• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.499-503
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• 2008

In order to control the non-point source pollution, a vegetative filter strips (VFS) was set up and the site-monitoring was performed. The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the plant coverage on treatment efficiency of total nitrogen (T-N) and total phosphorus (T-P) using vegetative filter strips. According to the results, it seemed that the treatment efficiencies of T-N and T-P were closely related with the plant coverage ratio. The results showed that treatment efficiency of T-P average 50% at higher than 50% of the plant coverage and 20~23% at lower than 50% of the plant coverage. Also, the treatment efficiency of T-N increased with the increase of the plant coverage ratio.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3617-3619
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• 2012

Background: The completeness of cancer registration is a major validity index of any reported cancer incidence. The present study aimed to evaluate the esophageal cancer incidence registered in the Tehran Metropolitan Area Cancer Registry. Materials and methods: The data on esophageal cancer abstracted from three sources of 1) pathology departments, 2) medical records, and 3) death certificates during 2003 till 2007 were utilized. The completeness of the data sources were evaluated using coverage (defined as the proportion of a community population with esophageal cancer identified by the source) and density (defined as the proportion of non-empty fields of the data by source). Results: A total 1,404 cases of esophageal cancer were reported for the duration of the study. Pathology provided 771, medical records 432, and death certificates 609. The coverage was 0.55 for pathology, 0.31 for medical records, and 0.43 for death certificates. The respective density values were 0.82, 0.96 and 0.98, respectively. Pathology (0.45) was the most complete source followed by medical records (0.42), and death certificates (0.29). Discussion: A low degree of completeness dictates putting more effort into case finding plus abstracting data more thoroughly.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.61-61
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• 2010

By using high resolution x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we show that inelastic scattering of photoelectron at low temperature (30K~50K) generates two kinds of oxygen species on Pt (111) surface. Intense synchrotron radiation source dissociates oxygen molecules into chemisorbed atomic oxygen and induces the formation of PtO on surface. Estimated coverage of dissociated atomic oxygen is 0.5 ML, suggesting possible formation of p($2{\times}1$) surface structure, while PtO coverage shows saturation coverage of 0.5 ML. Molecular oxygen dosed at 30 K undergoes thermally activated transition from physisorbed to chemisorbed state at around 40K.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2009

Source로부터 송신된 신호는 무선 채널을 통하여 Destination에 전달된다. 하지만 이동하는 Destination이 Source의 Coverage를 벗어난 경우나 비록 Source의 Coverage 내의 음영 지역에 Destination이 존재하는 경우, Destination은 Source로부터 송신된 신호를 수신할 수 없고 통신을 할 수 없게 된다. 따라서 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해 중계기가 사용된다. 이와 같이 중계기를 사용하는 시스템을 다중 홉 중계 (Multi-hop Relay) 시스템이라 한다. 그런데 다중 홉 중계 시스템에서는 서로 다른 시스템용 중계기의 Coverage가 겹치는 경우가 발생할 수 있고, 이 부분에 Destination이 존재하는 경우 Destination에는 간섭이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 다중 홉 중계 시스템에서 발생 할 수 있는 동일 채널 간섭 (CCI : Co-Channel Interference) 제거 방법에 관해 연구하였다. 간섭 제거 방법은 우선 Zero Forcing (ZF) 또는 Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) 개념을 적용한 선형 수신기를 이용하여 간섭을 제거한 후, 정렬된 연속간섭제거 (OSIC : Ordered Successive Interference Cancellation) 알고리즘을 이용하여 추가적인 다이버시티 이득을 얻고 간섭 제거 성능을 향상시킨다. 무선 채널은 레일레이 (Rayleigh) 페이딩 채널을 고려하여 모의 실험을 하였으며, 시스템 성능은 비트 오류 확률 (Bit Error Probability) 측면에서 분석되었다.

• 대한공간정보학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.171-180
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• 1993

도시하수와 관련된 비점원 오염에 대한 관심은 더 나은 수질계획을 위한 새로운 도구의 발전을 이끌어 왔다. 이 논문은 도시의 수질연구를 위해 지리정보체계가 어떻게 응용되는지를 보여준다. 지리정보체계는 비점원 오염 모형화를 위한 토지이용자료를 관리하기 위해 이용되고, 또한 여러 가지 형태의 지리적 집합체내에서 오염물질을 평가하는데 이용된다. 경험적인 수질모형은 토지이용에 근본을 둔 오염물질 축적을 평가하기 위해 이용된다. 토지이용범위는 최근 사진의 판독을 통해서 구범위를 갱신함으로써 결정된다. 이러한 토지이용범위는 각각의 토지이용 다각형에 대한 오염물질 축적을 기록하는데 이용된다. 도시하수 유역과 소하수 유역의 범위를 결정하기 위해 하수지도를 수치화 시키고 해석한다. 하수구 소유역층에서 오염물질 축적을 중첩시킴으로써 주요하수의 출구에 대한 오염 축적물이 계산된다. 축적 정보를 기본으로 과다 오염 축적물의 임계지역이 어디에 위치하고 있으며, 오염 축적물을 통제하기 위한 최선의 관리기법의 효율성이 평가된다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.58-67
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• 2020

Objective: Third-generation dual-source computed tomography (3rd-DSCT) allows dynamic myocardial CT perfusion imaging (dynamic CTP) with a 10.5-cm z-axis coverage. Although the increased radiation exposure associated with the 50% wider scan range compared to second-generation DSCT (2nd-DSCT) may be suppressed by using a tube voltage of 70 kV, it remains unclear whether image quality and the ability to quantify myocardial blood flow (MBF) can be maintained under these conditions. This study aimed to compare the image quality, estimated MBF, and radiation dose of dynamic CTP between 2ndDSCT and 3rd-DSCT and to evaluate whether a 10.5-cm coverage is suitable for dynamic CTP. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 107 patients who underwent dynamic CTP using 2nd-DSCT at 80 kV (n = 54) or 3rd-DSCT at 70 kV (n = 53). Image quality, estimated MBF, radiation dose, and coverage of left ventricular (LV) myocardium were compared. Results: No significant differences were observed between 3rd-DSCT and 2nd-DSCT in contrast-to-noise ratio (37.4 ± 11.4 vs. 35.5 ± 11.2, p = 0.396). Effective radiation dose was lower with 3rd-DSCT (3.97 ± 0.92 mSv with a conversion factor of 0.017 mSv/mGy∙cm) compared to 2nd-DSCT (5.49 ± 1.36 mSv, p < 0.001). Incomplete coverage was more frequent with 2nd-DSCT than with 3rd-DSCT (1.9% [1/53] vs. 56% [30/54], p < 0.001). In propensity score-matched cohorts, MBF was comparable between 3rd-DSCT and 2nd-DSCT in non-ischemic (146.2 ± 26.5 vs. 157.5 ± 34.9 mL/min/100 g, p = 0.137) as well as ischemic myocardium (92.7 ± 21.1 vs. 90.9 ± 29.7 mL/min/100 g, p = 0.876). Conclusion: The radiation increase inherent to the widened z-axis coverage in 3rd-DSCT can be balanced by using a tube voltage of 70 kV without compromising image quality or MBF quantification. In dynamic CTP, a z-axis coverage of 10.5 cm is sufficient to achieve complete coverage of the LV myocardium in most patients.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.185-193
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• 1990

The purpose of this study is to observe the pattern of change in medical care utilization over time in early years of insurance coverage. The source of data is the benefit records file of a voluntary medical insurance society for covering the four-year period, from 1982 to 1985. The measure of medical care utilization used in this study is the age-sex standardized percentage of the enrollee who have visited a physician over total analytical population during a three-month period. For six cohorts by the year of enrollment ($1979{\sim}1984$), the relationship between the utilization and duration of insurance coverage was examined controlling for the calender year and season. In the analysis, logistic multiple regression and residual analysis were employed. It was observed that medical care utilization rapidly increased during the early stage of insurance coverage, and after then increased at a slower rate over time to become almost stable in about twenty months.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.148-157
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• 2011

Objectives: Although compensation for occupational injuries and diseases is guaranteed in almost all nations, countries vary greatly with respect to how they organize workers' compensation systems. In this paper, we focus on three aspects of workers' compensation insurance in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries - types of systems, employers' funding mechanisms, and coverage for injured workers - and their impacts on the actual frequencies of occupational injuries and diseases. Methods: We estimated a panel data fixed effect model with cross-country OECD and International Labor Organization data. We controlled for country fixed effects, relevant aggregate variables, and dummy variables representing the occupational accidents data source. Results: First, the use of a private insurance system is found to lower the occupational accidents. Second, the use of risk-based pricing for the payment of employer raises the occupational injuries and diseases. Finally, the wider the coverage of injured workers is, the less frequent the workplace accidents are. Conclusion: Private insurance system, fixed flat rate employers' funding mechanism, and higher coverage of compensation scheme are significantly and positively correlated with lower level of occupational accidents compared with the public insurance system, risk-based funding system, and lower coverage of compensation scheme.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2019

This study assessed the contribution of emergent vegetation (Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, and Nelumbo nucifera) to the submerged surface area, the amount of biofilms attached to the submerged portions of the plants, and the treatment performance of a free water surface (FWS) constructed wetland. Results showed that a 1% increase ($31m^2$) in the vegetative area resulted in an increase of $220m^2$ of submerged surface area, and 0.48 kg Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) of attached biofilm. As the vegetation coverage increased, effluent organic matter and total Kjeldahl nitrogen decreased. Conversely, a higher nitrate concentration was found in the effluent as a result of increased nitrification and incomplete denitrification, which was limited by the availability of a carbon source. In addition, a larger vegetation coverage resulted in a higher phosphorus in the effluent, most likely released from senescent biofilms and sediments, which resulted from the partial suppression of algal growth. Based on the results, it was recommended that constructed wetlands should be operated with a vegetation coverage of just under 50% to maximize pollutant removal.

• 생태와환경
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• 제38권3호통권113호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 비점오염원 제어를 목적으로 조성한 인공습지의 현장실험 결과를 바탕으로 인공습지의 식생피도가 습지의 처리효율에 미치는 영향과 습지식물의 조성 및 관리방안에 대해 고찰하였다. 인공습지에 수생식물을 인공식재하지 않고 자연적인 활착을 유도한 결과 3번의 생장기를 거치면서 평균 약 90% 이상의 높은 식생피도를 얻을 수 있었으며, 원활한 식생활착을 위해서는 물 관리가 매우 중요한 것으로 나타났다. T-N, T-P의 제거율은 연 평균 약 45 ${\sim}$ 55% 정도로 높게 나타났으며, T-P는 생장기와 동절기 모두 비슷한 제거율을 나타낸 반면에, T-N의 제거율은 수온의 영향으로 동절기 동안 생장기보다 낮은 약 33%를 나타내었다. 약 15%의 범위 내에서 식생피도의 차이는 T-P의 처리효율에 영향을 미치지 않는 반면에, 동절기 T-N의 처리효율에 영향을 미쳐 식생피도가 낮은 습지가 처리효율 또한 낮게 나타났다. 이는 질산성질소의 탈질화에 필수적인 유기탄소가 식생피도가 낮은 습지에서 적게 공급되었기 때문이라 생각된다. 영양물질 제거를 위한 인공습지를 조성할 경우 습지 전체를 모두 식생으로 피복되도록 하는 것 보다는 약 10 ${\sim}$ 15% 범위 내에서 일부 구역을 개방수역 (open water)으로 처리하여 어류 및 물새들을 위한 서식공간을 제공하여도 영양물질 제거효율에는 큰 차이가 발생하지 않을 것으로 생각된다. 대규모로 인공습지를 조성할 경우에는 영양물질 제거량을 증대시키기 위해 식물체를 제거하는 관리방안은 수행하지 않는 것이 경제적으로나 습지의 관리적인 측면에서 좋을 것으로 생각된다.