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건강보험 빅데이터를 통한 전체 근로자 및 공무원 근로자의 암 발생률 분석 (Analyzing Cancer Incidence among Korean Workers and Public Officials Using Big Data from National Health Insurance Service)

  • 백성욱;이완형;유기봉;이우리;이원태;김민석;임성실;김지현;최준혁;이경은;윤진하
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제32권3호
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    • pp.268-278
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    • 2022
  • Objectives: This study aimed to establish a control group based on the big data from National Health Insurance Service. We also presented presented the number of incidences for each cancer, and analyzed the cancer incidence rate among Korean workers. Methods: The cohort definition was separated by 'baseline cohort', 'dynamic cohort', and 'fixed- industry cohort' according to the definition. Cancer incidence was calculated based on the Korean Standard Classification of Disease code. Incidence rate was calculated among the group of all workers and public officials. Based on the study subjects and each cohort definition, the number of observations, incidences, and the incidence rate according to sex and age groups was calculated. The incidence rate was estimated based on the incidence per 100,000 person-year, and 95% confidence intervals calculated according to the Poisson distribution. Results: The result shows that the number of cancer cases in the all-worker group decreases after the age of 55, but the incidence rate tends to increase, which is attributed to the retirement of workers over 55 years old. Despite the specific characteristics of the workers, the trend and figures of cancer incidence revealed in this study are similar to those reported in previous studies of the overall South Korean population. When comparing the incidence rates of all workers and the control group of public officials, the incidence rate of public officials is generally observed to be higher in the age group under the age of 55. On the other hand, for workers aged 60 or older, the incidence rates were 1,065.4 per 100,000 person-year for all workers and 1,023.7 per 100,000 person-year for civil servants. Conclusions: This study analyzed through health insurance data including all workers in Korea, and analyzed the incidence of cancer of workers by sex and age. In addition, further in-depth researches are needed to determine the incidence of cancer by industry.

NORM 폐기물 매립 시 NDD 분석을 활용한 부지 내 주요 피폭인자 도출 (Derivation of On-site Major Exposure Factor using NDD Analysis when Landfilling NORM Waste)

  • 임지현;이신동;손건우;김광표
    • 방사선산업학회지
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    • 제18권3호
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    • pp.183-193
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    • 2024
  • As part of the social response to the radon bed incident in 2018, the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission took measures to collect and dispose of all radon beds. The Waste Management Act provides landfill disposal as one of the disposal methods for natural radioactive product waste, which is one of the NORM wastes. When NORM wastes are landfilled, workers and the public at the landfill site are exposed to radiation through various pathways, such as leaching of radionuclides through soil and groundwater, and multiple exposure factors are involved simultaneously. In order to improve the reliability of radiological impact assessment, the values of main exposure factors should be selected more accurately. Therefore, before developing the main exposure factors for site characteristics, it is necessary to prioritize main exposure factors reflecting domestic characteristics of NORM waste landfills. Therefore, in this study, the main exposure factors for NORM waste landfill were derived using NDD analysis. To derive the main exposure factors, the analysis tool was first selected as RESRAD-ONSITE computer code, and the exposure scenarios were mainly selected as a resident farmer and suburban resident scenario, recreation scenario, and industrial worker scenario. Then, the priority 1 and 2 factors were selected for sensitivity analysis, and a Korean standard model was established to reflect Korean characteristics. Finally, the sensitivity analysis was conducted through NDD, and the main exposure factors were derived based on this. In the resident farmer scenario, the contaminated zone distribution coefficients of 226Ra, 210Pb, 232Th, 228Ra, 234U, and 238U, as well as precipitation and evapotranspiration factors, were derived as the main exposure factors. In the suburban resident scenario, the contaminated zone distribution coefficients of 226Ra, 210Pb, 232Th, 228Ra, 234U, and 238U, as well as precipitation and evapotranspiration coefficients, were derived as the main exposure factors. In the recreation scenario, the contaminated zone distribution coefficient of 232Th was derived as the main exposure factor. For the industrial worker scenario, the erosion rate was derived as the main exposure factor. The main exposure factors for each scenario were analyzed to be different depending on the scenario characteristics. The results of this study can be utilized as a basis for radiological environmental impact assessment of NORM waste landfill in Korea.

벤처기업의 R&D 투자와 성과에 관한 실증연구 (Empirical Research on the R&D Investment and Performance of Venture Businesses)

  • 이동기;이철규;김정환
    • 한국벤처창업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국벤처창업학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.179-208
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 산업별 국내 벤처기업의 경영성과와 R&D 투자와의 상관관계에 대해 실증분석하고, 이를 통해 벤처기업의 경영성과와 R&D 투자와의 관계에 대한 일반 가설 뿐만 아니라 산업별로 차이가 존재한다는 사실을 밝히고자 산업별 실증분석을 시도하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 과학기술부의 "과학기술연구개발활동조사보고서"의 조사결과로 추출된 $2002{\sim}2006$년간의 패널데이터를 대상으로 8개 산업별 실증분석을 하였다. 산업분류는 패널 수의 제한 등으로 국가과학기술표준분류 체계(KSIC) 상 중분류(2-digit)까지로 제한하였다. 본 연구는 기존 연구에서의 연구개발활동 및 연구개발비 지출은 기업의 가치 내지는 생산성, 경영성과에 대체로 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 사실을 확인할 수 있었을 뿐만 아니라 기존 연구에서 부족했던 개별 산업별, 기업 규모별 차이 또한 증명하였다는 점에서 큰 특징이 있다. 더욱이 기존 연구에서는 볼 수 없었던 5년간의 일관성 있는 패널데이터를 분석에 이용하여, 지속적으로 연구개발활동과 경영활동이 이뤄지는 기업을 대상으로 연구를 수행함으로써 연구결과의 신뢰성을 높였다. 마지막으로 IMF 경제위기 이후 2002년부터 2006년까지 최근 데이터를 실증분석에 사용함으로써, IMF 이전의 선진국 추격형이 아닌 선진국 진입단계에 있는 현상의 문제점들을 실증분석을 통해 제시하였다는데 큰 특징이 있다. 주요 실증분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자본금과 노동자 규모는 전체기업과 벤처기업의 경영성과와 양(+)의 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 분석 대상 8개 산업 모두에 적용된다. 둘째, 기업의 설립년수는 특정 산업에 있어서는 전체기업과 벤처기업의 경영성과와 양(+) 또는 음(-)의 상관관계를 가지나, 전반적인 경향에 대해서는 판단하기 어렵다. 셋째, R&D 투자는 전반적으로 기업 경영성과에 긍정정인(+) 영향을 준다고 할 수 있다. 넷째, 연구원 수는 전체기업 또는 벤처기업의 경영성과에 한 방향으로 영향을 미치는 요인이라 할 수 없다. 다섯째, 연구개발 노하우의 축적 등을 통해 기업의 경영성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 가정되었던 연구소의 설립년수 또한 기업 경영성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 가정되었던 연구소의 설립년수 또한 기업 경영성과에 긍정적인 요인으로 작용한다는 것이 전반적인 사실이라고 논할 수 없다.

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벤처기업의 R&D 투자와 성과에 관한 실증연구 (Empirical Research on the R&D Investment and Performance of Venture Businesses)

  • 이동기;이철규;김정환
    • 벤처창업연구
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.1-28
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 산업별 국내 벤처기업의 경영성과와 R&D 투자와의 상관관계에 대해 실증분석하고, 이를 통해 벤처기업의 경영성과와 R&D 투자와의 관계에 대한 일반 가설뿐만 아니라 산업별로 차이가 존재한다는 사실을 밝히고자 산업별 실증분석을 시도하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 과학기술부의 "과학기술연구개발활동조사보고서"의 조사결과로 추출된 $2002{\sim}2006$년간의 패널데이터를 대상으로 8개 산업별 실증분석을 하였다. 산업분류는 패널 수의 제한 등으로 국가과학기술표준분류 체계(KSIC) 상 중분류(2-digit)까지로 제한하였다. 본 연구는 기존 연구에서의 연구개발활동 및 연구개발비 지출은 기업의 가치 내지는 생산성, 경영성과에 대체로 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 사실을 확인할 수 있었을 뿐만 아니라 기존 연구에서 부족했던 개별 산업별, 기업 규모별 차이 또한 증명하였다는 점에서 큰 특징이 있다. 더욱이 기존 연구에서는 볼 수 없었던 5년간의 일관성 있는 패널데이터를 분석에 이용하여, 지속적으로 연구개발활동과 경영활동이 이뤄지는 기업을 대상으로 연구를 수행함으로써 연구결과의 신뢰성을 높였다. 마지막으로 IMF 경제위기 이후 2002년부터 2006년까지 최근 데이터를 실증분석에 사용함으로써, IMF 이전의 선진국 추격형이 아닌 선진국 진입 단계에 있는 현상의 문제점들을 실증분석을 통해 제시하였다는데 큰 특징이 있다. 주요 실증분석 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 자본금과 노동자 규모는 전체기업과 벤처기업의 경영성과와 양(+)의 상관관계를 가지는 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 분석 대상 8개 산업 모두에 적용된다 둘째, 기업의 설립년수는 특정 산업에 있어서는 전체기업과 벤처기업의 경영성과와 양(+) 또는 음(-)의 상관관계를 가지나, 전반적인 경향에 대해서는 판단하기 어렵다. 셋째, R&D 투자는 전반적으로 기업 경영성과에 긍정정인(+) 영향을 준다고 할 수 있다 넷째, 연구원 수는 전체기업 또는 벤처기업의 경영성과에 한 방향으로 영향을 미치는 요인이라 할 수 없다. 다섯째, 연구개발 노하우의 축적 등을 통해 기업의 경영성과에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 가정되었던 연구소의 설립년수 또한 기업 경영성과에 긍정적인 요인으로 작용한다는 것이 전반적인 사실이라고 논할 수 없다.

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조직의 정보 니즈와 ERP 기능과의 불일치 및 그 대응책에 대한 이해: 조직 메모리 이론을 바탕으로 (Understanding the Mismatch between ERP and Organizational Information Needs and Its Responses: A Study based on Organizational Memory Theory)

  • 정승렬;배억호
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.21-38
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    • 2012
  • Until recently, successful implementation of ERP systems has been a popular topic among ERP researchers, who have attempted to identify its various contributing factors. None of these efforts, however, explicitly recognize the need to identify disparities that can exist between organizational information requirements and ERP systems. Since ERP systems are in fact "packages" -that is, software programs developed by independent software vendors for sale to organizations that use them-they are designed to meet the general needs of numerous organizations, rather than the unique needs of a particular organization, as is the case with custom-developed software. By adopting standard packages, organizations can substantially reduce many of the potential implementation risks commonly associated with custom-developed software. However, it is also true that the nature of the package itself could be a risk factor as the features and functions of the ERP systems may not completely comply with a particular organization's informational requirements. In this study, based on the organizational memory mismatch perspective that was derived from organizational memory theory and cognitive dissonance theory, we define the nature of disparities, which we call "mismatches," and propose that the mismatch between organizational information requirements and ERP systems is one of the primary determinants in the successful implementation of ERP systems. Furthermore, we suggest that customization efforts as a coping strategy for mismatches can play a significant role in increasing the possibilities of success. In order to examine the contention we propose in this study, we employed a survey-based field study of ERP project team members, resulting in a total of 77 responses. The results of this study show that, as anticipated from the organizational memory mismatch perspective, the mismatch between organizational information requirements and ERP systems makes a significantly negative impact on the implementation success of ERP systems. This finding confirms our hypothesis that the more mismatch there is, the more difficult successful ERP implementation is, and thus requires more attention to be drawn to mismatch as a major failure source in ERP implementation. This study also found that as a coping strategy on mismatch, the effects of customization are significant. In other words, utilizing the appropriate customization method could lead to the implementation success of ERP systems. This is somewhat interesting because it runs counter to the argument of some literature and ERP vendors that minimized customization (or even the lack thereof) is required for successful ERP implementation. In many ERP projects, there is a tendency among ERP developers to adopt default ERP functions without any customization, adhering to the slogan of "the introduction of best practices." However, this study asserts that we cannot expect successful implementation if we don't attempt to customize ERP systems when mismatches exist. For a more detailed analysis, we identified three types of mismatches-Non-ERP, Non-Procedure, and Hybrid. Among these, only Non-ERP mismatches (a situation in which ERP systems cannot support the existing information needs that are currently fulfilled) were found to have a direct influence on the implementation of ERP systems. Neither Non-Procedure nor Hybrid mismatches were found to have significant impact in the ERP context. These findings provide meaningful insights since they could serve as the basis for discussing how the ERP implementation process should be defined and what activities should be included in the implementation process. They show that ERP developers may not want to include organizational (or business processes) changes in the implementation process, suggesting that doing so could lead to failed implementation. And in fact, this suggestion eventually turned out to be true when we found that the application of process customization led to higher possibilities of failure. From these discussions, we are convinced that Non-ERP is the only type of mismatch we need to focus on during the implementation process, implying that organizational changes must be made before, rather than during, the implementation process. Finally, this study found that among the various customization approaches, bolt-on development methods in particular seemed to have significantly positive effects. Interestingly again, this finding is not in the same line of thought as that of the vendors in the ERP industry. The vendors' recommendations are to apply as many best practices as possible, thereby resulting in the minimization of customization and utilization of bolt-on development methods. They particularly advise against changing the source code and rather recommend employing, when necessary, the method of programming additional software code using the computer language of the vendor. As previously stated, however, our study found active customization, especially bolt-on development methods, to have positive effects on ERP, and found source code changes in particular to have the most significant effects. Moreover, our study found programming additional software to be ineffective, suggesting there is much difference between ERP developers and vendors in viewpoints and strategies toward ERP customization. In summary, mismatches are inherent in the ERP implementation context and play an important role in determining its success. Considering the significance of mismatches, this study proposes a new model for successful ERP implementation, developed from the organizational memory mismatch perspective, and provides many insights by empirically confirming the model's usefulness.

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영친왕비(英親王妃) 수식(首飾) 장신구(裝身具)의 디지털화를 통한 산업적 활용 연구 (The Research of Industrial Application through Digitalization of the Jewelry of Imperial Princess YEONG)

  • 정아영
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제11권4호
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    • pp.186-195
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    • 2011
  • 예로부터 우리나라는 정교한 금속공예기술을 바탕으로 아름다운 여성 장신구를 제작, 착용해왔다. 이러한 장신구 중 특히 조선시대의 장신구는 실용성과 장식성 그리고 사회적 상징성 등을 동시에 지니고 있어 한국문화의 고유성을 표출할 수 있는 대표적 문화원형 중 하나라 할 수 있다. 그 가운데 본 논문의 연구대상인 된 영친왕비 장신구는 개화기 이후, 조선 말기의 유물이지만 궁중의식용으로 제작된 것이기 때문에 조선시대에 엄격히 지켜진 궁중복식 정례(定例)에 따라 전통적 형태나 기준에 맞추어 제작되었을 것으로 추정되며 그 종류의 다양성과 원형에 가까운 보존상태, 국말 상의원 소속 장인들에 의해 만들어진 점 등에 있어서도 예술성 뿐 아니라 궁중 양식과 그 체제 등에 대한 연구에 있어 귀중한 자료가 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 조선 말기 영친왕비가 사용한 장신구 가운데 조형적 가치가 있는 수식 11점을 선정하여 연구하고, 그 형태와 문양을 디지털 콘텐츠화하여 전통문화 원형을 보존하고 사회적 활용방안을 추구하고자 한다. 또한 전통여성장신구에 대한 고찰을 통해 문양 자료를 제시함으로써 문화산업과 현대장신구 디자인 에 활용할 수 있는 가능성을 제시하고자 한다.

2차원 바코드와 UCC/EAN-128을 이용한 생물자원 자동인식시스템 (An Automatic Identification System of Biological Resources based on 2D Barcode and UCC/EAN-128)

  • 주민석;류근호;김준우;김흥태;한복기
    • 정보처리학회논문지D
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    • 제15D권6호
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    • pp.861-872
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    • 2008
  • 컴퓨팅 환경이 발전함에 따라 다양한 물리적 객체와 디지털 정보를 연동하는 자동인식 연구가 활발히 진행 중이다. 이러한 자동인식시스템은 다양한 산업분야에서 활용되고 있음에도 불구하고 보건의료와 관련한 자동인식 기술의 접목은 아직까지 다른 산업기술 전반에 미치지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 의료장비, 혈액, 인체조직 등 보건의료 용품의 자동인식에 관한 여러 연구가 진행 중이다. 이 논문은 인간 유전체 연구의 필수 연구재료인 생물자원을 대상으로 자동인식 기술의 적용 방안을 제안한다. 먼저, 자동인식기술 도입을 위해 사용 환경상의 고려사항을 정의하고, 조사과정 또는 실험을 통하여 적합한 형태의 태그 인터페이스로서 바코드를 선택하였다. 바코드 심볼로지는 2차원 바코드 심볼로지인 Data Matrix를 사용하고, 데이터 스키마는 국제적 범용성 추구를 위하여 UCC/EAN-128 기반으로 설계하였다. 제안된 기술들이 실제 환경에 적용되는지를 보이기 위한 어플리케이션을 개발하고, 이에 대한 실험 및 평가를 다음의 방법으로 수행하였다. 생물자원이 실제 보존되는 영하 $196^{\circ}C$, 영하 $75^{\circ}C$의 초저온 보존환경에서 바코드 인식실험을 한 결과 1.6초 내외의 평균 인식시간을 보이며, 데이터 스키마는 생물자원 활용 분야의 요구사항을 만족하는 것으로 평가되었다. 따라서 제안한 방법으로 생물자원의 정보처리 과정에서 정확성과 데이터 입력의 신속성이 제공될 수 있다.

물성을 달리한 고등어(Scomber japonicus) 활용 고령친화식품의 제조 및 품질특성 (Preparation and Quality Characteristics of Different Mackerel Scomber japonicas-based Processed Products as Senior-friendly Seafoods)

  • 장미순;오재영;김풍호;박선영;김예율;강상인;김진수
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제54권5호
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    • pp.703-713
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    • 2021
  • Mackerel Scomber japonicus is an excellent source of vitamins (A, D and B12), omega-3 fatty acids, dietary protein and minerals. This study was conducted to prepare mackerel-based processed seafood products such as grilled product with super-heated (GM), tang (TM) and salad with sweet potato (SSM) using mackerel as senior-friendly seafoods and to examine their quality characteristics. The hardness of GM, TM and SSM were 240.3×1.03, 21.7×1.03 and 7.4×1.03 N/m2, respectively. The viscosity of SSM was 25,450 m·Pas. The nutritional content of mackerel-processed products was within the senior-friendly standard specifications for protein, vitamin C, vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B3 (niacin) ing GM, protein, vitamin B3 and calcium for TM, and protein, vitamin D, vitamin B2 and vitamin B3 in SSM. All the mackerel-processed products were safe as senior-friendly seafoods, since digestibility rates were 81.5% for GM, 87.9% for TM and 93.5% for SSM. The physical, nutritional and the sanitation results indicated that senior-friendly seafoods classified of the mackerel-processed products was step 1 for GM, step 2 for TM and step 3 for SSM according to the Korean Food Code and Korean Indusrty Standards.

다양한 다분류 SVM을 적용한 기업채권평가 (Corporate Bond Rating Using Various Multiclass Support Vector Machines)

  • 안현철;김경재
    • Asia pacific journal of information systems
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.157-178
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    • 2009
  • Corporate credit rating is a very important factor in the market for corporate debt. Information concerning corporate operations is often disseminated to market participants through the changes in credit ratings that are published by professional rating agencies, such as Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investor Service. Since these agencies generally require a large fee for the service, and the periodically provided ratings sometimes do not reflect the default risk of the company at the time, it may be advantageous for bond-market participants to be able to classify credit ratings before the agencies actually publish them. As a result, it is very important for companies (especially, financial companies) to develop a proper model of credit rating. From a technical perspective, the credit rating constitutes a typical, multiclass, classification problem because rating agencies generally have ten or more categories of ratings. For example, S&P's ratings range from AAA for the highest-quality bonds to D for the lowest-quality bonds. The professional rating agencies emphasize the importance of analysts' subjective judgments in the determination of credit ratings. However, in practice, a mathematical model that uses the financial variables of companies plays an important role in determining credit ratings, since it is convenient to apply and cost efficient. These financial variables include the ratios that represent a company's leverage status, liquidity status, and profitability status. Several statistical and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have been applied as tools for predicting credit ratings. Among them, artificial neural networks are most prevalent in the area of finance because of their broad applicability to many business problems and their preeminent ability to adapt. However, artificial neural networks also have many defects, including the difficulty in determining the values of the control parameters and the number of processing elements in the layer as well as the risk of over-fitting. Of late, because of their robustness and high accuracy, support vector machines (SVMs) have become popular as a solution for problems with generating accurate prediction. An SVM's solution may be globally optimal because SVMs seek to minimize structural risk. On the other hand, artificial neural network models may tend to find locally optimal solutions because they seek to minimize empirical risk. In addition, no parameters need to be tuned in SVMs, barring the upper bound for non-separable cases in linear SVMs. Since SVMs were originally devised for binary classification, however they are not intrinsically geared for multiclass classifications as in credit ratings. Thus, researchers have tried to extend the original SVM to multiclass classification. Hitherto, a variety of techniques to extend standard SVMs to multiclass SVMs (MSVMs) has been proposed in the literature Only a few types of MSVM are, however, tested using prior studies that apply MSVMs to credit ratings studies. In this study, we examined six different techniques of MSVMs: (1) One-Against-One, (2) One-Against-AIL (3) DAGSVM, (4) ECOC, (5) Method of Weston and Watkins, and (6) Method of Crammer and Singer. In addition, we examined the prediction accuracy of some modified version of conventional MSVM techniques. To find the most appropriate technique of MSVMs for corporate bond rating, we applied all the techniques of MSVMs to a real-world case of credit rating in Korea. The best application is in corporate bond rating, which is the most frequently studied area of credit rating for specific debt issues or other financial obligations. For our study the research data were collected from National Information and Credit Evaluation, Inc., a major bond-rating company in Korea. The data set is comprised of the bond-ratings for the year 2002 and various financial variables for 1,295 companies from the manufacturing industry in Korea. We compared the results of these techniques with one another, and with those of traditional methods for credit ratings, such as multiple discriminant analysis (MDA), multinomial logistic regression (MLOGIT), and artificial neural networks (ANNs). As a result, we found that DAGSVM with an ordered list was the best approach for the prediction of bond rating. In addition, we found that the modified version of ECOC approach can yield higher prediction accuracy for the cases showing clear patterns.

KODISA 연구윤리의 표절 판단기준과 글로벌 학술지 가이드라인 (The Standard of Judgement on Plagiarism in Research Ethics and the Guideline of Global Journals for KODISA)

  • 황희중;김동호;윤명길;이정완;이종호
    • 유통과학연구
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    • 제12권6호
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    • pp.15-20
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    • 2014
  • Purpose - In general, researchers try to abide by the code of research ethics, but many of them are not fully aware of plagiarism, unintentionally committing the research misconduct when they write a research paper. This research aims to introduce researchers a clear and easy guideline at a conference, which helps researchers avoid accidental plagiarism by addressing the issue. This research is expected to contribute building a climate and encouraging creative research among scholars. Research design, data, methodology & Results - Plagiarism is considered a sort of research misconduct along with fabrication and falsification. It is defined as an improper usage of another author's ideas, language, process, or results without giving appropriate credit. Plagiarism has nothing to do with examining the truth or accessing value of research data, process, or results. Plagiarism is determined based on whether a research corresponds to widely-used research ethics, containing proper citations. Within academia, plagiarism goes beyond the legal boundary, encompassing any kind of intentional wrongful appropriation of a research, which was created by another researchers. In summary, the definition of plagiarism is to steal other people's creative idea, research model, hypotheses, methods, definition, variables, images, tables and graphs, and use them without reasonable attribution to their true sources. There are various types of plagiarism. Some people assort plagiarism into idea plagiarism, text plagiarism, mosaic plagiarism, and idea distortion. Others view that plagiarism includes uncredited usage of another person's work without appropriate citations, self-plagiarism (using a part of a researcher's own previous research without proper citations), duplicate publication (publishing a researcher's own previous work with a different title), unethical citation (using quoted parts of another person's research without proper citations as if the parts are being cited by the current author). When an author wants to cite a part that was previously drawn from another source the author is supposed to reveal that the part is re-cited. If it is hard to state all the sources the author is allowed to mention the original source only. Today, various disciplines are developing their own measures to address these plagiarism issues, especially duplicate publications, by requiring researchers to clearly reveal true sources when they refer to any other research. Conclusions - Research misconducts including plagiarism have broad and unclear boundaries which allow ambiguous definitions and diverse interpretations. It seems difficult for researchers to have clear understandings of ways to avoid plagiarism and how to cite other's works properly. However, if guidelines are developed to detect and avoid plagiarism considering characteristics of each discipline (For example, social science and natural sciences might be able to have different standards on plagiarism.) and shared among researchers they will likely have a consensus and understanding regarding the issue. Particularly, since duplicate publications has frequently appeared more than plagiarism, academic institutions will need to provide pre-warning and screening in evaluation processes in order to reduce mistakes of researchers and to prevent duplicate publications. What is critical for researchers is to clearly reveal the true sources based on the common citation rules and to only borrow necessary amounts of others' research.