• ETRI Journal
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.596-606
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• 2007

It is well known that an OFDM receiver is vulnerable to synchronization errors. Despite fine estimations used in the initial acquisition, there are still residual synchronization errors. Though these errors are very small, they severely degrade the bit error rate (BER) performance. In this paper, we propose a residual error elimination scheme for the digital OFDM baseband receiver aiming to improve the overall BER performance. Three improvements on existing schemes are made: a pilot-aided recursive algorithm for joint estimation of the residual carrier frequency and sampling time offsets; a delay-based timing error correction technique, which smoothly adjusts the incoming data stream without resampling disturbance; and a decision-directed channel gain update algorithm based on recursive least-squares criterion, which offers faster convergence and smaller error than the least-mean-squares algorithms. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme works well in the multipath channel, and its performance is close to that of an OFDM system with perfect synchronization parameters.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.382-387
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• 2010

This paper presents a novel design method for determining the PID gains of a speed controller for a servo system compensating variations in bandwidth at a low speed. The variations in bandwidth of a speed controller are measured at a low speed and the relationship between the bandwidth and the damping ratio are verified by determining the location of the closed loop pole. The proposed algorithm uses the z-transform of a plant and speed controller and applies the time-varying sampling method for determining the PID gains of the speed controller at low speed. The magnitude and the phase condition are considered for finding a suitable control gain. The usefulness and effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated through experimental results such as low speed control and robust disturbance responses.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2009

It has been considered that fishing areas for shrimp beam trawl have been in ruin because Korean local governments have permitted trawling into the areas limited by the fisheries local regulations from 1994. Physical and biological effects of the trawling were investigated in the study. Physical effects were investigated by optical methods such as trawling tracking by side scan sonar and comparing the gear both before and after trawling. Biological aspects were investigated by grab sampling of benthic animals, concentration of trace metals in sediment and a flux evaluation of ${NH_4}^+,\;{PO_4}^-,\;and\;SiO_2$ by coring. The fishing activity had physical impacts on the seabed but these recovered naturally in less than fourty days naturally, which increased the benthic biodiversity, increases the trace metal concentration of and nutrient flux into the seawater, especially phosphate and silicate. This method and these results can help in further studies looking for disturbances by fishing.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.588-600
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• 1997

Postpartum depression is one of the most serious problems in maternal health because it affects not only the mother but also her family. Postpartum depression disturbs the maternal-infant interaction and attachment. However, most postpartum depression patients ignore this problem and do not seek treatment. Many clinicians and researchers realiza there is a need to develop a postpartum depression scale. Thus, this study has been designed to development of a postpartum depression scale. Data were collected through a survey over a period of three months. Subjects who participated in the study were 167 Korean mothers in their postpartum period. The author used a convenience sampling method. The analysis of the data was done with SPSS PC/sup ＋/ for descriptive statistics, item analysis and factor analysis. Initially 62 items were generated from the interview data of eight postpartum depression patients and from a literature review. This preliminary scale was analyzed for reliability and validity. The results of this analysis are as follows. 1. Initially 62 items were analyzed through the Index of Content Validity(CVI) and 48 items were selected. 2. Seven factors were extracted through the principal component analysis, and these contributed 61% of the variance in the total score. Finally 46 items in the scale loaded .41∼ .84 on one of seven factors. 3. Each factor was labeled. Factor 1 was labeled 'emotional phenomena-emotional upset' and included 13 items, factor 2 was labeled' cognitive phenomena-self concept disturbance' and included seven items, factor 3 was labeled 'relationship to baby-negative feeling' and included six items, factor 4 was labeled 'relationship to baby- overload' and included eight items, factor 5 was labeled 'negative maternal identity' and included five items, factor 6 was labeled 'biophysiological phenomena-disturbance of physical functioning' and included four items, and factor 7 was labeled' interpersonal relationship phenomena-blamed others' and included three items. 4. Cronbach Coefficient Alpha for internal consistency was .95 for the total 46 items. Finally, the author suggests that this scale could be adequately applied in assessing the postpartum depression of mothers during the postpartum period. The results of this study can contribute to designing an appropriate postpartum depression prevention strategy.

• 응용통계연구
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.991-1002
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• 2014

Greene (2004a,b), Lee와 Choi (2014) 등의 연구에서 토빗 회귀모형의 최대가능도 추정은 표준오차를 과소추정한다는 것이 알려졌고, 그 원인의 하나는 오차항 분산의 과소 추정에 있다고 한다. 오차항 분산의 과소 추정은 회귀계수에 대한 가설 검정 및 구간추정에 영향을 미칠 뿐 아니라 독립변수들의 주변효과를 추정하는데에도 영향을 미치게 되므로 토빗 회귀모형에 대한 적절한 분석이 수행되려면 최대가능도 추정의 과소 추정 문제를 해결하여야 한다. 일반적으로 무정보 사전분포에 의한 베이지안 추론 방법은 빈도학파들이 요구하는 효율성을 갖는 경우가 많다. 본 연구에서도 무정보 사전분포에 의한 베이지안 추론을 적용하여, 베이지안 방법론이 SUR 토빗 회귀모형에서 최대가능도 추정의 과소 추정 문제를 해결할 수 있는 하나의 대안이 될 수 있다는 것을 보였다.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2005

The purposes of this study were 1) to investigate the oral health problem of the disabled according to the handicapped types, 2) to collect the empirical data for developing and establishing the oral health policies for the handicapped, and 3) to find out the major obstacles against the dental services and oral health promotion. The handicapped subjects were collected by designed cluster sampling and interviewed with structured questionnaire in order to measure the oral health knowledge and behaviors. The subjects were attending the special schools and private or public welfare institutions for crippled disorder, encephalopathy disorder, mental retardation, visual disturbance, hearing defect, and developmental disorder. Oral examination was conducted by 13 trained dentists. 1,476 of handicapped people were finally surveyed. The results were as follows; The experiences of visiting dental office during the last one year in 18~64 year-old disabled people were 48.86% in crippled disorder, 52.50% in mental retardation, 58.24% in visual disturbance, 39.29% in hearing defect, respectively. To improve this challenging situation, we should find out the obstacles against the dental service and oral hygiene maintenance by the types of handicap, and develop the oral health policies which could support and advocate the Korean disabled.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.5-17
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• 2011

실내시험의 경우 샘플링으로 인한 시료의 교란은 종종 지반의 공학적 특성을 추정하는데 상당한 오차를 발생시키기 때문에 현장지반의 거동을 분석하는데 있어 부적절한 결과를 초래한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 원위치시험법 중 하나인 스크류재하시험을 개발하였다. 그 이유는 신뢰성 있는 공학적 파라메터를 산정하기 위해서는 원위치시험법을 채택하는 것이 유리하기 때문이다. 스크류재하시험은 나선형의 오거 재하판을 지반 속에 관입하여 재하시험을 하는 평판 재하시험의 개량된 시험이다. 본 연구를 통해 스크류시험장치에 대한 구조와 특성을 자세히 소개하고 실내시험 결과를 통해 장치에 대한 신뢰성을 검증하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2007년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2007
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• pp.98-100
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• 2007

Tropical forests have variety of biodiversity values, which provide invaluable services to the living being on earth. In the recent years, tropical forests are regarded as valuable global resources that act as sink for carbon dioxide in order to mitigate global climatic change. In many parts of the world, tropical forests are being rapidly cleared by various means. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is concentrated in the upper 12 inches of the soil. So it is readily depleted owing to the degradation activities. In the present study, it was aimed to assess the magnitude of disturbance in the availability of SOC in a semi- evergreen forest, situated in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. The forest density of this region was mapped with QuickBird satellite data. Intensive field soil sampling and floristic study were conducted to estimate the SOC status in different density classes and to identify the species availability. The SOC density ranged from 274.06 t/ha to 147.84 t/ha in the very dense and degraded semi-evergreen forest respectively. The SOC content was also varied from 3.70 to 1.83 % in the very dense semi-evergreen and medium semi-evergreen forests respectively. The species composition in different density classes was also varied considerably. As a result of this study, it was identified that the disturbance to forests by various means not only affect the density of forests but also affect the below ground SOC status proportionately.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2006

낙동강 하구지역에는 부산점토라고 불리는 연약점토가 두텁게 분포하고 있다. 과거 10년 동안에 대단위 지반개량 사업이 수행되어 왔지만, 주로 시료교란 때문에 압밀침하량과 시간을 아주 과소평가하여 왔었다. 이를 극복하기 위하여 부산점토에 대한 체계적인 지반조사에 의하여 압축특성을 규명할 필요가 요구되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 해안지역의 두 현장에서 개선된 시료채취기술을 적용하여 얻어진 시료에 대하여 지질조사, 불교란 및 교란 시료에 대한 압밀실험이 수행되었다. 이 결과를 이용하여 각종 압축정수의 산정과 그들의 상관성을 규명하였으며, 특히 퇴적환경에 따라 물리적 특성, 구조수준, 교란도 및 압축정수의 변화를 분석하였다.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제34권
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• pp.8.1-8.11
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• 2022

Background: As self-employed workers are vulnerable to health problems, this study aimed to analyze mental health problems and sleep disturbances among self-employed workers compared with paid workers in Korea. Methods: A total of 34,750 workers (23,938 paid workers and 10,812 self-employed workers) were analyzed from the fifth Korean Working Condition Survey, which included 50,205 households collected by stratified sampling in 2017. To compare mental health problems and sleep disturbance among self-employed workers and paid workers, multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed. Results: The odds ratio in self-employed workers compared with paid workers was 1.25 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.09-1.42) for anxiety, 1.11 (95% CI: 1.04-1.17) for overall fatigue, 1.11 (95% CI: 1.04-1.20) for difficulty falling asleep, 1.10 (95% CI: 1.02-1.18) for difficulty maintaining sleep and 1.24 (95% CI: 1.16-1.32) for extreme fatigue after waking up. Conclusions: Self-employed workers in Korea have a higher risk of self-reported mental health problems and sleep disturbances than paid workers. Further studies with a longitudinal design and structured evaluation are required to investigate the causal relationship between health problems and self-employment.