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Reforming the Free Fare System in Urban Railway : A Case Study on Shinbundang Line (도시철도 무임수송제도 개선 방안 : 신분당선 사례)

  • Kim, Ji Yeon;Kim, Sigon;Moon, Je Woong
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.1009-1015
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    • 2017
  • Since most of the urban railway operating agencies are established and operated by local governments, Public Service Obligation(PSO) is given priority. Therefore, free riding is carried out based on individual laws and regulations. In Korea, as the aging population goes, the increase in the number of elderly passengers on the urban railways is leading to a free rider as a big part of the fiscal deficit of the city railway operators. However, there have been no previous researches on free pass riding, and especially, it is necessary to study free ride on private investment projects. Several alternatives including a full charge case, free-ride for 70 years old over case, and separate fare charge (900won) are considered. Separate fare charge (900won) was selected as the optimal alternative since there is no fare income adjustment between operating agencies and no subsidy from government.

Critical Considerations on Autonomous Reporting System of Current and Revised Patient Safety Law (현행 및 개정안 환자안전법의 자율보고시스템에 대한 비판적 고찰)

  • SHIN, JAEMYUNG;Cho, Giyeo
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 2018
  • The Patient Safety Act was enacted on July 26, 2016. Patient safety law is a method to prevent harm by collecting and accumulating various errors through the reporting system. Therefore, in order for this law to be successfully implemented, it is necessary to vitalize 'the autonomous reporting and reporting learning system of patient safety accidents'. And In order for this system to be activated, a large amount of reporting data accumulation is a prerequisite. Nevertheless, there were only two reports in about 17 months. In this paper, I will criticize the validity of the current autonomous reporting system and the two proposed amendments, I would like to propose the introduction of a partial obligation reporting system.

Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and replacement, reduction or refinement best practices

  • Ha, Soojin;Seidle, Troy;Lim, Kyung-Min
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.31
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    • pp.26.1-26.9
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    • 2016
  • Objectives Korea's Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) was enacted for the protection of human health and the environment in 2015. Considering that about 2000 new substances are introduced annually across the globe, the extent of animal testing requirement could be overwhelming unless regulators and companies work proactively to institute and enforce global best practices to replace, reduce or refine animal use. In this review, the way to reduce the animal use for K-REACH is discussed. Methods Background of the enforcement of the K-REACH and its details was reviewed along with the papers and regulatory documents regarding the limitation of animal experiments and its alternatives in order to discuss the regulatory adoption of alternative tests. Results Depending on the tonnage of the chemical used, the data required ranges from acute and other short-term studies for a single exposure route to testing via multiple exposure routes and costly, longer-term studies such as a full two-generation reproducibility toxicity. The European Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation provides for mandatory sharing of vertebrate test data to avoid unnecessary duplication of animal use and test costs, and obligation to revise data requirements and test guidelines "as soon as possible" after relevant, validated replacement, reduction or refinement (3R) methods become available. Furthermore, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development actively accepts alternative animal tests and 3R to chemical toxicity tests. Conclusions Alternative tests which are more ethical and efficient than animal experiments should be widely used to assess the toxicity of chemicals for K-REACH registration. The relevant regulatory agencies will have to make efforts to actively adopt and uptake new alternative tests and 3R to K-REACH.

The Effect of Hospital Social Responsibility Activities on Organizational Commitment and Hospital Value and the Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment : Focused on the Perception of Hospital Administrative Practitioners (병원의 사회적 책임활동이 조직몰입 및 병원가치에 미치는 영향과 조직몰입의 매개효과 : 병원 행정실무자들의 인식 중심으로)

  • Heo, Jong-Hun;Jang, Won-Hyuk;Kim, Jeong-Eun;Ryu, Hwang-Gun
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2017
  • Objectives : This study aimed to identify the impact of social responsibility(CSR) activities by the hospital on the organizational commitment and value of the hospital by the internal members, to recognize the importance of staff carry out social responsibility activities effectively in the relevant departments, and use planning as a vital element or establishing a long-term hospital management strategy. Methods : Data were collected from 800 the administrative practioners of the hospitals in 200 hospitals nationwide. A structured questionnaire was used to measure the research variables using a 5-point Likert scale. The final sample consisting of 230 was analyzed using SPSS. Results : It was found that economic, legal, and charitable CSR have a statistically significant effect on organizational commitment and value of hospital Conclusions : The results suggest that hospitals should a fulfilling the obligation to abide by the norms and rules to be strictly observed, social services and charitable activities for the community are a strategy to increase the organizational commitment and hospital value in the long run. These activities should be actively pursued in a way that is sustainable and long-term so that they can improve to management performance.

Exposure Assessment and Management of Ionizing Radiation (전리방사선 노출과 관리)

  • Chung, Eun-Kyo;Kim, Kab-Bae;Song, Se-Wook
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: To investigate safety and health management, conditions in factories or facilities handling radiation-generating devices and radioactive isotopes were reviewed in terms of regulations of radiation safety control in Korea. Radiation exposure levels generated at those facilities were directly measured and evaluated for establishing an effective safety and health management plan. Methods: Government organizations with laws and systems of radiation safety and health were investigated and compared. There are three laws governing radiation-related employment such as occupational safety and health acts, nuclear safety acts, and medical service acts. We inspected 12 workplaces as research objects:four workplaces that manufacture and assemble semiconductor devices, three non-destructive inspection workplaces that perform inspections on radiation penetration, and five workplaces in textile and tire manufacturing. Monitoring of radiation exposure was performed through two methods. Spatial and surface monitoring using real-time radiation instruments was performed on each site handling radiation generating devices and radioactive isotopes in order to identify radiation leakage. Results: According to the occupational safety and health act, there is no legal obligation to measure ionizing radiation and set dose limits. This can cause confusion in the application of the laws, because the scopes and contents are different from each other. Surface dose rates in radiation generating devices such as implanters, thickness gages and accelerators, which were registered according to nuclear safety acts, using surveymeters, and seven of 36 facilities(19.4%) exceeded the international standards for surface radiation dose of $10{\mu}Sv/hr$. Conclusions: The results showed that occupational health and safety acts require a separate provision for measuring and assessing the radiation exposure of workers performing radiation work. Like noise, ionizing radiation will also periodically be controlled by including it in the object factors of work-environment measurement.

The Role of Bank Payment Obligation under SWIFTNet's Trade Service Utility (SWIFTNet TSU BPO의 역할)

  • Lee, Bong-Soo
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.3-18
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    • 2015
  • This thesis examines the performance and improvement strategy of SWIFTNet TSU's BPO for computerization and suggests the following results: First, the URBPO should be legally complemented, and the SWIFT and banks need to keep improving the systems to meet trade parties' diverse needs. Second, the SWIFTNet TSU's BPO should have an institutionally unified sharing platform with security, stability and convenience. In other words, it is needed to develop services which meet e-payment paradigm and international and regional environments through continued analysis on market changes and flow. Third, in order for the SWIFTNet TSU BPO to evolve into a perfect global system, there should be an innovative payment solution which can meet all trade parties all over the world. For this, technology standardization for a worldwide e-trade payment system is essential. Lastly, based on the results derived from this study, an analysis framework with which more diverse and practical environmental variables can be analyzed should be developed.

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The Design and Implementation of an Emergency Video Call Integrated Management System based on VoIP (VoIP기반 승강기 비상 화상통화 통합 관리 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Kim, Woon-Yong;Kim, SoonGohn
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.8 no.12
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    • pp.93-99
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    • 2017
  • The elevator system combines various convergence technologies with the development of ICT technology. Emergency call devices which are safety related devices is applied as an obligation of the elevator and those scope also varies. In this paper, we propose an integrated model that overcomes the limitations of existing voice emergency call devices and efficiently manages and manages video call based service structures in VoIP based on wired and wireless environments. This method effectively manages and operates various lift data and video records in the elevator between the manager, the server and the user. And also It is possible to secure the quality of video call in VoIP and cloud service environment and increase the reliability of safety management and enhance various service environment by creating an integrated structure utilizing various data and additional services in the elevator.

$CO_2$ Emission Calculation of D Thermal Power Plant using Performance Test Results (성능시험 결과를 이용한 D발전소의 $CO_2$ 대기배출량 계산)

  • Moon, Hong-Gyu;Lee, Sang-Joong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.341-344
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    • 2007
  • Kyoto Protocol against global warming came into effect in Feb 2005. Korea is expected to be put under obligation to decrease the $CO_2$ emission from 2013. Because the electric power plants burning fossil fuel occupy 25% of national $CO_2$ emission, calculating the amount is very important. This paper presents ; - a brief procedure of performance test of D thermal power plant - calculation and comparison of $CO_2$ emission of D power plant w.r.t the generator output for LNG and residual oil using the a, b, c coefficients obtained by the performance test - and a brief description on currently used chemical method for calculation of $CO_2$ emission

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The Liability on the Damage of Soil Pollution (토양오염의 피해에 대한 책임)

  • Cho, Eun-Rae
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2005
  • Soil is polluted by an agricultural chemicals, the effluence of a crystal and sewage sludge, illegal discharging of waste water or waste matter and so on. Soil pollution that accompanies a groundwater and the crops contamination has a large effect on people's living. By polluters pay principle, when a soil was polluted, polluters take the responsibility of clean-up and compensation for damages. The character of the responsibility is a strict liability. When joint polluters exist in a soil pollution, they bear collective responsibility. But they are exempted from obligation in case of a natural calamity and war. The polluters who are poor contribution of pollution take a partition responsibility but it is not easy to prove that. The concerned parties of purification liability in a soil pollution are polluter, an owner or occupant of a contaminated site, and a grantee. But when we do not appoint the polluter or he cannot do a cleanup, municipal must put in effect the purification. In such a case, another parties who are related to the contamination should take upon themselves a liability. The province of responsible parties, therefore, is required to extend to an owner or operator of a facility, a carrier and lender.

A Study on Diffusion of the Utilization of Electronic Money (전자화폐의 확산에 따른 주요 쟁점에 관한 일고(一考))

  • Song, Keyong-Seog;Kim, Young-Hoon
    • International Commerce and Information Review
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.19-45
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    • 2003
  • The main issues addressed in this paper are as follows : First, this paper makes a distinction among types of e-money, IC card type versus Network type, open-loop type versus closed-loop type, online type versus offline type and accountable type versus unaccountable type, and analysis the clear and accurate criterion. Second, generally speaking, e-money is a claim on originator of e-money and not legal tender, so, delivery of e-money by itself does not relieve of monetary obligation. Between it is not easy to define e-money, by now there are many definitions of e-money, there is a legal uncertainty accordingly and then it is not easy to find proper law applicable to resolve a particular issue. As a result. many problems relating to e-money would be solved through analogical application of the moot proper law among the laws that apply to the cash, check, credit card, or fund transfer after analyzing type of e-money at issue. This paper studies the methods on diffusion of the utilization of electronic money. To diffuse the usage of electronic money, it need; prerequisitely as a basic conditions independence of electronic money, non-reusability, and anonymity. And also as a additional conditions it need; usability in the offline commerce, transferability, divisibility. And now electronic money is used very actively, but still has many Jaw problems such as protections of consumer, law enforcement, supervisory, etc. So electronic money has called as money, but it is sure that electronic money is not a legal tender. So to facilitate the economic function of the electronic monel it is need to supplement the electronic money in the legal sides.

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