• Bulletin of the Korea Photovoltaic Society
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.8-20
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• 2020

Nepal has huge potential of hydro and other renewable energy resources including solar energy. However, only 70% of the total population have access to electricity despite the long history of hydropower development in the country. Still more than 37% population in rural areas and around 73% population in Karnali Province, one of the least developed provinces, are living without access to electricity despite taking several initiatives and implementing various policies by government supporting electrification in off-grid rural areas. Government together with donors and private sector has extensively been promoting the off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) echnology in un-electrified areas to increase electricity access. So far, more than 900,000 households in rural areas of Nepal are getting electricity from stand-alone solar PV systems. However, there are many challenges including financial, technical, institutional, and governance barriers in Nepal. This study based on extensive review of literatures and author's own long working experiences in renewable energy sector in Nepal, shares the best practices and lessons of off-grid solar PV for increasing access to electricity in rural areas of Nepal. This study suggests that flexible financial instruments, financial innovations, bundling of PV systems for concentrating energy loads, adopting standards process, local capacity building, and combination of technology, financing and institutional aspects are a key for enhancing effectiveness of solar PV technology in rural areas of Nepal.

• Journal of Information Technology Services
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.69-82
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• 2020

In the growth of IT industry, interest in wearable device has been globally rising along with the evolution of technology. A Smartwatch is expected to be at the center of wearable device industry in the future. However, there are some concerns that most of its actual sales are caused by gifts or bundling. Motivated by these issues, this study propounds the ideas that to enter the mainstream market, the empirical research is required for actual consumers who continue to use a smartwatch. The purpose of this study is to identify key factors affecting user satisfaction and antecedents affecting continuance intention to use from consumer perspectives. Further, assuming consumers' perceptions will be different according to how they acquired smartwatch, this study classified the group as direct buyers and acquired users. To achieve the purpose of the research, this study analyzes the usage of smartwatch by integrating the IS Success Model and IS Continuance and Habit Theory. We implemented the survey of 338 smartwatch users, and the research findings indicate that information quality and system quality have significant effects on satisfaction, and consequently satisfaction and habit positively affect the continuance intention to use. Additionally, it is found that there was a significant difference in the relationship between satisfaction and habit in the group divided by acquisition type. Based on these findings, this study provides theoretical and practical implications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.544-544
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• 2012

단일벽 탄소나노튜브는(SWNTs) 전기적, 광학적으로 우수한 특성을 갖고 있어 차세대 나노소자로 많은 각광을 받고 있으며, 그 외에도 다양한 응용 가능성을 갖고 있어서 활발한 연구가 진행 되고 있다. 특히, SWNTs의 전기적 물리적 광학적 특성은 튜브의 직경과 뒤틀림도 (chirality)에 직접적으로 좌우 되기 때문에, 이를 제어하기 위해 세계 각국의 많은 연구들이 활발하게 연구를 진행 중에 있다. SWNTs 직경제어의 한 방법으로는, 튜브합성 시 사용하는 촉매입자와 그로부터 성장하는 튜브의 직경은 서로 유사하다는 점에 착안하여, 합성촉매의 크기를 제어하고자 하는 연구가 본 연구그룹을 포함하여 몇몇 그룹에서 연구를 진행 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 저융점 금속인 금 나노입자를 합성촉매로 선택하였고, 고온 열처리를 통한 금의 증발을 유도하여 나노입자의 크기를 제어하고, 나아가 SWNTs의 직경을 제어하고자 하였다. 우선, 열처리 온도와 처리압력 등을 조절하여 열처리 조건에 따른 금 나노입자의 크기 변화를 체계적으로 살펴보았다. SWNTs는 메탄가스를 이용하여 열화학기상증착법으로 합성하였고, 튜브의 다발화(bundling)를 방지하기 위하여, 수평배향 성장이 가능한 ST-cut 퀄츠를 합성 기판으로 사용하였다. 금 나노입자의 크기 및 합성되는 SWNTs의 직경에 관한 특성 평가는 AFM, Raman, TEM을 이용하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.355-355
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• 2011

이론적으로 단일벽 탄소나노튜브(SWNT)는 무산란 전도가 가능하여 실리콘을 대체할 차세대 나노소자의 기본소재로서 많은 각광을 받아왔다. 이러한 SWNT의 전기전자적 특성을 좌우하는 주요인자로는 직경과 비틀림도(chirality)가 있으며, 이를 제어하기 위한 많은 방법들이 제시되어왔다. 특히, SWNT 합성 시 필요한 촉매 나노입자의 크기와 튜브직경과의 연관성이 제기된 후부터, 합성단계에서 촉매 나노입자의 형태(또는 크기)를 제어함으로써 SWNT의 직경을 제어하고자 하는 직접적인 방법들도 주요방법의 한 축으로 이어지고 있다. 한편, SWNT의 합성촉매로는 철, 코발트, 니켈 등의 전이금속이 주로 사용되어 왔으나, 최근에는 금, 은, 루테늄, 팔라듐, 백금 등의 귀금속에서부터 다양한 금속산화물 나노입자에 이르기까지 그 범위가 확장되었다. 본 연구에서는, 촉매 나노입자의 크기제어를 통하여 SWNT의 직경을 제어할 목적으로, 전이금속에 비해 상대적으로 융점이 낮아 비교적 낮은 온도의 열처리를 통해서도 입자의 크기를 제어할 수 있는 금 나노입자를 선정하여 SWNT의 합성거동을 살펴보았다. 합성은 메탄을 원료가스로 하는 CVD방법을 이용하였고, 합성되는 SWNT의 다발화(bundling) 등을 방지하기 위하여 수평배향 성장을 도모하였으며, 이를 위하여 퀄츠 웨이퍼를 사용하였다. 우선, 콜로이드상인 금 나노입자의 스핀코팅 조건을 최적화하여 퀄츠 위에 단분산(monodispersion) 된 금 나노입자를 얻었으며, 열처리 온도 및 시간의 제어를 통하여, 1~5 nm 범위 내에서 특정 직경을 갖는 금 나노입자를 얻는 것이 가능하게 되었다. 합성 후 금 나노입자의 크기와 합성된 SWNT 직경과의 관계를 면밀히 조사한 결과, 튜브보다 나노입자의 크기가 약간 큰 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 금 나노입자의 크기에 따라 SWNT의 합성효율이 크게 좌우되는 것을 확인하였다.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.203-210
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• 2005

Purpose : The keeping warm and avoidance of cold are one of important Korean traditional postpartum care, but sometimes overwarm for example over-bundling, an overheated room or a steam bath cause heavy sweats. I observed and treated three　patients complained of heavy sweats, chills, fatigue, malaise, cold sensation and pain caused by keeping overwarm for postpartum care. Although the symptoms have aggravated, they have maintained keeping overwarm because of a belief of Korean traditional postpartum care. The purpose of these cases studies are to report postpartum hyperhidrosis caused by keeping overwarm and to make a point of keeping the appropriate room temperature and humidity during puerperium. Methods : I observed and treated three patients complained of heavy sweats, chills, fatigue, malaise, cold sensation and pain caused by keeping overwarm for postpartum care. I found that a cause of the symptoms was hyperhidrosis by keeping overwarm, and administered herbal medicine and was to keep the appropriate room temperature. Results : After medication of Herbal medicine(補中益氣湯加味方) and keeping the appropriate room temperature, they were improved. Conclusion : Postpartum care is not to keep overwarm but to keep the appropriate room temperature and humidity.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.919-925
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of customers' perceived risks on their perception of value at family restaurants in Seoul. Frequency analysis, reliability analysis, factor analysis, multiple-regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. The customers' perceived risk were divided into 6 factors. Three of the perceived risk factors(financial, time, performance risk) negatively(-) influenced the perception of value. In particular, 'financial risk' was the most negative. However, 3 factors(physical risk, psychological risk, social risk) didn't have significant influence on perceived risk. As a result, customers of family restaurants appear to perceive various risks, and these risks have significant impacts on their perception of value. Therefore, food-service corporations need to reduce customers' perceived risks, possibly by various and efficient pricing-policies, discount, price-bundling, using coupon, effective physical evidence and offering unique compensation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.153-153
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• 2008

Practical application of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) qualified as a promising material has been limited by either poor dispersion or their insolubility in aqueous or organic media due to formation of bundling by relatively high surface energy. Thus, major attention to overcome this issue has been paid at surface modification of CNTs by functionalization, but this introduces defects to the sidewall of CNTs, consequently perturbing the inherent electronic and optical properties. Therefore, using surfactants is a general approach to disperse SWCNTs with lower damages by which bundled nanotubes could be dispersed up to the level of individuals or small bundles. Here, we have investigated various surfactants for their efficiency in dissolving purified SWCNTs produced by arc discharge in deionized water. To compare the surfactants respectively, we have determined the least amount of each surfactant to suspend the nanotubes under optimized experimental conditions(CNT amount, sonication power, and centrifugation speed, etc.) set on the basis of the most common surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS) and discussed the qualitative and quantitative characterization of SWCNT dispersions by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. Quantitative aspect about nanotube dispersion was that in particular N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (NaDDBS) were found to be effective in dispersing individual tubes.

• Proceedings of the KOSOMBE Conference
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• v.1996 no.05
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• pp.97-99
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• 1996

Intracellular gradients of the free calcium concentration are thought to be critical for the localization of functional responses within a cell. The mechanism of mechanotransduction may be associated with the localized accumulation of calcium stores for shear stress-exposed endothelial cells. The distribution of the calcium stores and the formation of the stress fibers were investigated by the indirect double immunofluorescent staining method with the calreticulin antibody and rhodamine phalloidin under flow condition. The shear stress of steady flow reorganized the cytoskeleton structure including the bundling and translocation to focal contacts. The calcium stores translocated from the cytoplasm to the focal contacting area. Consequently. accumulation of the calcium stores may participate in the shear stress-induced cytoskeleton organization of endothelial cells.

• Journal of Distribution Science
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• v.20 no.10
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• pp.1-9
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• 2022

Purpose: This study examines the economic and technical reasons for the uneven distribution of broadband internet services in Indonesia before and during the recession due to the C19 pandemic, and examines its effect on the country's economy. Research design, data and methodology: The research was designed by conducting an economic feasibility, which was verified through area observations and interviews with providers and their association, as well as the Regulator. Results: The results show that during the C19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the distribution of broadband internet services in Indonesia since there has been an increase in demand for cellular services and fixed services together. However, the increase in broadband internet service coverage is still not evenly distributed in the country and unable to boost the decline in Gross Domestic Product during the C19 pandemic. Conclusions: The increase in fixed broadband coverage by seventy percent is an indication for the state to make policies to encourage bundling techniques between operators with the aim of internet services being more evenly distributed throughout the country. Where, the influence of a more even distribution of broadband internet services in all countries is believed to be able to support the country's economy.

• Annual Conference of KIPS
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.1042-1045
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• 2010

본 연구는 TAM 모형을 기반으로 유용성과 경제성 변수에 기업의 고객 충성도를 조절변수로 하여 유무선 결합서비스(FCM)에 대한 소비자의 수용의사에 대해 연구하였다. 그 결과, 소비자들은 FCM 의 유용성과 경제성에 유의한 영향을 미치고 있으며, 기업에 대한 고객 충성도는 조절효과를 가지고 있었다. 소비자들은 현재 유선기반의 단순묶음(bundling)형태의 서비스를 주로 이용하고 있으며, 경제성(요금의 적합성)에 대한 만족도는 높지 않았다. 또한, 소비자들은 현재의 서비스와는 상관없이, 향후 FMC 활성화에 따라 통신사의 변경을 고려하고 있어 기업에 대한 신뢰보다는 제공 서비스의 품질과 효과를 우선시 하고 있음을 나타냈다. 향후 결합서비스의 중심서비스로는 이동전화를 선호하고 있었으며, 결합서비스 형태로는 인터넷과 인터넷 TV 를 결합한 서비스를 추구하고 있었다. 본 연구는 향후 통신사업자들의 바람직한 FCM 의 구성과 요금정책 전략 수립에 있어 다소나마 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 각 사업자는 유무선 결합서비스가 성공적인 비즈니스모델로 정착하기 위해 소비자들의 효용을 정확히 알고 소비자들에게 맞는 우수한 콘텐츠와 기능적 품질의 제공이 무엇보다 중요하게 될 것이다.