• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2016

As advance care planning is taking center stage in the field of end-of-life care, various tools have been developed to aid in the often emotional and difficult decision-making process. Video decision support tools are one of the most promising means of assistance, of which the modus operandi is to provide more comprehensive and precise information of medical procedures to patients and their families, allowing them to make better informed decisions. Despite such value, some are concerned about its potential negative impact. For example, video footages of some procedures may be shocking and unpalatable to non-medical professionals, and patients and families may refuse the procedures. One approach to soften the sometimes unpleasant visual of medical procedures is to show less aggressive or more relaxing scenes. Yet another potential issue is that the objectivity of video decision support tools might be vulnerable to the very stakeholders who were involved in the development. Some might argue that having multiple stakeholders may function as checks and balances and provide collective wisdom, but we should provide more systematic guarantee on the objectivity of the visual decision aids. Because the decision of the modality of an individual's death is the last and most significant choice in one's life, no party should exert their influence on such a delicate decision. With carefully designed video decision support tools, our patients will live the last moments of their lives with dignity, as they deserve.

• 경영과학
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.185-198
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• 1997

Business process reengineering(BPR) aims at a radical redesign of our business processes in order to achieve dramatic improvements in their performance. However, the fact that many BPR projects have failed hesitates the companies who have started to use BPR or who are planning to do so. Implementing a radical plan from a cross-functional perspective needs a more careful consideration of process vision, preventive measures and contigency plan. Our research suggests to use a visual decision making process (VDMP) in the development of a process vision and implementation plan. A BPR project of Carlaon School of Mnagement (CSOM) at the University of Minnesota is illustrated to show our suggested methodology.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.539-552
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• 2019

The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of information on shapewear's functionality in consumers' purchase decisions in an online shopping context. Through two steps of stimulus development process, four mock websites were developed to conduct a main study. In the main study, a 2 (visual information: absent vs. present images of the shapewear's functionality) x 2 (verbal information: absent vs. present descriptions of the shapewear's functionality) between-subject factorial design was employed to examine the impact of visual and verbal information regarding the functionality of shapewear on the consumer decision-making process (i.e., attitudes and purchase intentions). The results showed that verbal information about how shapewear reduces the size of specific body parts (i.e., waist, abdomen, hips, and thighs) were effective in increasing perceived attractiveness in an online context, which increased attitudes and purchase intentions. In addition, attitudes toward the shapewear mediated the effects of expected physical attractiveness on purchase intentions. The results of this study provided empirical support for the importance of expected physical attractiveness in consumers' online purchase decision on shapewear and useful managerial implications for enhancing the effectiveness of online shapewear presentations by including descriptions of the functionality of shapewear in decreasing the size of body parts.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.447-456
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• 2007

Recently, the multivariate statistical analysis has been used to analyze meaningful information for various data. In this paper, we develope the multivariate statistical analysis system combined with Fisher discriminant analysis, logistic regression, neural network, and decision tree using visual basic 6.0.

• 한국컴퓨터그래픽스학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2016

컴퓨터 그래픽스 (Computer Graphics) 및 인간-컴퓨터 상호작용 (Human-Computer Interaction, HCI) 기술을 기반으로 효과적인 데이터 분석을위한 가시화 툴 (Tool) 기술이 크게 발전 하였다. 해당 기술 분야는 Visual Analytics (비주얼애널리틱스)라는 연구 분야로 발전하여 2006년 첫 심포지엄이 열린 이래, 다양한 데이터 마이닝 (Data Mining), 상호작용 (Interaction) 기술이 정보 가시화 (Information Visualization) 기술에 접목하여 사용자 중심의 빅 데이터분석 및 의사 결정 시스템을 연구하는 분야로 확장 되었다. 그러나 국내에서는 아직 해당 연구 분야에 대하여 제대로 알려지지 않아, 국내 컴퓨터 그래픽스 및 HCI 기술 연구에 비하여, 가시화 기술을 통한 빅데이터 분석 및 의사결정을 지원하는 시스템을 설계 하는 기술이 뒤쳐지는 편이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 비주얼 애널리틱스 연구의 기본 철학을 살펴 보고, IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) 학회에 2015년 출판된 논문으로 사용된 데이터 및 가시화 기술 분석 서베이를 진행함으로써 국내 컴퓨터 그래픽스 연구자들의 해당 분야에 대한 이해를 돕고자 한다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권5호
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• pp.493-504
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• 2024

This paper presents the methodology and results for the investigation of the structural safety of 40 aged underground water tanks to support the weight of photovoltaic (PV) systems that were supposed to be placed on their roof reinforced concrete (RC) slabs. The investigation procedure included (1) review of available documents; (2) visual inspection of the roof RC slabs; (3) carrying out a series of nondestructive (ND) tests; and (4) analysis of results. Out of the 40 tanks, eleven failed the visual inspection phase and were discarded from further investigation. The roof RC slabs of the tanks that passed the visual inspection were subjected to a series of ND tests that included infrared thermography, impact echo, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), Schmidt hammer, concrete core compressive strength, and water-soluble chloride content. The NDT results proved that eight more tanks were not suitable to support the PV systems. Based on the results of the visual inspection and testing, a probabilistic decision-making criterion was established to reach a decision regarding the structural integrity of the roof slabs. The study concluded that the condition of the drainage filter was essential in protecting the tanks and its intact presence can be used as a strong indication of the structural integrity of the roof RC slabs.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.185-185
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• 1989

Business process reengineering(BPR) aims at a radical redesign of our business processes in order to achieve dramatic improvements in their performance. However, the fact that many BPR projects have failed hesitates the companies who have started to use BPR or who are planning to do so. Implementing a radical plan from a cross-functional perspective needs a more careful consideration of process vision, preventive measures and contingency plan. Our research suggests to use a visual decision making process (VDMP) in the development of a process vision and implementation plan. A BPR project of Carlson School of Management (CSOM) at the University of Minnesota is illustrated to show our suggested methodology.

• 대한음성학회지:말소리
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• 제60호
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• pp.29-45
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• 2006

We investigated whether the first syllable plays an important role in lexical access in Korean visual word recognition. To do so, one lexical decision task (LDT) and two form primed LDT experiments examined the nature of the syllabic neighborhood effect. In Experiment 1, the syllabic neighborhood density and the syllabic neighborhood frequency was manipulated. The results showed that lexical decision latencies were only influenced by the syllabic neighborhood frequency. The purpose of experiment 2 was to confirm the results of experiment 1 with form-primed LDT task. The lexical decision latency was slower in form-related condition compared to form-unrelated condition. The effect of syllabic neighborhood density was significant only in form-related condition. This means that the first syllable plays an important role in the sub-lexical process. In Experiment 3, we conducted another form-primed LDT task manipulating the number of syllabic neighbors in words with higher frequency neighborhood. The interaction of syllabic neighborhood density and form relation was significant. This result confirmed that the words with higher frequency neighborhood are more inhibited by neighbors sharing the first syllable than words with no higher frequency neighborhood in the lexical level. These findings suggest that the first syllable is the unit of neighborhood and the unit of representation in sub-lexical representation is syllable in Korea.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.1871-1878
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• 2015

최근 LED 어레이와 카메라간의 통신에 MIMO의 개념을 적용한 Visual-MIMO 시스템에 대한 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이전 연구에서 비트 판정을 위해 참조 LED 어레이 패턴을 사용한 방법을 제안하였으나, 참조 LED 어레이 패턴을 사용할 시에 거리가 변경될 때마다 참조 LED 어레이 패턴을 통해 ISI를 측정해야 하는 단점이 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 참조 어레이 패턴을 사용하지 않고 휘도편차를 사용한 비트 판정 및 오류정정 방법을 제안한다. 일차적으로 실험적으로 정해진 임계값에 의해 비트를 판정한다. 그 중 ON-LED로 판정된 LED에 대해서 오류 여부를 검사하고 정정을 시도한다. 정정 방법은 각 LED의 히스토그램의 전체데이터 중 최대빈도수를 기준으로 68.2%($1{\sigma}$)에 해당하는 범위인 휘도편차를 사용하여 판정한다. LED간 ISI 정도 및 거리의 변화에 따라 제안한 방법의 성능을 LED 어레이 패턴을 사용한 경우와 비교 분석하고 실험을 통해 검증한다.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2019

반자율 주행상황은 급커브나 도로 장애물과 같이 차량이 제어할 수 없는 상황에서 제어권 전환이 요청되며, 이때 운전자가 수동주행으로 전환하지 못한다면 심각한 사고가 발생할 수 있다. 운전자는 다른 과업으로 분산된 주의를 도로 환경으로 이전하고 도로상황 인식 후 전방의 특정 상황에 적절한 반응을 해야한다. 이를 위해서 상황인식과 의사결정이 필수적이다. 상황인식과 의사결정을 돕는 시청각 메시지 제공 여부에 따른 운전자의 안전감과 인지부하, 신뢰도의 효과를 알아보기 위해 시뮬레이터를 활용한 실험을 진행하였다. 실험은 $2{\times}2$ 피험자간 설계로 구성하였다. 상황인식 정보를 제공하는 경우, 음성안내음으로 제어권 전환 요청이 일어나는 이유를 제공하였고, 제공하지 않는 경우 비프음으로 제어권 전환을 요청하는 알람만 제시되었다. 의사결정 정보는 전방의 도로 상황에 어떻게 대응하여 운전해야 하는지 운전 방법에 대한 예시를 시각유형으로 제공하거나, 예시 없이 제어권 전환 요청 아이콘만 제공하는 것으로 구분하였다. 그 결과, 안전감, 인지부하, 신뢰도 모두 상황인식 정보와 의사결정 정보를 제공하였을 때 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 인지부하의 경우 의사결정 정보와 상황인식 정보를 포함하지 않은 경우 인지부하가 가장 높았으며, 모두 포함한 경우 인지부하가 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구는 반자율주행 차량에서 운전자의 상황인식과 의사결정을 돕는 정보구성의 효과를 알아보았다는 데에 의의가 있다.