• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.543-553
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• 2016

The validity of statistical inference depends on proper randomization methods. However, even with proper randomization, we can have imbalanced with respect to important characteristics. In this paper, we introduce a method based on ranked auxiliary variables for treatment allocation in crossover designs using Latin squares models. We evaluate the improvement of the efficiency in treatment comparisons using the proposed method. Our simulation study reveals that our proposed method provides a more powerful test compared to simple randomization with the same sample size. The proposed method is illustrated by conducting an experiment to compare two different concentrations of titanium dioxide nanofiber (TDNF) on rats for the purpose of comparing weight gain.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1448-1455
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• 2008

본 논문은 대부분의 Linux 운영체제에서 지원해 주는 System V의 IPC 중 하나인 Shared Memory를 Dual Core 시스템 상에서 동작하도록 설계한다. Linux에서 사용되는 Shared Memory는 동일한 메모리 영역에 여러 개의 프로세스가 접근할 수 있도록 해 주는 기술이 다. 본 논문에서는 Shared Memory의 큰 두 갈래 중 커널 단계에서 처리되는 SVR(System V Release) 형식의 Shared Memory를 다룬다. 본 논문에서는 리눅스 운영체제의 공유 메모리 기능을 Dual Core 시스템에서 동작하도록 설계한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 Dual Core 시스템에서 공유 메모리 기능 설계 방안은 듀얼 코어를 활용하여 기존의 단일 처리기 시스템에서보다 성능을 향상시킬 수 있도록 한다. 공유 메모리를 이용한 프로세스의 동작이 별개의 CPU에서 동작되도록 함으로써 성능 향상을 꾀한다.

• 동아시아경상학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2022

Purpose - This study explored factors of online education that affect student dissatisfaction and learning effectiveness in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research design, data, and methodology - This study combined qualitative and quantitative designs. The qualitative part of this study involved in-depth interviews using a criteria-based purposive sampling technique. The quantitative part of this study consisted of an online survey. Results - The qualitative results revealed that students faced significant problems related to online learning, including a lack of learning environment, interaction, and support from the school. The quantitative results indicated that the effects of transitioned-online courses on student dissatisfaction were higher with student support, the interaction between students and instructors, online learning environment, and course organization and evaluation based on the order, while the effects on learning effectiveness were higher with the online learning environment, interaction between students and instructors, course organization and evaluation, and student support based on the order. Conclusion - The results implied that online learning in the era of the COVID 19 pandemic negatively affects student satisfaction and learning effectiveness. Policymakers and school leaders should improve students' satisfaction and learning effectiveness when confronted with the pandemic. Better policies should be adopted to improve better way of teaching in the era of COVID19.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2023

Purpose: The study's objective was to examine the impact of brand personality dimensions on consumer behavior for laptop purchases in Nepal. Research Materials and Methods: The study included descriptive and explanatory research designs. A structured questionnaire with a purposive sampling method was employed to gather the necessary information for the study. The survey data were analyzed using a quantitative approach. The study used descriptive statistics to characterize the response conditions. Correlation analysis was used to investigate the relationship between brand personality dimensions and consumer behavior. Regression path analysis was employed to identify the effect of brand personality dimensions and consumer behavior. Results: The result of regression path analysis showed that the three dimensions - competency, ruggedness, and sophistication, have a significant effect on consumer behavior, and the two dimensions- sincerity and excitement do not have a substantial impact on consumer behavior in laptop buying in Nepal. Conclusions and Implications: Such findings can serve as pioneering empirical evidence and provide a framework for marketers and future studies in various scenarios. The study's findings can help marketing managers in handling information management. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers can also use the results in formulating marketing strategies, and marketers need to be aware of such considerations for influencing consumer behavior.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.453-462
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• 2023

Intermediate Geomaterials (IGMs) are natural formation materials that exhibit the engineering behavior (strength and compressibility) between soils and rocks. The engineering behavior of such material is highly unpredictable as the IGMs are stiffer than soils and weaker/softer than rocks. Further, the characterization of such material needs exposure to both soil and rock mechanics. In most conventional designs of geotechnical structures, the engineering properties of the IGMs are either aligned with soils or rocks, and this assumption may end up either in an over-conservative design or under-conservative design. Hence, many researchers have attempted to evaluate its actual engineering properties through laboratory tests. However, the test results are partially reliable due to the poor core recovery of IGMs and the possible sample disturbance. Subsequently, in-situ tests have been used in recent years to evaluate the engineering properties of IGMs. However, the respective in-situ test finds its limitations while exploring IGMs with different geological formations at deeper depths with the constraints of sampling. Standard Penetration Test (SPT) is the strength-based index test that is often used to explore IGMs. Moreover, it was also observed that the coefficient of variation of the design parameters (which represents the uncertainties in the design parameters) of IGMs is relatively high, and also the studies on the probabilistic characterization of IGMs are limited compared with soils and rocks. With this perspective, the present article reviews the laboratory and in-situ tests used to characterize the IGMs and explores the shear strength variation based on their geological origin.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.353-360
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• 2012

핵의학 영상 기기 중 SPECT시스템은 촬영목적에 따라 다양한 콜리메이터를 사용하며 영상 재구성을 위해서는 각 콜리메이터의 기하학적 특성을 반영하는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 이 중 핀홀 콜리메이터를 사용한 핵의학 영상기기의 영상 재구성에 관한 연구를 수행하였으며 특히 핀홀 콜리메이터 영상 재구성시 발생하는 샘플링 문제를 제거하는 방법에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 순환적 영상 재구성 방법의 투사(projection)와 역투사(back-projection)시 각기 다른 방식으로 구축된 시스템 모델을 반영한 비동일 시스템 모델 방식을 개발하여 최대우도 기댓값최대화(maximum likelihood expectation maximization, ML-EM) 알고리듬에 적용하였다. 설계한 재구성 알고리듬을 성능을 검증하기 위해 geant4 application for tomographic emission(GATE) 시뮬레이션 툴을 이용하여 핀홀 콜리메이터의 디지털 팬텀 시뮬레이션을 수행하고 이를 이용하여 기존방식과 제안한 방식의 재구성 알고리듬에 대한 비교평가 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과 본 연구에서 제안한 비동일 시스템 모델 사용 영상 재구성 방법은 동일 시스템 모델을 사용한 순환적 재구성 알고리듬에 비해 효과적으로 샘플링 문제를 제거할 수 있는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 제안한 영상 재구성 방법은 다양한 콜리메이터에 확대적용 되어 사용 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.454-464
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• 2023

본 논문은 센서 노드 응용을 위한 1MS/s의 샘플링 속도를 가지는 저전력 8비트 비동기 축차근사형(successive approximation register, SAR) 아날로그-디지털 변환기(analog-to-digital converter, ADC)를 제안한다. 이 ADC는 선형성을 개선하기 위해 부트스트랩 스위치를 사용하며, 공통모드 전압(Common-mode voltage, VCM) 기반의 커패시터 디지털-아날로그 변환기 (capacitor digital-to-analog converter, CDAC) 스위칭 기법을 적용하여 DAC의 전력 소모와 면적을 줄인다. 외부 클럭에 동기화해서 동작하는 기존 동기 방식의 SAR ADC는 샘플링 속도보다 빠른 클럭의 사용으로 인해 전력 소비가 커지는 단점을 가지며 이는 내부 비교를 비동기 방식으로 처리하는 비동기 SAR ADC 구조를 사용하여 해결할 수 있다. 또한, 낮은 해상도의 설계에서 발생하는 큰 디지털 전력 소모를 줄이기 위해 동적 논리 회로를 사용하여 SAR 로직를 설계하였다. 제안된 회로는 180nm CMOS 공정으로 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 1.8V 전원전압과 1MS/s의 샘플링 속도에서 46.06𝜇W의 전력을 소비하고, 49.76dB의 신호 대 잡음 및 왜곡 비율(signal-to-noise and distortion ratio, SNDR)과 7.9738bit의 유효 비트 수(effective number of bits, ENOB)를 달성하였으며 183.2fJ/conv-step의 성능 지수(figure-of-merit, FoM)를 얻었다. 시뮬레이션으로 측정된 차동 비선형성(differential non-linearity, DNL)과 적분 비선형성(integral non-linearity, INL)은 각각 +0.186/-0.157 LSB와 +0.111/-0.169 LSB이다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2003

Regarding leisure and work as very important in residential life of old ages, this study analyzed their preference by leisure and work for senior congregate housing, which can provide proper work and leisure activities for older people who are able to manage their social activities with healthy condition. It conducted a survey of middle aged of the 50's who would face problems of senior housing in 2010, with stratified sampling by region, sex and housing structure type. Totally 556 Questionnaires were used for the final analysis. The research results showed that, first, the group which was positive toward their works mostly had spouse of the age of early 50' s and work for professional, technological, managerial positions with good health. Second, the more positive group towards their work showed high willingness to move in senior congregate housing, than a negative group towards their work, and put a weight on the openness of shared space and facilities as well as various alarming equipments, common space, common programs and the ability of managers. Third, according to the attitudes toward leisure activities, there were differences in each group by housing structure type, education of their own or their spouses, monthly income, property, economic ability, health condition, living together with spouse, housing tenureship, and usable area of houses. The fourth was that those who enjoy active leisure activities presented high willingness to move in senior congregate housing than those of negative attitude and also there was a difference in managerial ways. Throughout the results of the study, it appeared that a group of positive attitude toward work and leisure, than that of negative attitude, recognized the importance of senior congregate housing which social and leisure programs could support. It implied necessary to develop housing for the older people who have enough ability to manage their leisure activity as well as their work. The study is likely to have a contribution to suggest practical data for helping the development of housing for self-reliant seniors by analyzing their preference on senior congregate housing by their attitudes toward work. The research for the factors of various designs and managements by leisure and work may become the following research theme of the study.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.503-518
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• 2018

The purpose of this study is to illustrate the design of safety suits based on energy-harvesting technology, particularly targeting street cleaners who must work at night with high mobility. The design focuses on applying lightweight energy-harvesting tools and illuminant into the wear. The design development reflects feedback from testers collected via survey constituting a key methodology. The development process has two main stages. Each stage uses a process of design prototyping, internal examination, test sampling, test wearing, and wearers' feedback via survey that consists of questions on visibility, wearing convenience, and washability. The first stage results show the design of safety suits with energy-harvested LED illuminant inserted and the survey results collected from street cleaners dressed in 4 sample and 80 actual suits in total. Improved based on the first-stage survey results, the second stage designs the suits with detachable energy-harvested EL tape. From these 5 sample and 30 actual second-stage suits, the additional survey indicates that this second-stage design facilitates more visibility and convenience in washing and wearing than the first-stage design. Accordingly, one can expect that this new design can apply not only to safety suits for night workers but also to handicapped or outdoor sportswear applications in the future.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.763-771
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 환기용 축류송풍기에 대하여 효율을 목적함수로 하는 수치최적설계를 수행하였다. 유동해석은 삼차원 Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) 방정식을 통하여 이뤄졌으며, 난류모델로는 Shear Stress Transport 모델을 사용하였다. 최적설계를 위한 설계변수로는 허브비, 날개의 중간 및 팁 스팬에서의 엇갈림각을 사용하였다. 실험계획법으로 라틴하이퍼큐브 샘플링 방법을 사용하여 설계영역 내에서 25개의 실험점을 추출하였다. 최적설계기법인 가중평균대리모델과 삼차원 RANS 해석을 결합하여 수치최적설계를 수행하였으며, 가중평균대리모델로는 WTA1, WTA2 및 WTA3 모델을 사용하였다. 수치 최적설계에 의해 얻어진 최적형상들의 성능을 기준형상과 비교하였으며, 성능이 가장 좋은 모델에 대하여 기준형상과의 내부유동장 비교 및 분석을 통해 성능이 향상된 원인을 규명하였다.