• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2007

Background : Hot flushes are general postmenopausal symptoms which about 75% of climacteric women undergo. They affect hotness, perspirations, systemic weakness, panic disorders, insomnia. Acupuncture is effective in alleviating hot flushes in practice. Assessment effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in hot flushes would be needed through multi-center trial. Objectives : Purpose of this study is to develope the protocol of effects of acupuncture on hot flushes, a postmenopausal symptom in climacteric women. Methods & Results : It will be a multi-centered, randomized, sham controlled, comparative trial. It will be performed by Good Clinical Practice after approval of Institutional Review Board. Selection criteria will be set according those of FDA above moderate degree. There will be a notice on concomitant medication, other herbs, dietary supplements. Superficial needling on sham points will be used for control group. Treatment period will be 8 weeks with 12 weeks' follow up. Some questionnaire scale will be used as the primary and secondary outcome. Conclusions : The clinical trials based on this protocol will be performed.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.495-505
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• 2018

Several bacterial etiological agents of streptococcal disease have been associated with fish mortality and serious global economic loss. Bacterial identification based on biochemical, molecular, and phenotypic methods has been routinely used, along with assessment of morphological analyses. Among these, the molecular method of 16S rRNA sequencing is reliable, but presently, advanced genomics are preferred over other traditional identification methodologies. This review highlights the geographical variation in strains, their relatedness, as well as the complexity of diagnosis, pathogenesis, and various control methods of streptococcal infections. Several limitations, from diagnosis to control, have been reported, which make prevention and containment of streptococcal disease difficult. In this review, we discuss the challenges in diagnosis, pathogenesis, and control methods and suggest appropriate molecular (comparative genomics), cellular, and environmental solutions from among the best available possibilities.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.433-455
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• 2013

A phase delay spectrum model towards the representation of spatial coherence of stochastic wind fields is proposed. Different from the classical coherence functions used in the spectral representation methods, the model is derived from the comprehensive description of coherence of fluctuating wind speeds and from the thorough analysis of physical accounts of random factors affecting phase delay, building up a consistent mapping between the simulated fluctuating wind speeds and the basic random variables. It thus includes complete probabilistic information of spatial stochastic wind fields. This treatment prompts a ready and succinct scheme for the simulation of fluctuating wind speeds, and provides a new perspective to the accurate assessment of dynamic reliability of wind-induced structures. Numerical investigations and comparative studies indicate that the developed model is of rationality and of applicability which matches well with the measured data at spatial points of wind fields, whereby the phase spectra at defined datum mark and objective point are feasibly obtained using the numerical scheme associated with the starting-time of phase evolution. In conjunction with the stochastic Fourier amplitude spectrum that we developed previously, the time history of fluctuating wind speeds at any spatial points of wind fields can be readily simulated.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2014

This paper carries out a series of analysis of power system using Gallium Nitride (GaN) FET which has wide band gap (WBG) characteristics comparing to conventional Si MOSFET-used power system. At first, for comparison of each semiconductor device, the switching-transient parameter is quantitatively extracted from released information of GaN FET. And GaN FET model which reflect this dynamic property is configured. By using this model, the performance of GaN FET is analyzed comparing to Si MOSFET. Also, in order to enable a representative assessment on the power system level, Si MOSFET and GaN FET are applied to the most common structure of power system, full-bridge, and each power systems are compared based on various criteria, such as performance, efficiency and power density. The entire process is verified with the aid of mathematical analysis and simulation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2004

동북아지역에서는 최근 산업화와 도시화로 인하여 많은 개발행위가 이루어져 왔으며, 그에 따라 개발과 환경적 결과와의 관계가 주목을 받기 시작했다. 선진국에서는 이미 이러한 관계에 있어 환경적요소가 의사결정단계에서부터 고려될 수 있도록 제도적 보완이 이루어져 왔으나 동 지역에서는 그간 이에 대한 대응이 미비했던 것이 사실이다. 이러한 관점에서, 동 연구는 동북아지역에서의 환경영향평가의 비교를 통한 상호 제도의 이해증진을 위해 수행되었다. 특히, 본 연구의 목적은 골프장 조성사업에 대한 환경영향평가를 수행함에 있어 중점평가항목과 운영 측면에서의 양국간 환경영향평가를 비교함으로써 향후 양국간에 월경성 환경협력 기반을 마련하는데 있다. 연구의 주요 결과는 첫째, 환경영향평가항목 측면에서 한국의 경우 지형 지질, 동 식물상, 토지이용, 수질, 토양, 소음 진동, 위락 경관, 교통 등8개의 중점평가 항목을 설정하여 다소 항목수가 많고 내용적으로는 체계와 형식을 중시하고 있는 반면, 중국의 경우에서는 지하수, 지표수, 생태계 등3개의 중점평가 항목을 설정하여 항목 수는 적으나 비교적 구체적이고 현실 상황을 잘 반영하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 운영상 측면에서 한국의 골프장 환경영향평가서는 수질, 생태계 훼손 등을 강조하고 있는 반면, 중국은 도로사면 훼손, 경관, 수질 등에 초점을 두고 있어 양국의 골프장 조성에 있어 환경에 미치는 주요영향 요소선정에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2000

In order to evaluate the risk assessment of Fireball, a program, FIRESTOR, was developed. With this program, thermal fluxes due to the fireball of propane and n-butane were predicted to analyze the damage of Puchen gas explosion accident and thermal fluxes compared with the BLEVE ESTIMATOR, and commercial program SAFER Dupont Co. Thermal fluxes with variation of distance from the explosion source by BLEVE ESTIMATOR, SAFER and FIRESTOR was made a comparative analysis each other for the constant pressure of propane and n-butane. The values calculated by FIRESTOR were between those by BLEVE ESTIMATOR and SAFER. Consequently FIRESTOR is proved to be an good program to analyze the damage of Fireball.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.1501-1510
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• 2014

Low voltage direct current (LVDC) distribution system is a suitable techno-economic candidate which can create an innovative solution for distribution network development with respect to rural electrification. This research focuses on the use of LVDC distribution system to replace some of KEPCO's existing traditional medium voltage alternating current (MVAC) distribution network for rural electrification in South Korea. Considering the technical and economic risks and benefits involved in such project, a comparative techno-economic analysis on the LVDC and the MVAC distribution networks is conducted using economic assessment method such as the net present value (NPV) on a discounted cash flow (DCF) basis as well as the sensitivity analysis technique. Each would play a role in an economic performance indicator and a measure of uncertainty and risk involved in the project. In this work, a simulation model and a computational tool are concurrently developed and employed to aid the techno-economic analysis, evaluation, and estimation of the various systems efficiency and/or performance.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2011

Cause of contamination in the study area nearby Jang Hang Refinery is dust scattering in refinery stack, and soil washing treatment is one of the proper technologies for soil remediation in this area. Site conditions frequently limit the selection of a treatment process. A treatment technology may be eliminated based on the soil classification or physicochemical characteristics of soil. This study was assessed the soil washing efficiency by conducting of soil characteristic analysis in the vicinity of Jang Hang Refinery Stack within a 2 km radius. Also, it was decided about remedial range with comparative analysis of As in soil by Korean Standard Test Method before/after revision, whereupon As concentration in soil showed a increasing tendency after revision. As a result, the soil washing using the size separation of soil was determined through identifying of As species in the soil. In this site, only particle size distribution and water content of soil can provide the initial means of screening for the potential use of soil washing.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2016

Background: Several studies have investigated the relationship between specific occupations and suicide mortality, as suicide rates differ by profession. The aim of this study was to investigate suicide mortality ratios across broad occupational groups in Greece for both sexes in the period 2000-2009. Methods: Data of suicide deaths were retrieved from the Hellenic Statistical Authority and comparative mortality ratios were calculated. Occupational classification was based on the International Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) and the coding for Intentional self-harm (X60-X84) was based on the international classification of diseases (ICD-10). Results: Male dominant occupations, mainly armed forces, skilled farmers and elementary workers, and female high-skilled occupations were seen as high risk groups for suicide in a period of 10 years. The age-productive group of 30-39 years in Greek male elementary workers and the 50-59 age-productive group of Greek professional women proved to have the most elevated number of suicide deaths. Conclusion: Further research is needed into the work-related stressors of occupations with high suicide mortality risk and focused suicide prevention strategies should be applied within vulnerable working age populations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 한국수자원학회 2016년도 학술발표회
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• pp.564-564
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• 2016

개념적 수문 모형은 탱크의 개수, 탱크 간 관계구조, 그리고 저류량과 유출량 간 선형/비선형 관계 정의 방식 등에 따라 다양한 형태로 개발되어왔으며, 각 모형마다 매개변수 수 및 입력 자료가 상이하다. 모형의 매개변수가 많아지면 결과가 좋게 나타날 수 있으나, 늘어난 매개변수에 대해 물리적 의미를 부여하고 해석하기가 쉽지 않다. 단순한 모형은 보정이 용이하고 그 특성상 실무에서 널리 이용되고 있으나, 물순환 구조가 복잡한 유역에 대해서는 적용성이 떨어질 수 있다. 하지만 매개변수의 수가 많은 모형이 적은 모형에 비해 항상 결과가 좋은 것은 아니다. 복잡한 모형은 부족한 안정성에 의해 보정 기간에서는 결과가 좋았으나, 검정 기간 대해 결과가 안 좋을 수도 있으며 이에 대한 평가가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 국내에서 주로 이용되는 개념적 모형을 대상으로 모형의 복잡성과의 정확도의 관계를 비교 평가하고자 한다. 대상 모형으로는 수정 3단 Tank 모형, Im's Tank 모형, Two-Parametric Hyperbolic Model (TPHM), 그리고 Daily Watershed Streamflow Model (DAWAST)을 선정하였고, 대상유역으로는 이동저수지 상류에 위치한 2개 유역을 선정하였다. 모형 간 비교를 위한 정량적 통계적 지표로 $R^2$, Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE), root mean square error-observations standard deviation ratio (RSR), 그리고 percent bias (PBIAS)를 이용하였다. 본 연구 결과는 개념적 수문 모형에 대한 이해를 증진하고, 장기유출 해석을 위한 수문 모형의 선택 시 모형의 복잡도 및 정확도의 관점에서 도움을 줄 수 있는 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.