• 과학기술학연구
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.75-103
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• 2003

현대사회가 위험사회에 들어서면서, 기술위험이 기술에서 직접적으로 유래한 위험이라는 기존의 협의의 기술위험의 구조를 넘어서고 있다. 기술에서 직접적으로 유래한 위험이 다양한 사회 경제시스템과 상호작용하면서 확대된 위험인 기술 사회 시스템 위험으로 변화하고 있는 것이 위험사회의 기술위험의 구조변화 양상이다. 때로는 기술위험이 사회 경제시스템과의 상호작용뿐만 아니라 더 나아가 자연시스템과의 상호작용으로 확대되어 위험의 일상화와 전면화로 연결되기도 한다. 현대 위험사회는 기술위험의 구조변화와 함께 위험에 대한 관리 절차상의 변화를 요구한다. 위험의 예상, 발생한 위험의 통제, 사후처리라는 위험관리 절차의 전 과정에서 전문가에 의한 합리적 통제뿐만 아니라 직 간접적인 이해관계가 있는 일반시민의 적극적인 참여와 이해가 요구된다. 즉, 현대사회에 발생하고 있는 기술위험은 위험에 대한 거버넌스의 혁신 즉, 전문가 중심의 거버넌스에서 시민참여적 거버넌스로의 변화를 요구하고 있다.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2014

A survey of risk perception in South Korea was conducted in 2007 to evaluate relative riskiness of typical industrial and technological risks. This article summarizes the characteristics of risk perception using psychometric analyses. The survey with a sample size of 1,194 reviews the perceived level of 25 risk items in the areas of transportation, chemicals, environment, industry, nuclear power generation, and newly-introduced risks. Six categories of risk identified by a factor analysis show that the level of perceived risk does not correspond to the statistical level. Psychometric analyses including voluntariness, severity, effect manifestation, exposure pattern, controllability, familiarity, benefit and necessity demonstrate that voluntary, familiar and immediate risks are perceived as less risky than involuntary, unfamiliar and delayed ones. Risk communication is critical in reducing the discrepance between objective and subjective level of risk. However, the amount of risk information does not always justify a successful risk communication. A safety policy, risk communication strategy in particular, should take into account diverse dimensions of risk reviewed by psychometric analyses in the study. Social policy toward safety can be improved by integrating policy, human, and social factors as well as technological advances.

• 무역학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.261-277
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether SMEs' technological capabilities and international marketing capabilities affect the export performance of the SMEs and to empirically test the moderating effect of the CEO's risk propensity on such a relationship. We obtained data from 190 SMEs located in Gwangju and Jeonnam Province in Korea through survey and performed a regression analysis for hypothesis testing based on these data. As a result of the analysis, it was found that SMEs' technological capabilities and international marketing capabilities had a significantly positive (+) effect on export performance, respectively. Also, the CEO's risk propensity was found to reinforce the relationship between technical competence and export performance, and the relationship between marketing capabilities and export performance was also found to be strengthened in the positive (+) direction. These results suggest that it is necessary for SMEs to continuously develop technological capabilities and international marketing capabilities to achieve successful export performance in overseas markets. Also, the CEO's propensity to promote these relationships may be important.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2007

본 연구는 기술위험에 대한 한국인의 인지수준을 경험적으로 분석하기 위하여 설문조사(표본 크기 1,870)를 실시하고, 응답자의 사회인구학적 변수를 배경으로 그 특성을 정리하였다. 설문에서 교통, 유해화학물질, 환경, 산업안전, 원자력 그리고 새로운 기술 등 6개 분야의 25개 위험에 대한 상대적인 위험수준을 평가하였다. 요인분석 결과, 응답자의 위험인지에서 독특한 행태적 특성을 발견하였다. 통계에 거한 객관적 위험평가와 주관적 위험인지는 뚜렷한 차이를 보이며, 응답자의 사회인구학적 변수는 이러한 차이를 의미있게 설명하고 있다. 예를 들면, 중 소도시에 거주하는 저소득 저학력의 30-40대 기혼 여성이 다른 사회집단 구성원보다 위험에 민감한 반응을 보였으며, 생소하거나 막연한 대상의 위험 수준을 높이 평가하는 경향이 있다. 이러한 연구결과는 위험인지에서 나타나는 개인 차원의 오류와 편견을 줄이고, 위험관리 정책과 안전규제를 효과적으로 집행하는데 요구되는 기반자료로서 활용할 수 있다. 특히, 위험인지의 사회집단별 차별성은 안전과 관련된 과학적인 지식과 정보를 누구에게 어떻게 전달할 것인지에 대한 정책적 함의를 제공한다. 현대사회의 위험관리는 기술공학적 접근과 더불어 사회 문화적 변수를 고려하여 추진되어야 한다는 점을 재확인한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2001년도 ICCAS
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• pp.106.3-106
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• 2001

Financial institutions survive on the ability to collect and react to data. Today´s financial community is bombarded by massive amounts of information from real time data-feeds, risk management systems, and other intelligent sources. The large quantities of numerical data are virtually impossible to understand quickly. Humans have the ability to understand pictures instantaneously. Thus, by converting data into pictures, and using colour, size, shape, and pattern to define relationships, individuals can rapidly process complex Information.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 3th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.990-994
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• 2009

With the world in financial recession, the general trend of global trade is declining. As a result, the world leading shipbuilding industries are confronted with an even more difficult task of mitigating various risks associated with the industries. How well the three shipbuilding industries, Japan, Korea and China, can adapt and manage the risks will be crucial. As the youngest of the top three, the Chinese industry faces greater risks. As it happens to share many factors with that of South Korea in 2004-2005, it is necessary to review and evaluate the risk management plan used by South Korea. This paper presents an evaluation of the risk management plan for shipbuilding industry in South Korea during 2004-2005, considering the financial and political environments at that time. This will help us to structure a plan of risk management for the future.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.33-66
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• 2007

탈(脫)추격 단계에서는 높은 불확실성을 가진 기술혁신 활동이 증가함에 따라 기술 위험의 발생 가능성도 높아지게 된다. 따라서 정책적 차원에서 위험을 수용하고 관리하는 것이 더욱 중요한 이슈로 등장하고 있다. 본 연구는 기술위험을 정치사회적 시각에서 재정리하고 새로운 기술과 정책이 겪는 시행착오와 실패가능성이 더욱 높아지는 탈(脫)추격 단계의 기술위험의 특성을 파악한다. 특히 우리나라는 추격단계에서 형성되어온 과거의 유산이 여전히 지배하고 있다는 점에서 기술 위험에 대한 새로운 접근과 정책적 대응이 필요한 시점이다. 이에 따라 위험관리체계의 재정립과 위험커뮤니케이션의 강화, 기술 유형별 위험 관리, 예방적 접근과 한정된 범위의 시행착오 전략의 활용, 지식축적과 학습의 강화가 필요하다.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 2th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.729-738
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• 2007

The Public Private Partnership/Private Finance Initiative (PPP/PFI) schemes have made the private sector become a major participant involved in the development of infrastructure systems along with the government. Due to more integrated efforts among project participants and longer concession period, PPP/PFI projects are inherently more complex and risky. It is therefore very important to proactively manage the risks involved throughout the project life cycle. Conventional risk management strategies sometimes ignore managerial flexibility in the planning and execution process. This paper starts with a revised risk management framework which incorporates the real option concept. Following the presentation of the framework, a new risk classification is proposed which leads to different ways of structuring options in a project according to the stage of the project life cycle. Finally, the paper closes by discussing other issues concerning option modeling and negotiation.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2018

In Singapore, biosafety and biosecurity measures are controlled by the Biological Agents and Toxins Act (BATA) and other requirements by regulatory agencies. The law prohibits and otherwise regulates the possession, use, import, transhipment, transfer, and transportation of biological agents, inactivated biological agents, and toxins that are of public health concern. The law also defines the facility requirements for high risk biological agents and toxins. The containment facility (BSL 3) is a minimum requirement to handle biological agents that falls under Schedule 1 (Risk Group 3). The Nanyang Technological University School of Biological Sciences Biosafety Level 3 Facility (NTU-SBS BSL 3) was designed specifically for research involving potential hazardous biological materials. The facility requires yearly re-certification by an approved facility certifier to meet the local requirements and international biosafety standards for a containment facility in many instances. On the other hand, most NTU researchers conduct biological projects involving biological agents with low or moderate risk groups (Risk Groups 1 and 2 or biological agents described in schedule 3 and 4 of BATA) and GMOs, which need only a BSL 2 laboratory. BSL 2 laboratories are yet to be legally certified or registered in Singapore. Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) identifies the requirements; defines a minimum standard in the safe control of biological risks and registers all BSL 2 laboratories in the NTU. Therefore, under the guidance of the IBC, the University Biosafety and Biosecurity Programme includes the audit and certification program as a unique and an internal exercise to bring NTU biosafety to a higher level.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권17호
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• pp.7663-7670
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• 2015

DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) is a relatively large protein family responsible for maintenance of normal methylation, cell growth and survival in mammals. Toxic industrial chemical exposure associated methylation misregulation has been shown to have epigenetic influence. Such misregulation could effectively contribute to cancer development and progression. Methyl isocyanate (MIC) is a noxious industrial chemical used extensively in the production of carbamate pesticides. We here applied an in silico molecular docking approach to study the interaction of MIC with diverse domains of DNMT1, to predict cancer risk in the Bhopal population exposed to MIC during 1984. For the first time, we investigated the interaction of MIC and its hydrolytic product (1,3-dimethylurea) with DNMT1 interacting (such as DMAP1, RFTS, and CXXC) and catalytic (SAM, SAH, and Sinefungin) domains using computer simulations. The results of the present study showed a potential interaction of MIC and 1,3-dimethylurea with these domains. Obviously, strong binding of MIC with DNMT1 interrupting normal methylation will lead to epigenetic alterations in the exposed humans. We suggest therefore that the MIC-exposed individuals surviving after 1984 disaster have excess risk of cancer, which can be attributed to alterations in their epigenome. Our findings will help in better understanding the underlying epigenetic mechanisms in humans exposed to MIC.