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A study on the approach to reduce in the aviation GHG emissions in Korea (항공온실가스 배출현황 및 감축규제 대응방안)

  • Lee, Juhyoung;kim, Wonho;Kim, Yongseok;Choi, Sungwon
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2016
  • Global aviation is projected to grow in demand by an annual average of 4.1% between 2014 and 2034. It can be said that environmental impact from aviation will therefore be expected to increase on a similar scale. As regards civil aviation emissions, the sector contributes between 2~3% to International aviation GHG emissions. In the European Union(EU), aviation emissions account for about 3% of the EU's total green house gas emissions, of which a majority are said to come from international flights. In terms of traffic volume in 2013, Korea's international aviation industry 11th with regard to passengers and 3rd with regard to cargo, attaining the overall rank of 5th in the world. GHG emissions has been increasing steadily over the last 4 years, averaging 3.9 percent a year, due to the growth of low cost carriers and the increased demand for air transportations. As for aviation in Korea, there are a number of means intended to attain the Government's emission control objective in an efficient manner, such as AVA (Agreement of Voluntary Activity), TMS (Target Management System) and ETS (Emission Trading Scheme). In addition, the Government intends to better adapt to ICAO's Global MBM(Market-based Measures) that will come into performance on Year 2020. In the study, we focused on GHG mitigation measures that is fulfilling the AVA, TMS, ETS in the Government and suggest the effective measures to reduction the aviation GHG emissions.

Correlations between Sperm Motility, SCSA (Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay), Reproductive Performance and Heterospermic Fertility in Boars

  • Kim, In-Cheul;Ryu, Jae-Weon;Cho, Kyu-Ho;Hong, Joon-Ki;Choi, Eun-Ji;Choi, Bong-Hwan;Park, Jun-Cheol;Moon, Hong-Kil;Son, Jung-Ho
    • Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.127-133
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    • 2008
  • The objective of this study was two folds: to investigate the relationship between paternal identification rate and sperm quality parameters such as motility and sperm chromatin structure assay after heterospermic insemination; to see if mutual complement between tests and development of useful technique to enhance the fertility in artificial insemination. In individual boar's fertilizing ability, 3 high fertility boars showed significantly high fertility (p<0.05) compared to 3 low fertility boars, but there was no difference in litter size between two groups. Sperm motility test in pooled and individual semen using computer assisted sperm analysis (CASA) revealed that no significant difference among boars. The high fertile boar showed tendency of low %Red (High red fluorescence/green+red fluorescence) in sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) but paternal identification rate from piglets did not differ after heterospermic insemination. The correlation coefficient between individual or pooled semen function test and farrowing rates were well correlated as follows: %Red with litter size (r= - 0.53, p=0.03); %Red with paternal identification rates (r=-0.51, p=0.03); paternal identification rates with litter size (r=0.57, p=0.02). These results indicate that sperm chromatin structure assay and sperm quality parameter test in pooled semen are useful method to predict and evaluate the fertilizing capacity after heterospermic insemination in boars.

KAUSAT-5 Development and Verification based on 3U Cubesat Standard Platform (3U 큐브위성 표준 플랫폼에 기반한 한누리 5호 개발 및 검증)

  • Song, Sua;Lee, Soo-Yeon;Kim, Hong-Rae;Chang, Young-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.45 no.8
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    • pp.686-696
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    • 2017
  • The major objective of this study is to develop and verify the KAUSAT-5 based on the modular 3U CubeSat standard platform. In the mechanical system design of a 3U standard platform, subsystem and micro equipment functions/performance should be integrated and miniaturized on micro-sized PCBs and electrical capability was maximized to accommodate multiple payloads. KAUSAT-5 is 3U-sized Cubesat which will be operated in Low Earth Orbit(LEO), which implements mainly two scientific missions; one is to observe the Earth through infrared camera and the other is to measure space radiation with a Geiger Muller tube. An additional mission is to verify the equipment(device) such as VSCMG and fuzzy logic-based MPPT internally developed. The results of ETB, qualification and acceptance level environmental tests were shown to verify standard platform and KAUSAT-5 Cubesat.

Depth Map Interpolation Using High Frequency Components (고주파 성분을 이용한 깊이맵의 보간)

  • Jang, Seung-Eun;Kim, Sung-Yeol;Kim, Man-Bae
    • Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.459-470
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    • 2012
  • In this paper, we propose a method to upsample a low-resolution depth map to a high-resolution version. While conventional camera sensors produce high-resolution color images, the sizes of the depth maps of range/depth sensors are usually low. In this paper, we consider the utilization of high-frequency components to the conventional depth map interpolation methods such as bilinear, bicubic, and bilateral. The proposed method is composed of the three steps: high-frequency component extraction, high-frequency component application, and interpolation. Two objective evaluation measures such as sharpness degree and blur metric are used to examine the performance. Experimental results show that the proposed method significantly outperforms other conventional methods by a factor of 2 in terms of sharpness degree. As well, a blur metric is reduced by a factor of 14 %.

CGV's China Market-Oriented Growth Strategy for the Korean Wave (한류 증진을 위한 CGV의 성장 전략: 중국 시장을 중심으로)

  • Kwon, Sang-Jib
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.576-588
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    • 2016
  • The main objective of this study is to investigate the overseas performance of CGV in order to boost Korean wave and movie platform competitiveness. The focus of this study is to on how CGV may enhance the market share of china market, emphasizing the entrepreneurial orientation of top management team and differentiated entrant strategy based on Korean wave. This study suggests key factors in the china movie platform market expansion process of CGV. In order to analyze this mechanism, we employ a case study method design. The case study results show that there are differences of CGV strategy in movie platform characteristics and the important key factors of growth depending on market situation. The most important thing is that entrepreneurial orientation of top management including differentiated entrant strategy and Korean wave-oriented vision enhance between brand loyalty and market share in china market. In addition, growing overseas impacts of CGV support on Korean wave entertainment and globalization of movie platform industry. Contributions and implications for the academic and managerial field are discussed.

Decompressive Hemicraniectomy and Duroplasty in Toddlers and Preschool Children with Refractory Intracranial Hypertension after Unilateral Hemispheric Stroke

  • Lee, Sang-Kook;Kim, Sang-Dae;Kim, Se-Hoon;Lim, Dong-Jun;Park, Jung-Yul
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.86-90
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    • 2012
  • Objective : Life-threatening hemispheric stroke is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Decompressive hemicraniectomy has been regarded as an effective treatment option for refractory intracranial hypertension. Here, we reported the clinical course of 5 children with decompressive craniectomy and duroplasty after non-traumatic refractory intracranial hypertension. Methods : Four toddlers and one preschool-girl were included in this study; there were 3 boys and 2 girls with a mean age of 34.6 months (range 17-80). Decompressive craniectomy including duroplasty was performed in cases of dilatation of pupil size after intensified standard medical therapy had proven insufficient. All children had a Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale score <8 at pre-operation state. The mean time-point of craniectomy after stroke attack was 12 hours (range 4-19). Results : During the long-term follow-up period (mean 47.6 months), no children died. One year later, when we checked their Glasgow Outcome Scale scores, only one toddler received a score of 4 (moderate disability). But the others had good recoveries although they had minor physical or mental deficits. According to the Pediatric Cerebral Performance Category Scale, 4 children received a score of 2 (mild disability). Conclusion : Despite our small cases, we suggest that decompressive hemicraniectomy and duroplasty is an acceptable and life-saving treatment for refractory intracranial hypertension after unilateral hemispheric stroke in toddlers and preschool children.

Study of the Improvement of Information Management System on Subcontracted Service Results (하도급 용역실적 정보관리체계 개선 연구)

  • Kim, SeongJin;Kim, NamGon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.11
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    • pp.6870-6876
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    • 2014
  • Construction subcontracted services are conducted without clear systems, but to establish a sound trading order between the contractors and subcontractors, the government recently complemented a relevant system to legalize and systematically manage subcontracted services. This study prepared a system for managing the subcontracted construction service result after providing the optimal alternative plan through a related persons' interview, such as the ordering agency and the service company. Towards this end, the management system is provided to integrate subcontracted services and contracted services based on the system managing Construction Technology Service Result. The study findings can be shortened by more than 90% of the performance certification issuing work, and used to formulate measures to protect subcontractors, such as the prevention of low-priced subcontracts, by managing an objective and reliable subcontracted service result.

Serum biomarkers for predicting pregnancy outcome in women undergoing IVF: human chorionic gonadotropin, progesterone, and inhibin A level at 11 days post-ET

  • Kim, Jee-Hyun;Shin, Mi-Sun;Yi, Gwang;Jee, Byung-Chul;Lee, Jung-Ryeol;Suh, Chang-Suk;Kim, Seok-Hyun
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.28-32
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    • 2012
  • Objective: This study was performed to assess the prognostic value of serum hCG, progesterone, and inhibin A levels measured at 11 days post-ET for predicting pregnancy outcome in women participating in IVF. Methods: Between May 2005 and April 2008, sera were obtained from 70 infertile women who underwent IVF-ET at 11 days post-ET and stored. HCG, progesterone, and inhibin A levels were measured by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The predictive accuracy of hCG, progesterone, and inhibin A levels for establishment of intrauterine pregnancy and ongoing pregnancy was calculated by receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis. Results: For the prediction of intrauterine and ongoing pregnancy, serum hCG was better than progesterone and inhibin A. The predictive performance of progesterone and inhibin A was similar. The serum progesterone and inhibin A levels were significantly correlated each other (r=0.915, p=0.010). Conclusion: A single measurement of the serum hCG level is sufficient to predict pregnancy outcome in IVF-ET patients.

Heat Sink Measurement of Liquid Fuel for High Speed Aircraft Cooling (고속 비행체 냉각을 위해 사용되는 액체연료의 흡열량 측정연구)

  • Kim, Joongyeon;Park, Sun Hee;Hyeon, Dong Hun;Chun, Byung-Hee;Kim, Sung Hyun;Jeong, Byung-Hun;Han, Jeong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.10-15
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    • 2014
  • For hypersonic aircraft, increase of flight speeds causes heat loads that are from aerodynamic heat and engine heat. The heat loads could lead structural change of aircraft's component and malfunctioning. Endothermic fuels are liquid hydrocarbon fuels which are able to absorb the heat loads by undergoing endothermic reactions, such as thermal and catalytic cracking. In this study, methylcyclohexane was selected as a model endothermic fuel and experiments on endothermic properties were implemented. To improve heat of endothermic reaction, we applied zeolites and confirmed that HZSM-5 was the best catalyst for the catalytic performance. The objective is to investigate catalytic effects for heat sink improvement. The catalyst could be applied to system that use kerosene fuel as endothermic fuel.

Efficiency of Different Selection Indices for Desired Gain in Reproduction and Production Traits in Hariana Cattle

  • Kaushik, Ravinder;Khanna, A.S.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.789-793
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    • 2003
  • An investigation was conducted on 729 Hariana cows maintained at Government Livestock Farm, Hisar, from 1973 to 1999, with an objective to compare the efficiency of various selection indices for attaining desired genetic gains in the index traits. The various traits included were age at first calving (AFC), service period (SP), calving interval (CI), days to first service (DFS), number of services per conception (NSPC), lactation milk yield (LY), peak yield (PY), dry period (DP). Except for LY, PY and AFC the heritabilities of all other traits were low. Desirable associations among reproductive traits are supportive of the fact that any one of these traits incorporated in simultaneous selection is expected to cause correlated response in other traits. Production traits (LY and PY) were positively correlated, while DP had low negative genetic correlation with LY, and high genetic correlation with PY. Thus, DP can be taken as additional criteria in selection index for better over all improvement. Almost all production traits except DP had low negative correlation with AFC, SP, DFS and CI meaning that reduction in reproduction traits up to certain level may increase production performance. While, the correlation of NSPC with LY and PY was moderate positive. Among four trait indices I23: incorporating PY, AFC, SP and NSPC and among three trait indices I1: incorporating LY, AFC and SP were the best as these required least number of generations (4.87 and 1.35, respectively) to attain desired goals. Next in order of preference were PY or LY along with DP and SP as the best indices (I20 and I16) of which, index with PY may be preferred instead of LY as it produced considerably high correlated response in LY and reduction in NSPC as well.