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Case Study of Diagnosis on Muculoskeletal Disorders Risk Factors at an Autopart Company (자동차 부품 제조사업체의 근골격계 질환 유해요인 조사 사례연구)

  • Yang, Sung-Hwan;Cho, Mun-Son
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.33-48
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    • 2007
  • The goal of this study is to propose the effective method of investigating the injurious factors and making improved plans that prevents the workers against musculoskeletal disorders at an autopart company and the same business field with similar working conditions and process. A questionnaire were adopted to analyze the symptoms of workers' musculoskeletal disorders, and an ergonomic assessment method such as QEC, RULA, S.I were performed to find out harmful factors of workplace and working posture. Based on the result of the evaluation, to enhance the working environment, improvement of worktable, working space, tools, and outfit was suggested, and induction of mechanical system was also suggested. It can be concluded that the method and process described in this paper could be helpful for diagnosing the musculoskeletal disorders and making improvement plans to the autopart company and the same business field with similar working conditions and process.

A Study on Safeties for Railway Station, Electric Equipment (철도역사의 전기설비 안전성에 관련된 연구)

  • Jo, Cheol-Ho;Lee, Jong-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.287-292
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    • 2005
  • Safety of Station electric equipment is not analysed yet. this paper try the safety first times on the basis of hazards which railway stations contain. The stations use many electric equipment such as lights, escalator and elevator for facilitating for passengers and public moving, HVAC system making good environment and so on. The electric equipments could be changed to harmful systems to passengers and publics resulting from abnormal operation condition. To ensure safeties in the station, we need to identify and analyse the hazards in the station and to provide risk mitigation methods. In this paper, we shows processes and methods to ensure the safety, how to identify and analyse the hazards. Finally, we demonstrate how to mitigate the potential risks in the stations.

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Studies on the Biological Attributes of Scelionid Egg Parasitoid Psix striaticeps (Dodd) for the Control of Stink Bug Canthecona furcellata (Wolff) in Sericulture

  • Singh, R.N.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.117-120
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    • 2002
  • Scelionid eggParasitoids Play an important role in biological control of some economically important pentatomids. Stink bug (Canthecona furcellatta Wolff,) is an important predator of Tasar silkworm larvae (Antheraea mylitta D.) and causes 30-40 percent loss in tasar silk industry. Psix striaticeps (Scelionid: Hymenoptera) has been found to be an important egg parasitoid. The parasitization potential of f striaticeps is mere than 60 percent and the sex ratio is female oriented. Studies indicate that the maintenance of existing scelionid population by avoiding harmful practices and the augmentation of scelionids either directly releasing them in the field or by indirectly making the field environment more favorable for them is an important aspect to control the pentatomid population in sericulture. Female bias sex ratio is advantageous to increase the parasitoid population in the field. 24-hour-old egg of stink bug and one-day old parasitoid is suitable for producing maximum progeny. 1 : 30 of parasitoid: host ratio is needed to regulate the estimated population in silkworm rearing field.

Reverse Logistics Process for Electric Vehicle Batteries (전기자동차 배터리 역물류 프로세스 연구)

  • Seo, Dong-Min;Kim, Yong-Soo;Kim, Hyun-Soo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.57-70
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    • 2011
  • To address global climate change, various governments are investing in electric vehicle research and, especially in Korea, the application of electric vehicles to public transportation. The lithium batteries used in electric vehicles typically have an expected life cycle of 2-5 years. If electric vehicles become commonly used, they will generate many discarded batteries that could be harmful to the environment. Additionally, lithium batteries are potentially explosive and should be handled appropriately. Thus, reverse logistics issues are involved in handling expired batteries efficiently and safely. Reverse logistics includes the collection, recycling, remanufacturing, and discarding of waste. This study developed a reverse logistics process for electric vehicle batteries after analyzing the as-is process for lead and lithium batteries. It also developed possible disposal regulations for electric vehicle batteries based on current laws regarding conventional batteries.

Harmful Web Site Blocking Using Kernel Module In Home Network Environment (홈네트워크 환경에서 커널모듈을 이용한 유해사이트 차단)

  • 박인성;김홍철;송병욱;김상욱
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2001.04a
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    • pp.781-783
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    • 2001
  • 최근 정보가전과 홈네트워크산업이 급속히 발전됨에 따라 가정이 하나의 네트워크망을 형성하고 있다. 이에 홈네트워크에서도 보안의 필요성을 인식하게 되었으며, 유해사이트 차단은 필수가 되었다. 이러한 사이트 차단을 위해 기존의 유닉스, 리눅스는 lib9pcap 라이브러리 윈도우즈는 NDIS의 API를 이용한 응용계층에서의 패킷 필터링방법을 지원한다. 하지만 이와 같은 방법은 가정의 시스템 성능과 지속적으로 추가되는 홈서버의 기능으로 인해 시스템에 많은 부하를 발생시킨다. 본 논문은 이러한 부하를 최소화하기 위해 시스템 성능이 좋은 커널 모듈을 이용한 패킷 필터링 방법을 제시하고 이를 활용한 유해사이트 차단 시스템의 구현 예를 보인다.

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Real-time Chemical Monitoring System using RGB Sensor toward PCB Manufacturing (PCB 제조공정을 위한 화학약품 용액의 실시간 모니터링 시스템)

  • An, Jong-Hwan;Lee, Seok-Jun;Kim, Lee-Chui;Hong, Sang-Jeen
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.397-401
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    • 2008
  • Most of the topic in PCB industry was about increasing the volume of product for the development of electronics in numerous industrial application area. However, it has been emerged that yield improvement quality manufacturing via detecting any suspicious process in order to minimize the scrapped product and material waste. In addition, recently, restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) claims that electronic manufacturing environment should reduce the harmful chemicals usage, thus the importance of monitoring copper etchant and detecting any mis-processing is crucial for electronics manufacturing. In this paper, we have developed real-time chemical monitoring system using RGB sensor, which is simpler but more accurate method than commercially utilized oxidation reduction potential (ORP) technique. The developed Cu etchant monitoring system can further be utilized for copper interconnect process in future nano-semiconductor process.

Analysis on Technical Standard for High Speed Power Line Communications (국내 고속전력선통신 도입을 위한 기술기준 분석)

  • Jang, Dong-Won;Cho, Pyung-Dong
    • Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 2004
  • This paper represents analysis on domestic technical regulation of high speed power line communications(PLC). Also it gives comparison of regulations for several countries which include U.S., Europe, and Japan. Power line communications radiates harmful interference in below 30MHz. This may intervene other radio equipments. The technical regulation must protect interference and provide clean radio environment. Finally this paper gives the proposal which is drafted by field tests for introducing high speed PLC.

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Investigating the underlying structure of particulate matter concentrations: a functional exploratory data analysis study using California monitoring data

  • Montoya, Eduardo L.
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.619-631
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    • 2018
  • Functional data analysis continues to attract interest because advances in technology across many fields have increasingly permitted measurements to be made from continuous processes on a discretized scale. Particulate matter is among the most harmful air pollutants affecting public health and the environment, and levels of PM10 (particles less than 10 micrometers in diameter) for regions of California remain among the highest in the United States. The relatively high frequency of particulate matter sampling enables us to regard the data as functional data. In this work, we investigate the dominant modes of variation of PM10 using functional data analysis methodologies. Our analysis provides insight into the underlying data structure of PM10, and it captures the size and temporal variation of this underlying data structure. In addition, our study shows that certain aspects of size and temporal variation of the underlying PM10 structure are associated with changes in large-scale climate indices that quantify variations of sea surface temperature and atmospheric circulation patterns.

Toxicity of nanoparticles_ challenges and opportunities

  • Ramanathan, Amall
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.49
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    • pp.2.1-2.11
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    • 2019
  • Nanomaterials (NMs) find widespread use in different industries that range from agriculture, food, medicine, pharmaceuticals, and electronics to cosmetics. It is the exceptional properties of these materials at the nanoscale, which make them successful as growth promoters, drug carriers, catalysts, filters and fillers, but a price must be paid via the potential toxity of these materials. The harmful effects of nanoparticles (NPs) to environment, human and animal health needs to be investigated and critically examined, to find appropriate solutions and lower the risks involved in the manufacture and use of these exotic materials. The vast number and complex interaction of NM/NPs with different biological systems implies that there is no universal toxicity mechanism or assessment method. The various challenges need to be overcome and a number of research studies have been conducted during the past decade on different NMs to explore the possible mechanisms of uptake, concentrations/dosage and toxicity levels. This review article examines critically the recent reports in this field to summarize and present opportunities for safer design using case studies from published literature.

Comparative investigation on fatigue and moisture absorption behavior of hemp and Jute fibre polymer composites

  • Kumar, B. Ravi;Hariharan, S.S.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.81 no.6
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    • pp.729-736
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    • 2022
  • Earth is facing a serious problem of pollution and scarcity of energy sources. The synthetic fibers used in automobile and Aerospace manufacturing sectors are non-renewable and harmful to environment. International Agency such as FAA and SAE is forcing for green fuel, green materials and structures. Further exploration is much needed to understand its potential in structural applications. In the current study, hemp and Jute fibre based composites were developed and tested for assessing their suitability for possible applications in automobile and aerospace sectors. Composites were undergone tensile test, water absorption test, and fatigue analysis to understand its behavior under various loading conditions. The finite element analysis has been carried out to understand the fatigue behaviour of composites. The results revealed that the usage of hemp and jute fibre reinforced composites can improve mechanical properties and have shown a viable alternative to replace synthetic fibres such as glass fibres for specific applications. Hemp reinforced bio-composites have shown better performance as compared to Jute reinforced bio-composites while water resistance characteristics for hemp is poorer to jute fibres.