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Are Pension Systems between the UK, Germany and Sweden Converging? Focusing on Benefit Adequacy and Financial Sustainability (영국, 독일, 스웨덴의 연금제도는 수렴하고 있는가? 급여 적절성과 재정적 지속가능성을 중심으로)

  • Jung, Chang Lyul;Kwon, Hyeok Chang
    • 한국사회정책
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.1-24
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    • 2016
  • This paper examines whether the pension systems of the western countries which was traditionally classified into the Beveridgean and Bismarckian pension regime will converge after recent pension reforms in the financial sustainability and adequacy perspective by comparing between UK, Germany and Sweden. As a result of pension reforms for the last 20 years, the gap between the Beveridgean and Bismarckian pension regime will be likely to decrease and, in particular, the tendency to convergency in adequacy is found. Even though it is not jumped to a conclusion that public pension expenditure between the three countries is likely to converge, the tendency to convergency in financial sustainability is also found if the difference of demographic aging between countries is considered. The paper suggests that it is necessary to make agreement between the range of pension expenditure and replacement ratio that western countries suggest in pension debate in Korea, instead of hitherto useless controversy between financial sustainability and adequacy.

A Numerical Analysis of Flow Field in the Silt Nozzle During Cold Spray Coating Process (저온분사 코팅공정에서 초음속 슬릿노즐 사용시 유동장 해석)

  • Park, Hye-Young;Park, Jong-In;Jung, Hun-Je;Jang, Kyoung-Soo;Baek, Ui-Hyun;Han, Jeong-Whan;Kim, Hyung-Jun
    • Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.221-230
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    • 2011
  • The cold spray process is an emerging technology that utilizes high velocity metallic particles for surface coating. Metallic powder particles are injected into a converging-diverging de Laval nozzle and accelerated to a high velocity by a supersonic gas flow. The cold spray process normally uses a circular nozzle that has a rather narrow spraying range. To overcome this fault, a slit nozzle was considered in this study. The slit nozzle is anticipated to reduce the coating process time because it has a wider coating width than the circular nozzle. However, the slit nozzle can reduce the coating efficiency because it does not allow as much gas and particle velocity as the circular nozzle. To improve the coating efficiency of a slit nozzle, the shape of the slit nozzle was modified. And the results of gas flow and particle behaviour according to the nozzlers shape were compared by the a numerical analysis. As a results, as Expansion Ratio(ER) of 7.5 was found to be the most optimal condition for enhancing the spraying efficiency when the ER was changed by the variation of nozzle neck and exit size.

Robot Systemization of Ward Nursing Work (병동 간호업무의 로봇 시스템화)

  • Jang, Aeri;Cho, Yong Jin
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.465-470
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    • 2021
  • This study was attempted to predict the direction for ward nursing work through robotic systemization. Robot systems have not been universalized due to difficulties in operation, space constraints, and high prices. The robotic systemization should be focused on the robotic systemization of simple and repetitive tasks. The idea of a robot system for measuring vital signs and a robot system that helps bed sheet exchange is worth discussing with the engineering field. In addition, for successful nursing and interdisciplinary convergence, a detailed analysis of nursing work is required, and in order to overcome the trial and error of convergence, it is necessary to establish a converging society between nursing and interdisciplinary systems. Robotic systemization of successful ward nursing work will not only generate profits for hospitals, but also raise the status of nurses and will be the starting point for innovation in nursing work.

An Experimental Study on the Estimation of Transfer Length of Strand in the Prestressed Hollow Core Slab (프리스트레스트 중공 슬래브 강연선의 전달길이 평가에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Jung-Soo, Lee;Jong-Hyun, Ryu;Seung-Hee, Kwon;Jin-Kook, Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Recycled Construction Resources Institute
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.395-401
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the transfer length of strand was measured for three types of HCS member(H200, H320, and H400) manufactured by the pretension method. Strain gauges were attached in longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the sides of the HCS members, and the strain was measured during the cutting process of HCS. The stain at the cutting point was zero, and gradually increases in the central direction of the member, converging to a constant value after passing the transfer length. In the case of H200 members in which the strands were arranged one by one, the transfer lengths were formed within the range of the design equation (up to 762 mm). The transfer length of the H320 member and the H400 member, in which three strands were arranged, was higher than the design range (850 mm or more).

Lubrication Analysis of Surface-Textured Inclined Slider Bearing with Rectangular Dimples (사각형 딤플로 Surface Texturing한 경사진 Slider 베어링의 윤활해석)

  • Park, TaeJo;Jang, InGyu
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.191-198
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    • 2022
  • With the world's fast expanding energy usage comes a slew of new issues. Because one-third of energy is lost in overcoming friction, tremendous effort is being directed into minimizing friction. Surface texturing is the latest surface treatment technology that uses grooves and dimples on the friction surface of the machine to significantly reduce friction and improve wear resistance. Despite the fact that many studies on this issue have been conducted, most of them focused on parallel surfaces, with relatively few cases of converging films, as in most sliding bearings. This study investigated the lubrication performance of surface-textured inclined slider bearings. We analyzed the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations using a commercial computational fluid dynamics code, FLUENT. The results show the pressure and velocity distributions and the lubrication performance according to the number and orientation of rectangular dimples. Partial texturing somewhat improves the lubrication performance of inclined slider bearings. The number of dimples with the maximum load-carrying capacity (LCC) and minimum friction is determined. When the major axis of the dimple is arranged in the sliding direction, the LCC and friction reduction are maximized. However, full texturing significantly reduces the LCC of the slider bearing and increases the flow rate. The results have the potential to improve the lubrication performance of various sliding bearings, but further research is required.

A Study on the Usability of Digital Humans in New Media Contents

  • Jihan Kim;Jeanhun Chung
    • International journal of advanced smart convergence
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.300-305
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    • 2023
  • This thesis is a study of content development utilizing media outlets to date through digital humans. The trend of global content is that the video content industry, including the character business, is growing. Lil Michela, who was selected as one of the 25 most influential people on the Internet by Time magazine in 2018, Nasua, who appeared in a SK Telecom commercial, and Rosie, who appeared in a Shinhan Bank commercial, are representative. Digital humans, which are driving new content, are computer-generated human characters with various characteristics and are referred to as virtual humans, metahumans, and cyber humans. With the rise of the metaverse after COVID-19, digital humans are being utilized in various forms such as media and marketing as an element of visual content. In the form of media, we can see that the boundaries between the offline and digital worlds are converging, and in the form of marketing, we can see that digital humans connect consumers and products more naturally. In the form of interaction, it is possible to achieve two-way communication through various methods of operation, and through these factors, it is possible to go beyond behavioral communication in the form of memorialization to emotional communication through AI technology. What can be seen through these processes is that through the currently developing digital human production methods and AI functions, not only experts but also non-experts can create quality contents, and new directions of contents will appear, and contents that can provide immediate feedback by bringing consumers and creators closer together have been studied.

A Study on Utilization of GNSS and Spatial Image for River Site Decision Supporting (하천 현장업무 의사지원을 위한 GNSS와 공간영상 활용방안에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Hyeon-Cheol;Choung, Yun-Jae;Jo, Myung-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.118-129
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    • 2011
  • This Study has developed the information system of the rivers based on 3D image GIS by converging the latest information technology of GIS(Geographic Information System), RS(Remote Sensing), GNSS(Global Navigation Satellite System), aerial laser survey(LiDAR) with real time network technology in order to understand the current situation of all the four major rivers and support the administrative management system. The said information system acquires the high resolution aerial photographs of 25cm, aerial laser survey and water depth surveying data to express precise space information on the whole Youngsan River which is the leading project site out of the four river sites. Monitoring the site is made available on the transporting means such as a helicopter, boat or a bus in connection with locational coordinate tracking skill for the moving objects in real time using GNSS. It makes monitoring all the information on the four river job sites available at a glance, which can obtain the reliability of the people to such vast areas along with enhancing the recognition of the people by publicity of four Rivers Revitalizing Project and reports thereof.

Mathematical Description of Soil Loss by Runoff at Inclined Upland of Maize Cultivation (옥수수 재배 경사지 밭에서 물 유출에 따른 토양유실 예측 공식)

  • Hur, Seung-Oh;Jung, Kang-Ho;Ha, Sang-Keon;Kwak, Han-Kang;Kim, Jeong-Gyu
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.66-71
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    • 2005
  • Soil loss into stream and river by runoff shall be considered for non-point source pollution management as national land conservation. The purpose of this study was to develop the mathematical equation to predict soil loss from inclined uplands of maize cultivation due to the runoff by rainfall which mainly converges on July and August. Soil loss was concentrated on May because of low canopy over an entire field in 2002 and on June and July because of heavy rainfall in 2003. By regression analysis the relation between runoff and soil loss can be represented by a linear equation of y =1.5291x - 3.4933, where y is runoff ($Mg\;ha^{-1}$) and x is soil loss ($kg\;ha^{-1}$). The determination coefficient of this equation was 0.839 (P<0.001). Therefore, the mathematical equation derived from the practical experiment at the inclined upland can be applicable to predict soil loss accompanied by runoff due to periodic rainfall converging on short periods within a couple of months.

Hierarchical Particle Swarm Optimization for Multi UAV Waypoints Planning Under Various Threats (다양한 위협 하에서 복수 무인기의 경로점 계획을 위한 계층적 입자 군집 최적화)

  • Chung, Wonmo;Kim, Myunggun;Lee, Sanha;Lee, Sang-Pill;Park, Chun-Shin;Son, Hungsun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.385-391
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    • 2022
  • This paper presents to develop a path planning algorithm combining gradient descent-based path planning (GBPP) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) for considering prohibited flight areas, terrain information, and characteristics of fixed-wing unmmaned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 3D space. Path can be generated fast using GBPP, but it is often happened that an unsafe path can be generated by converging to a local minimum depending on the initial path. Bio-inspired swarm intelligence algorithms, such as Genetic algorithm (GA) and PSO, can avoid the local minima problem by sampling several paths. However, if the number of optimal variable increases due to an increase in the number of UAVs and waypoints, it requires heavy computation time and efforts due to increasing the number of particles accordingly. To solve the disadvantages of the two algorithms, hierarchical path planning algorithm associated with hierarchical particle swarm optimization (HPSO) is developed by defining the initial path, which is the input of GBPP, as two variables including particles variables. Feasibility of the proposed algorithm is verified by software-in-the-loop simulation (SILS) of flight control computer (FCC) for UAVs.

Changes in the Number of Matching Points in CCTV's Stereo Images by Indoor/Outdoor Illuminance (실내·외 조도에 따른 스테레오 CCTV 영상 정합점 수 변화)

  • Moon, Kwang Il;Pyeon, Mu Wook;Kim, Jong Hwa;Kim, Kang San
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.129-135
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    • 2015
  • The Ubiquitous City (U-City) spatial information technology aimed to provide services freely anytime and anywhere by converging high-tech information & communication technology in urban infrastructure has been available in diverse patterns. In particular, there have been studies on the development of 3D spatial information after selecting and matching key points with stereo images from the many Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) in the U-City. However, the data mostly used in extracting matching points haven't considered external environmental impacts such as illuminance. This study tested how much the matching points needed to construct 3D spatial information with the CCTV whose image quality is dependent upon changes in illuminance fluctuate under the same hardware performances. According to analysis on the number of matching points by illuminance, the number of matching points increased up to 3,000Lux in proportion to the illuminance when IRIS, shutter speed and ISO were fixed. In addition, a border between an object and background became more distinctive. When there was too much light, however, the page became brighter, and noise occurred. Furthermore, it was difficult to name key points because of the collapse of an inter-object border. It appears that if filmed with the study results, the number of matching points would increase.