFID adoption have been restricted to a dichotomous measure of 'adoption vs. non-adoption' or adoption intention. In short, RFID research is still at an initial stage, mainly focusing on the research of the RFID performance, integration, and its usage has been considered dismissive. The purpose of this study is to investigate which factors are important for the RFID adoption and implementation with organizational resources. In this study, the organizational resources are classified into either finance resources or IT knowledge resources. A research model and four hypotheses are set up to identify the relationships among these variables based on the investigations of such theories as technological innovations, adoption stage, and organizational resources. In order to conduct this study, a survey was carried out from September 27, 2008 until October 23, 2008. The questionnaire was completed by 143 managers and workers from physical distribution and manufacturing companies related to the RFID in South Korea. 37 out of 180 surveys, which turned out unfit for the study, were discarded and the remaining 143(adoption stage 89, implementation stage 54) were used for the empirical study. The statistics were analyzed using Excel 2003 and SPSS 12.0. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the adoption stage shows that perceived benefits, standardization, perceived cost savings, environmental uncertainty, and pressures from rival firms have significant effects on the intent of the RFID adoption. Further, the implementation stage shows that perceived benefits, standardization, environmental uncertainty, pressures from rival firms, inter-organizational cooperation, and inter-organizational trust have significant effects on the extent of the RFID use. In contrast, inter-organizational cooperation and inter-organizational trust did not show much impact on the intent of RFID adoption while perceived cost savings did not significantly affect the extent of RFID use. Second, in the adoption stage, financial issues had adverse effect on both inter-organizational cooperation and the intent against the RFID adoption. IT knowledge resources also had a deterring effect on both perceived cost savings and the extent of the RFID adoption. Third, in the implementation stage, finance resources had a moderate effect on environmental uncertainty and extent of RFID use while IT knowledge resources had also a moderate effect on perceived cost savings and the extent of the RFID use. Limitations and future research issues can be summarized as follows. First, it is difficult to say that the sample is large enough to be representative of the population. Second, because the sample of this study was conducted among manufacturers only, it may be limited in analyzing fully the effect on the industry as a whole. Third, in consideration of the fact that the organizational resources in the RFID study require a great deal of researches, this research may deem insufficient to fulfill the purpose that it initially set out to achieve. Future studies using performance research are, therefore, needed to help better understand the organizational level of the RFID adoption and implementation.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 콘서트홀에서 확산체의 Early Stage Support (ST1)에 대한 영향을 알아보기 위하여 1:25 축소모형에서 8지점을 설정하여 ST1을 측정하였다. 무대 바닥에 의한 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 흡음천의 유무에 따라 ST1의 결과값의 차이를 살펴보았다. 무대측벽에 대한 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 기존의 확산체, 확산체를 제거한 경우와 반구 확산체의 3가지 형태의 확산체를 사용하여 측벽의 변화에 의한 ST1 값의 결과를 살펴보았다. 결과적으로 무대 바닥에서의 흡음천의 사용은 ST1에서 고주파의 저감을 일으켰으나 평균값에는 큰 차이가 없었으며, 3가지 형태의 확산체는 뚜렷한 차이를 보이지 않았으나 측정 지점에 따라 ST1 값의 차이가 발생하였고, 특히 반구 확산체에서는 ST1 값이 고르게 분포하였다. 따라서 무대 바닥은 상대적으로 ST1의 변화에 큰 영향을 주지 않았고, 무대 측벽의 형상은 확산현상에 의해 ST1의 분포에 영향을 주었다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.422-426
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• 2011

For a national survey in which wide geographic region or an entire country is targeted, multi-stage sampling approach is widely used to overcome the problem of simple random sampling, to consider both herd- and animallevel factors associated with disease occurrence, and to adjust clustering effect of disease in the population in the calculation of sample size. The aim of this study was to establish sample size for estimating bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Korea using stratified two-stage sampling design. The sample size was determined by taking into account the possible clustering of TB-infected animals on individual herds to increase the reliability of survey results. In this study, the country was stratified into nine provinces (administrative unit) and herd, the primary sampling unit, was considered as a cluster. For all analyses, design effect of 2, between-cluster prevalence of 50% to yield maximum sample size, and mean herd size of 65 were assumed due to lack of information available. Using a two-stage sampling scheme, the number of cattle sampled per herd was 65 cattle, regardless of confidence level, prevalence, and mean herd size examined. Number of clusters to be sampled at a 95% level of confidence was estimated to be 296, 74, 33, 19, 12, and 9 for desired precision of 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, and 0.06, respectively. Therefore, the total sample size with a 95% confidence level was 172,872, 43,218, 19,224, 10,818, 6,930, and 4,806 for desired precision ranging from 0.01 to 0.06. The sample size was increased with desired precision and design effect. In a situation where the number of cattle sampled per herd is fixed ranging from 5 to 40 with a 5-head interval, total sample size with a 95% confidence level was estimated to be 6,480, 10,080, 13,770, 17,280, 20.925, 24,570, 28,350, and 31,680, respectively. The percent increase in total sample size resulting from the use of intra-cluster correlation coefficient of 0.3 was 22.2, 32.1, 36.3, 39.6, 41.9, 42.9, 42,2, and 44.3%, respectively in comparison to the use of coefficient of 0.2.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.209-222
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether upright position is effective in labor through systematic review in randomized controlled trials. Methods: We established the PICO (Patient-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome) strategy, and reviewed 282 literatures from national and international electronic databases, and finally selected 9 references based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. We evaluated the quality of references and carried out a meta-analysis. Results: The maternal outcomes showed that the duration of their second-stage labor was 2.29 minutes shorter than that of the women in the recumbent position, and were less likely to have episiotomy. The other outcomes, including the mode of delivery, blood loss, hemoglobin level, use of oxytocin, use of analgesics, and perineal laceration, did not differ between the groups. The fetal heart rate abnormality occurred less than in the control group. The Apgar scores of the groups did not differ. Conclusion: There is evidence that an upright position in the second stage of labor reduces the duration of the second stage of labor, the incidence of episiotomy, and an abnormal fetal heart rate.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2007

PSC 박스 교량은 콘크리트, 철근과 텐던으로 구성된 구조물로서 콘크리트의 인장 균열, 철근의 비선형 거동 등 재료의 비선형성 거동 특성 및 콘크리트의 시간 의존적 특성을 가지고 있는 복합 구조물이다. PSC 박스 교량의 시공 중 거동 특성을 고려하기 위하여 뼈대 요소(프레임 요소)를 이용한 시공단계의 설계가 수행되고 있다. 그러나 PSC 박스 교량 중 곡선램프교 등의 경우는 교량의 외측 및 내측의 변위 및 응력 값이 현저히 다르다. 따라서 PSC 박스 교량의 텐던량 및 시공 중 긴장력이 외측 및 내측에서 다르게 산정되어야 함에도 불구하고 현실적으로는 계산이 불가능하여 같은 양의 텐던과 부적절한 긴장력을 사용하고 있어 시공 중 항상 안전사고에 노출되고 있다. 이러한 단점을 해결하기 위하여 3차원 해석이 필수적으로 요구되고 있으며 본 연구에서는 PSC 박스 교량의 해석 기법에 필요한 준 적합 쉘 요소를 제안하고자 한다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.548-553
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• 2017

우리나라의 급속한 산업화는 도시침수, 하천 건천화, 지하수 고갈, 수질오염 등의 많은 문제를 야기하였으며, 최근 이에 대한 대안으로 저영향개발 기법이 제시되고 있다. 저영향개발 기법은 도시의 불투수 면적을 줄이고 녹지면적을 확보하여 자연 상태의 물순환체계를 구축하기 위한 도시개발 기법이다. 이에 본 연구는 토지이용계획 단계에서 적용가능한 저영향 개발 설계기술을 개발하고 비점오염 저감효과를 정량적으로 검증하는데 목적을 두고 연구를 진행하였으며 구체적으로는 토지이용계획 단계에서 적용가능한 저영향개발 설계요소를 도출하고 실제 대상지에 적용, 비점오염 저감효과를 LIDMOD2 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석결과 기존 토지이용계획안에 비해 저영향개발을 적용한 토지이용계획안의 경우 불투수율과 연간 표면 유출량은 각각 19.8%, 19.0% 감소하고, 연간 침투량은 164.1% 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 비점오염 발생량의 경우 T-N, T-P, BOD 모두 18.7~22.8% 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 저영향개발을 적용한 토지이용계획안은 기존 토지 이용계획안에 비해 각 용도별 연면적 변화 없이도 비점오염 저감효과가 상당히 큰 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 비점오염 저감효과를 극대화하기 위해서는 기존 LID시설 위주의 계획에서 나아가 토지이용계획 단계에서부터 저영향 개발기법을 적용하여 관련 계획을 수립할 필요가 있다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.336-341
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• 2007

Purpose: The most accepted method for the reanimation of a paralyzed face is the two-stage method that combines cross-face nerve grafting with free-muscle transfer. Although the results of reconstruction with this method are satisfactory, there is an excessive delay between the stages, which prolongs the period of rehabilitation. In order to overcome this drawback, a one- stage, neurovascular free-flap reconstruction method using free neurovascular muscle flaps is introduced. Methods: From 1994 to 2004, 35 patients with longstanding facial palsy were treated. Fifteen patients underwent the single-stage reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi muscle, and 20 patients underwent the two-stage reconstruction method with the gracilis muscle. We compared the long-term results of the two methods of reconstruction. The mean follow-up period was 28.7 months for one-stage reconstruction, and 35.2 months for the two-stage, respectively. Results: In the patient group of the single stage reconstruction, both mouth corner excursion and animation grade were markedly improved at the final postoperative visit. Moreover, the first muscle contraction occurred earlier in this group, than in the two-stage reconstruction group. However, four patients in the single stage group never achieved a first muscle contraction or mouth corner excursion. Conclusion: Facial palsy is a very challenging condition for cosmetic surgeons to deal with. Traditional methods for treatment of chronic facial palsy use a two-stage muscle flap which is time-consuming and burdensome to patients, many of whom are averse to waiting 8 to 12 months to complete the two stages. The one-stage reconstruction method described herein uses a latissimus dorsi free-flap and has demonstrated consistent positive outcomes in clinical assessments.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.108-117
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• 2010

PSC 박스 교량의 시공 중 거동 특성을 고려하기 위하여 뼈대 요소를 이용한 시공단계의 설계가 수행되고 있다. 그러나 PSC 박스 교량 중 곡선 램프교 등의 경우는 교량의 외측 및 내측의 변위 및 응력 값이 현저히 다르다. 따라서 PSC 박스 교량의 텐던량 및 시공 중 긴장력이 외측 및 내측에서 다르게 산정되어야 함에도 불구하고 현실적으로는 계산이 불가능하여 같은 양의 텐던과 부적절한 긴장력을 사용하고 있어 시공 중 항상 안전사고에 노출되고 있다. 이러한 단점을 해결하기 위하여 3차원 해석이 필수적으로 요구되고 있으며 본 연구에서는 PSC 박스 교량의 해석 기법에 필요한 가정된 변형률 PSC 쉘 요소를 제안하고자 한다. 본 쉘요소에 사용된 콘크리트의 크리프 및 건조수축의 재료 모델은 ACI 코드를 사용하였으며, 이 모델을 이용하여 3차원 시공단계해석을 수행하고 그 결과를 뼈대 요소와 비교하였다.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.2150-2156
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• 2018

We suggest a systematic method for obtaining the optimal compression ratio in the multi-stage closed-loop compression process of carbon dioxide. Instead of adopting the compression ratio of 3 to 4 by convention, we propose a novel approach based on mathematical analysis and simulation. The mathematical analysis prescribes that the geometric mean is a better initial value than the existing empirical value in identifying the optimal compression ratio. In addition, the optimization problem considers the initial installation cost as well as the energy required for the operation. We find that it is best to use the fifth stage in the general closed-loop type carbon dioxide multi-stage compression process.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.548-553
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• 2015

The conventional ejector-diffuser system makes use of high pressure primary stream to propel the secondary stream through pure shear action for the purposes of transport or compression of fluid. It has been widely used in many industrial applications such as seawater desalination, solar refrigeration, marine engineering, etc. The present study is performed numerically to study the performance of a two-stage ejector-diffuser system. The detailed flow phenomenon of the ejector-diffuser system has been critically predicted by means of the numerical approach using compressible Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The axi-symmetric supersonic ejector-diffuser flow has been solved by a fully implicit finite volume scheme with a two-equation k-omega turbulence model. The numerical results are validated with existing experimental data. Detailed flow physics and their contributions on ejector performance are detected to compare both single-stage and two-stage ejectors. The performance improvement on the ejector-diffuser system is discussed in terms of the mass flux ratio and the coefficient of power.