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The Roles of Critical Care Advanced Practice Nurse

  • Sung, Young-Hee;Yi, Young-Hee;Kwon, In-Gak;Cho, Yang-Ae
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.36 no.8
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    • pp.1340-1351
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    • 2006
  • Purpose. To determine and compare the perception among nurses and doctors of the roles and tasks of critical care advanced practice nurses (APNs) in order to establish standardized and formally agreed role criteria for such critical care APNs. Method. This study measured and analyzed the necessity of each of the roles and tasks of critical care APNs, as perceived by nurses and doctors, through a survey of 121 participants: 71 nurses in 7 intensive care units (ICUs) at a general hospital in Seoul, and 50 doctors who used ICUs. Data collection utilized a questionnaire of 128 questions in the following fields: direct practice (79), leadership and change agent (17), consultation and collaboration (15), education and counseling (11), and research (6). Results. Both the nurses' and the doctors' groups confirmed the necessity of critical care APNs, with doctors who frequently used ICUs indicating a particularly strong need. As for the priority of each role of critical care APNs, the nurses considered direct practice to be the most critical, followed by education and counseling, research, consultation and collaboration, and leadership and change agent. The doctors also considered direct practice to be the most critical, followed by education and counseling, consultation and collaboration, research, and leadership and change agent. There was a statistically significant difference between how the two groups regarded all the roles, except for the consultation and collaboration roles. As for the necessity of each role of critical care APNs, the nurses considered research to be the most necessary, followed by education and counseling, consultation and collaboration, leadership and change agent, and direct practice. The doctors, on the other hand, considered education and counseling to be the most necessary, followed by research, consultation and collaboration, leadership and change agent, and direct practice. The responses of the two groups to all the roles, except for education and counseling roles, were significantly different. Conclusion. Nurses and doctors have different perceptions of the roles and tasks of critical care APNs. Thus, it is necessary for the combined nursing and medical fields to reach an official agreement on a set of criteria to standardize for the roles and tasks of critical care APNs.

Effects of Duration and Time Distribution of Probability Rainfall on Paddy Fields Inundation (설계강우의 지속시간 및 시간분포에 따른 배수개선 농경지 침수 영향 분석)

  • Jun, Sang-Min;Kim, Kwi-Hoon;Lee, Hyunji;Kang, Ki-Ho;Yoo, Seung-Hwan;Choi, Jin-Yong;Kang, Moon-Seong
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.64 no.2
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    • pp.47-55
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    • 2022
  • The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of the duration and time distribution of probability rainfall on farmland inundation for the paddy fields in the drainage improvement project site. In this study, eight drainage improvement project sites were selected for inundation modeling. Hourly rainfall data were collected, and 20- and 30-year frequency probability rainfalls were estimated for 14 different durations. Probability rainfalls were distributed using Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) and Huff time distribution methods. Design floods were calculated for 48 hr and critical duration, and IDF time distribution and Huff time distribution were used for 48 hr duration and critical duration, respectively. Inundation modeling was carried out for each study district using 48 hr and critical duration rainfalls. The result showed that six of the eight districts had a larger flood discharge using the method of applying critical duration and Huff distribution. The results of inundation depth analysis showed similar trends to those of design flood calculations. However, the inundation durations showed different tendencies from the inundation depth. The IDF time distribution is a distribution in which most of the rainfall is concentrated at the beginning of rainfall, and the theoretical background is unclear. It is considered desirable to apply critical duration and Huff time distribution to agricultural production infrastructure design standards in consideration of uniformity with other design standards such as flood calculation standard guidelines.

Decision of Critical Area Due to NPS Pollutant Loadings from Kyongan Stream Watershed using BASINS-SWAT (BASINS-SWAT 모델을 이용한 경안천 유역의 비점원 오염배출 중점관리 대상지역 결정)

  • Jang, Jae-Ho;Yoon, Chung-Gyeong;Jung, Kwang-Wook;Son, Yeung-Kwon
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.51 no.5
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2009
  • In order to improve water quality of upper watershed of Paldang reservoir, it is necessary to evaluate non-point source pollution loads and identify critical watershed pollution sources. A GIS based Soil and Water Assessment Tool was applied to evaluate model application and reliability, estimate NPS pollution load, identify critical watershed by NPS pollution sources, and suggest various best management practices for Kyongan Stream watershed. Yearly NPS pollution loads were estimated 30.0% SS, 60.1% TN and 35.4% TP, respectably. The watershed pollution load is mainly decided by precipitation condition and SS and nutrients load have a significant regression relationship. Based on 10-year average yearly NPS pollution load, critical sub-watersheds were identified. The No. 5 and 17 which have lots of relatively intensive agricultural fields and scattered industrial area were vary critical sub-watersheds and under more intensive pollution load. In order to control critical watershed, watershed best management practices such as scientific fertilizer, contour farming and parallel terrace, transferring the sloppy farmland to grass or forest and constructing a buffer zone, and constructing wetlands and retention ponds will be applied. Overall the SWAT model can be efficiently used for identification of critical sub-watersheds in order to develop a priority watershed management plan to reduce water pollutions.

Experimental Study on the Effect of DC Electric Field on Extinction Characteristics of Counterflow Diffusion Flame (대향류 확산화염의 소염특성에 미치는 직류전기장의 영향에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Park, I.H.;Kim, M.K.;Won, S.H.;Cha, M.S.;Chung, S.H.
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.253-259
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    • 2006
  • The effect of DC electric fields on the flame extinction was investigated experimentally in counterflow configurations for the methane/oxygen/nitrogen diffusion flame. The electric fields was applied by connecting the high voltage and ground terminals to the upper and lower burners, respectively. In case of having electric fields, several modes of flame extinction was observed according to the electric field intensity and strain rate defined by the exit velocity. To visualize and characterize the flame structure and intensity, planar LIF technique was adopted for OH radicals. Consequently, several length scales, including the flame width, thickness, and height from the burner tip, were introduced to explain the various flame behaviors and to characterize the flame extinctions. It was found that the variation of flame width and the chemical reaction are strongly related to a critical electric field intensity, thus the various modes of diffusion flame extinction could be observed due to the electric fields.

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Mixed-state Hall angle Hg-based superconducting thin films

  • Kim, Wan-Seon;Lee, Sung-Ik;Kang, Won-Nam
    • 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • v.10
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    • pp.41-44
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    • 2000
  • The mixed-state Hall angle has been measured in Hg-based superconducting thin films as functions of magnetic fields (H) up to 18 T. The temperature dependence of the Hall angle shows a peak (T$^{\ast}$) at low temperature, which is consistent with a crossover point from the thermally activated flux flow (TAFF) to a critical region (CR). At low fields below 10 T, T$^{\ast}$ shifts to low temperature with increasing fields. Interestingly, however, we found that T$^{\ast}$ is independent of fields above 10 T, suggesting unusual vortex state. A physical implication of H - T$^{\ast}$ line will be discussed.

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Mixed-state Hall Angle in Hg-based Superconducting Thin Films

  • Kang, Won-Nam;Kim, Wan-Seon;Lee, Sung-Ik
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.39-42
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    • 2000
  • The mixed-state Hall angle has been measured in Hg-based superconducting thin films as functions of magnetic fields (H) up to 18 T. The temperature dependence of the Hall angle shows a peak (T*) at low temperature, which is consistent with a crossover point from the thermally activated flux flow (TAFF) to a critical region (CR). At low fields below 10 T, T* shifts to low temperature with increasing fields. Interestingly, however, we found that T* is independent of fields above 10 T, suggesting unusual vortex state. A physical implication of H-T* line will be discussed.

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A Study on Engineering Characteristics of Geogrids and the Applicability in fields (지오그리드의 공학적 특성 및 설계인자 적용성 평가에 관한 연구)

  • 신은철;김두환;신동훈
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1999.03a
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 1999
  • In recent the superior economic benefits and the convenience of installation increased the use of geosynthetics, especially geogrids with the effects of high tensile strength. In this study, various tests were conducted to determine the physical and chemical properties of geogrids which contains durability under various critical conditions, creep behavior and the stability for installation damage in fields. With analysis of test results, the partial and total safety factors were determined and presented the long term design strength of flexible geogrids.

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Possible pinning of grain-boundary vortices by neighboring Abrikosov vortices in the nearby grains (Abrikosov 볼텍스에 의한 결정입계 볼텍스의 속박 현상)

  • Kim, Dong-Ho
    • 한국초전도학회:학술대회논문집
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    • v.9
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 1999
  • The critical currents I$_c$ of the YBCO grain boundaries of 90-degree [100] symmetric tilt showed a hysteretic behavior depending on how the external magnetic fields were applied. Near 77K for fields less than ${\sim}$1 T, the field-cooled I$_c$ of grain boundaries was larger than the zero-field-cooled I$_c$. This result is consistent with the model in which the grain-boundary vortices can be pinned by neighboring Abrikosov vortices in the nearby grains.

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Trends in Industrial Measurement Technologies (산업용 계측 기술 동향)

  • Oh, K.J.;Lim, Y.;Choo, H.G.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.103-109
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    • 2021
  • Industrial measurement technologies are essential in the semiconductor and display fields, which are our flagship industries. These technologies are also critical to the future rechargeable battery industry and smart factories. Although existing industrial measurement technologies have been developed primarily for 2D measurement, the demand for 3D measurement technology is increasing gradually in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In this paper, to understand the trends in industrial measurement technologies, we introduce various industrial measurement fields and representative technologies.