• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.583-594
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• 2019

In the areas highly exposed to earthquakes, concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFSTCs) are known to provide superior structural aspects such as (i) high strength for good seismic performance (ii) high ductility (iii) enhanced energy absorption (iv) confining pressure to concrete, (v) high section modulus, etc. Numerous studies were reported on behavior of CFSTCs under axial compression loadings. This paper presents an analytical model to predict ultimate load capacity of CFSTCs with circular sections under axial load by using multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS). MARS is a nonlinear and non-parametric regression methodology. After careful study of literature, 150 comprehensive experimental data presented in the previous studies were examined to prepare a data set and the dependent variables such as geometrical and mechanical properties of circular CFST system have been identified. Basically, MARS model establishes a relation between predictors and dependent variables. Separate regression lines can be formed through the concept of divide and conquers strategy. About 70% of the consolidated data has been used for development of model and the rest of the data has been used for validation of the model. Proper care has been taken such that the input data consists of all ranges of variables. From the studies, it is noted that the predicted ultimate axial load capacity of CFSTCs is found to match with the corresponding experimental observations of literature.

• 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.67-78
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• 2019

본 연구의 목적은 남자 대학 학생선수 189명을 대상으로 의사소통이 문제해결능력에 영향을 미치는지 알아보고, 적응적-부적응적 정서조절절전략이 의사소통과 문제해결능력 사이를 매개하는지를 알아보는 것이다. 따라서 이러한 매개효과모형을 연구모형으로 하여 대학선수의 의사소통이 정서조절전략을 통해 문제해결능력으로 이어지는 경로를 가정하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 대학 운동선수의 의사소통이 문제해결능력에 유의한 정적인 영향을 미쳤으며, 적응적 정서조절전략이 의사소통과 문제해결능력의 관계를 부분매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 부적응적 정서조절전략은 의사소통과 문제해결능력과 통계적으로 유의한 관계가 없는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이 연구결과는 대학 학생선수의 문제해결능력 향상을 위해서는 의사소통의 향상뿐만 아니라 맞춤형 정서조절전략에 대한 중요성을 강조하고 있다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.961-973
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• 2005

본 논문은 비트플레인 및 다중채널 특성을 이용한 컬러 영상의 적응 스테가노그라피 방법을 제안하였다. RGB 채널의 모든 비트플레인에 고정 임계값을 적용하여 정보를 삽입한 결과, 채널에 따른 화질 열화의 차이를 알 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 BPCS (bit-plane complexity steganography) 방법의 고정 임계값 문제점을 해결하고 삽입용량과 화질을 개선하기 위하여 각 채널과 비트플레인 가중치를 정의하였다. 또한 비트플레인의 삽입 용량을 적응적으로 증가시키기 위하여, 커버 영상의 비트플레인 복잡도와 채널별 가중치를 이용하여 새로운 적응 임계값 설정 방법을 제안하였다. 실험에서는 컬러 영상에 동일한 화질과 동일한 정보량을 삽입하고, 이에 따른 삽입 용량과 채널별 화질을 비교하였다. 그 결과, 제안한 방법이 기존의 BPCS 방법보다 삽입 용량의 증가와 채널별 화질도 향상되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.492-504
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• 2013

Objectives: This analysis seeks to evaluate the impact of environmental health factors (EHF; e.g. hospital beds per capita, employees of medical institutions) on extreme-heat vulnerability assessment in Busan Metropolitan City during 2006-2010. Methods: According to the vulnerability concept suggested by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), extreme-heat vulnerability is comprised of the categories of Exposure, Sensitivity, and Adaptive Capacity (including EHF). The indexes of the Exposure and Sensitivity categories indicate positive effects, while the Adaptive capacity index indicates a negative effect on extreme-heat vulnerability. Variables of each category were standardized by the re-scaling method, and then each regional relative vulnerability was computed with the vulnerability index calculation formula. Results: The extreme-heat vulnerability index (EVI) excepting EHF was much higher in urban areas than in suburban areas within the metropolitan area. When EHF was considered, the difference in the EVI between the two areas was reduced due to the increase of the Adaptive capacity index in urban areas. The low EVI in suburban areas was induced by a dominant effect of natural environmental factors (e.g. green area) within the Adaptive capacity category. Conclusions: To reduce the vulnerability to extreme heat in urban areas, which were more frequently exposed to extreme heat than others areas, public health and natural environments need to be improved in sensitive areas.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2019

In order to implement practical alternatives to proactively cope with the agricultural drought, the potential vulnerability of irrigation pumping stations to agricultural drought was quantitatively evaluated. Data for the 124 pumping stations which are correlatable to the three proxy variables, i.e. exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity was collected by the Korea Rural Community Corporation, and then standardized considering distribution of each data set. Finally, the vulnerability index was calculated by multiplying the weights determined by the expert survey. The results showed that the vulnerability index ranged from 0.709 to 0.331 and the most vulnerable pumping stations such as Judam, Wongoo and Jinahn were mostly located in Gyeongbuk province likely because of the climatological characteristics with high temperature and low rainfall around this area. In addition, it was found that the adaptive capacity was a dominant factor comparing to exposure or sensitivity proxy variables in contributing to the vulnerability. It is therefore recommended that more practical alternatives should be employed to effectively reduce the vulnerability of an individual pumping station to agricultural drought. Furthermore, the corresponding data related to adaptive capacity should be systematically organized and managed at a field level to design reliable adaptation strategies.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.570-595
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• 2017

Robust and perceptually-adaptive image watermarking algorithms have mainly targeted gray-scale images either at the modeling or embedding levels despite the widespread availability of color images. Only few of the existing algorithms are specifically designed for color images where color correlation and perception are constructively exploited. In this paper, a new perceptual and high-capacity color image watermarking solution is proposed based on the extension of Tsui et al. algorithm. The $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space and the spatio-chromatic Fourier transform (SCFT) are combined along with a perceptual model to hide watermarks in color images where the embedding process reconciles between the conflicting requirements of digital watermarking. The perceptual model, based on an emerging color image model, exploits the non-uniform just-noticeable color difference (NUJNCD) thresholds of the $CIEL^*a^*b^*$ space. Also, spread-spectrum techniques and semi-random low-density parity check codes (SR-LDPC) are used to boost the watermark robustness and capacity. Unlike, existing color-based models, the data hiding capacity of our scheme relies on a game-theoretic model where upper bounds for watermark embedding are derived. Finally, the proposed watermarking solution outperforms existing color-based watermarking schemes in terms of robustness to standard image/color attacks, hiding capacity and imperceptibility.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.549-563
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• 2012

Theoretical analysis is performed on a multi-mode energy harvester design with focus on the first two vibration modes. Based on the analysis, a modification is proposed for designing a novel adaptive multi-mode energy harvester. The device comprises a simply supported beam with distributed mass and piezoelectric elements, and an adaptive damper that provides a 180 degree phase shift for the motions of two supports only at the second vibration mode. Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations show that the new design can efficiently scavenge energy at the first two vibration modes. The energy harvesting capability of the multi-mode energy harvester is also compared with that of a cantilever-based energy harvester for single-mode vibration. The results show that the energy harvesting capacity is affected by the damping ratios of different designs. For fixed damping ratio and design dimensions, the multi-mode design has higher energy harvesting capacity than the cantilever-based design.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.856-873
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• 2011

Reversible watermarking is an open problem in information hiding field, with embedding the encoded bit '1' or '0' into some sensitive images, such as the law enforcement, medical records and military images. The technique can retrieve the original image without distortion, after the embedded message has been extracted. Histogram-based scheme is a remarkable breakthrough in reversible watermarking schemes, in terms of high embedding capacity and low distortion. This scheme is lack of capacity control due to the requirement for embedding large-scale data, because the largest hidden capacity is decided by the amount of pixels with the peak point. In this paper, we propose a reversible watermarking scheme to enlarge the number of pixels with the peak point as large as possible. This algorithm is based on an adaptive edge-guided interpolation, furthermore, hides messages by interpolation-error, i.e. the difference between the original and interpolated image value. Simulation results compared with other state-of-the-art reversible watermarking schemes in this paper demonstrate the validity of the proposed algorithm.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(1)
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• pp.313-316
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• 2001

This paper shows performance of smart antenna systems with various adaptive algorithms. Geometrically based single bounce elliptical model (GBSBEM) is generated and the SMR performance of various adaptive algorithms are analyzed. According to the SINR, the system capacity of each algorithm are calculated.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.174-175
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• 2019

Battery cells are connected in parallel to enlarge the system capacity. However, cell inconsistency may reduce the overall system capacity and cause the over-charging or over-discharging issue. This paper proposes a SOC-based sequencing equalizer for parallel-connected battery configuration that uses the ANFIS (adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system) algorithm to make the switching decision. Depend on the load current and the SOC (state-of-charge) rate of cells, the switching decision is made to equalize the SOC of the battery cells. The simulation results show that the system capacity is maximized and the controller is adaptive for a large number of parallel-connected in dynamic load profile.