• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.202-219
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• 2008

As demand for high speed Internet service has explosively increased in the United States for the past decade, the construction or upgrades of telecommunication infrastructure has also been rapidly followed. Though currently many people in urbanized areas can be provided advanced broadband services, there are still challengeable areas to be served, such as remote or low populated areas because those areas are potentially non-profitable to commercial broadband service providers. This paper addresses the spatial disparity or in a broader term, the 'digital divide' of the broadband access by the county level in the United States. We propose the quantified measure of the county level broadband accessibility for identifying such digital divide. The developed measure is a hybrid form of the classical gravity based potential model and network topological accessibility, encouraged from the lack of prior efforts eying to explicitly incorporate the understanding of the whole process of the Internet access. The computational tasks are performed in a GIS platform, which includes several programmed functions.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.15-15
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• 2020

기후변화로 인하여 가뭄은 그 위험성이 점차 높아질 것으로 예상되고 있다. 잠재적 대규모 가뭄피해를 사전에 예방하기 위해서는 가뭄에 보다 효과적으로 대응하기 위한 방안을 마련하는 것이 필요하며, 국가적 수자원 관리를 넘어선 국민 전반이 가뭄 심각성을 인지하고 적합한 대응을 하도록 유도하는 것이 중요하다. 기상, 수문, 농업 등 가뭄 발생의 다양한 측면들을 표현한 여러 가뭄지수 및 정보가 이미 생산되고 있으므로, 이러한 정보를 국민에게 제공한다면 국민이 가뭄의 심각성을 인지하고 물 절약 등의 행동에 동참하도록 하거나 농민의 경우 사전에 대처 방안을 마련하도록 하는 등, 공급측면에서의 수자원 관리 뿐만 아니라 수요 측면에서의 대응도 가능하게 될 것이다. 하지만 현재 제공되는 가뭄지수 및 정보는 전문적 지식이 있는 의사결정자 및 연구자 등을 위한 것으로, 일반 시민이 이러한 정보를 통해 가뭄의 상황을 이해하고 해석하여 그에 따른 행동을 하기란 어려운 것이 사실이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 국내 가용한 가뭄지수 및 정보로부터 국민이 체감할 수 있으며, 적절한 행동을 하도록 설득할 수 있는 가뭄정보 생산 방안을 도출하고자 한다. 사회과학적 이론, 포커스그룹 인터뷰 및 설문조사를 통하여 국민의 가뭄정보에 대한 인지 및 이해 특성을 파악하고, 시민자문단을 통하여 직접적으로 국민에게 현재 가용한 가뭄정보를 제공하고 어떻게 바라보는지 분석함으로써, 국민이 체감 가능한 가뭄정보의 방향을 제안하였다. 또한 현재 가뭄에 대한 뉴스 등이 어떠한 방식으로 생산되고 유통되는지를 분석하여 이로부터 사회과학적 측면에서 국민을 설득하기 위한 보다 효과적 방안을 제시하였다. 결과적으로 국민이 가뭄의 상황을 인지하고, 국가적 차원의 가뭄 대응의 필요성을 이해하며, 물 절약 등의 행동을 하도록 설득하는 것이 가능하게 되어, 점차 심각해져가는 가뭄에 효과적으로 대응할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.257-267
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• 2007

Bandwidth Trading(BT) represents a potential market with over 1 trillion USD across the world and high growth potential. BT is also likely to accelerate globalization of the telecommunications industry and massive restructuring driven by unbundling rush. However, systematic researches on BT remain at an infant stage. This study starts with structure analysis of the Internet industry, and discusses significance of Internet interconnection with respect to BT issues. We also describe the bandwidth commoditization trends and review technical requirements for effective Internet interconnection with BT capability. Taking a step further, this study explores the possibility of improving efficiency of network providers and increasing user convenience by developing an architectural prototype of Hub-&-Spoke interconnection model required to facilitate BT. The BT market provides an innovative base to ease rigidity of two-party contract and increase service efficiency. However, as fair, efficient operation by third party is required, this research finally proposes an exchanging hub named NIBX(New Internet Business eXchange).

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.153-163
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• 2013

The application demand has been rapidly increasing along the growth of smart devices. Companies actively use the application as marketing tools. In particular, fashion businesses expect the improvement of customer loyalty and brand image by using the applications as the communication channel with consumers. This paper investigated the relationship between mobile shopping motives and mobile shopping acceptance. Influence of such variables on perceived importance of various fashion application attributes was also accessed. Data from male and female respondents were analyzed for the empirical study. Results indicated that mobile shopping motives were classified into convenience, ubiquity, impulsiveness and economic motives. Fashion application attribute was classified into contents, continuous management, design/visibility, downloading and community. Mobile shopping motives had significant correlation with fashion application acceptance. Shopping motives and fashion application acceptance had significant impacts on perceived importance of various fashion application attributes.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.8 no.1 s.35
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• pp.96-106
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• 2007

This study aims to evaluate the financial impact of construction firms' business diversification. Specifically, from the construction firms' perspective, this study attempted to present basic investment model by analyzing the effect of investment in residential facilities for retired seniors. Analyses results indicated that the financial impact, in terms of sales volume and gross profit, varies according to the size of firms. The results drawn from this study could be a valuable source when construction firms plan to invest and operate residential facility for retired seniors in order to diversify their business portfolio and stabilize financial structure.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.77-87
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• 2009

Potential risks of communicable disease outbreaks have significantly increased in the era of global society. However, contingency planning of local governments for communicable diseases is not prepared to the proper level in various governmental sectors of many countries. Human being has been remarkable advances in medical science and public health. However, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) still remains as a very dangerous transmissible disease that has great potential to create catastrophic consequences of casualties. The SARS outbreak between November 2002 and July 2003 resulted in 8,096 known infected cases and 774 deaths with a mortality rate of 9.6% worldwide (WHO, 2004). It is regarded as one of the human health disasters. Since about sixty-six percent of total SARS cases in the world were reported in People's Republic of China, Korean tour industry was significantly affected as a neighboring country. The objective of this research is to investigate major factors of Korea entry data sets, and to analyze economic impacts of Korean tour business interruption due to the period of SARS outbreak with tourist cases of four countries: Japan, U.S.A., China, and Taiwan. Results from this research show the seasonal and long-term trends of entry data sets of four countries, and direct and indirect impacts of SARS to Korean tour industry.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.23-35
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• 2017

Work zone traffic control is of keen interest because both traffic operations and safety performances are directly affected by traffic management methods. In particular, work zone traffic on two-lane roads needs to be managed in more efficient and safer manners due to its unique characteristics of alternative right-of-way assignment. This study developed a dynamic control algorithm that can be used for real-time operations of two-lane work zone traffic. The performance of the developed algorithm was evaluated by VISSIM microscopic traffic simulator. An applied programming interface (API) based program was developed to plug-in the control algorithm onto the simulator. The results demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed control algorithm for two-lane work zone.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Management
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.199-229
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• 1993

본 연구(硏究)는 선물거래의 선진국이라고 할 수 있는 미국(美國), 영국(英國), 일본(日本)등을 대상으로 선물계약(先物契約)의 증거금변경(證據金變更)이 시장활동(市場活動) 즉 거래량(去來量), 미결제포지션(open interest), 가격변동성(價格變動性)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 만기별(滿期別)로 구분하고 또한 시계열(時系列) 현상(現狀)을 제거한 후 비교분석(比較分析)함으로써 이러한 분석결과를 토대로 우리나라가 주가지수선물을 도입하는데 있어서 차후의 증거금관리(證據金管理)에 대한 하나의 정책적(政策的) 방향(方向)을 제시(提示)하고자 하였다. 연구결과(硏究結果)를 요약(要約)하면 증거금(證據金)은 시장활동(市場活動)인 거래량(去來量)과 선물계약(先物契約)의 수요(需要) 즉 미결제포지션에는 상당한 영향(影響)을 미치나 가격변동(價格變動)에 미치는 영향은 미약하며 그러한 효과는 비교적 단기적(短期的)인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 아울러 그러한 효과는 국가간(國家間) 및 상품간(商品間)에 큰 차이 없이 거의 공통적(共通的)인 현상(現狀)임이 밝혀졌다. 구체적으로 본 연구가 시사하는 바는 연구결과(硏究結果) 중 증거금변경(證據金變更)에 따른 미결제포지션의 움직임을 거래량(去來量)과 연관(聯關)시켜 생각해 볼 때 증거금인하시(證據金引下時) 단기에 거래량이 유의적으로 증가하면서 동시에 미결제포지션이 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 보아 증가되는 많은 거래량은 선물시장 참여자들이 새로운 포지션을 취하기 때문인 것으로 보여진다. 이러한 사실은 거래소가 증거금인하(證據金引下)를 통하여 잠재적인 시장참여자들의 비용(費用)을 낮춤으로써 시장유동성(市場流動性) 제고(提高)를 유도하는 경우 이러한 시도는 단기적(短期的)으로는 어느 정도 효과(效果)를 거둘 수 있음을 시준(示晙) 한다. 또한 증거금변경이 가격변동성(價格變動性)에 미치는 영향은 크지 않은 것으로 밝혀져 일반적으로 선물거래소들이 취하고 있는 증거금정책으로써 가격변동성을 관리하기 위한 증거금(證據金) 운용정책(運用政策)은 적어도 단기에 있어서는 어느 정도 효과를 보나 그 효과는 크지 않은 것으로 판단된다. 이러한 사실들은 증거금변경이 이루어지는 시점이 일반적으로 시장활동(市場活動)의 변화(變化)가 나타나기 시작한 후 1개윌 이내에 이루어져 왔다는 사실을 고려한다면 많은 선물거래소들이 취하고 있는 증거금관리정책은 비교적 단기적인 효과를 위한 것이며 그러한 정책(政策)들은 나름대로 소기의 목적(目的)으로 달성하고 있는 것으로 보인다. 끝으로 증거금변경이 선물시장활동에 미치는 효과의 국가간(國家間)의 차이(差異)가 없고 또한 상품간(商品間)에도 사실상 차이(差異)가 없다는 사실은 앞으로 선물시장을 개설할 우리나라의 입장에서 볼 때 선물증거금(先物證據金) 운용(運用)에 관한 정책수립시(政策樹立時) 금융선진국(金融先進國)의 증거금(證據金) 정책운용(政策運用)을 통한 시장관리(市場管理) 경험(經驗)을 어느 정도 참고할 수 있음을 시사한다고 할 것이다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

Although the OTT industry is an area that needs urgent policy response as a priority area under the new industry regulatory reform master plan, various issues are occurring due to the lack of related institutional infrastructure. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the policy conflict structure in which regulatory obstacles and delays occur by listening to the opinions of major stakeholders and using the Q methodology to identify the regulatory innovation demand of the OTT industry. The analysis results are as follows. The analysis results are as follows. First, in the implementation of OTT-related policies, it is necessary to improve the standard system for the method of settlement of copyright fees. Second, it is required to improve the support method that can reduce the burden of OTT operators' fund. Third, it is necessary to supplement the system by changing the regulatory application method for potential regulatory issues related to zero-rating. This study can be utilized in the process of introducing a system in which various stakeholders are connected and developed in a complex manner in the process of regulatory innovation in new industries and services.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.45-53
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• 2019

As the urbanization progresses, the demand for parking in large cities surges compared with that for parking lots. However, the space for securing a parking lot in a large city is physically limited and a budget problem also arises. Therefore, a shared parking system that can utilize existing parking lots is becoming important. This study was carried out to analyze the parking area efficiently for the residents parking area. As a result of the questionnaire survey, it was the most frequent passage to work / commuting and business purposes. The most important factors in parking were 'Parking charge', 'Walking distance to the destination after parking', 'Parking lot searching time' Approximately 46 % of the respondents were female. As a result of the quantitative analysis of the factors influencing the potential use of the intention to use as a dependent variable, it was analyzed that the policy was effective to reduce the parking fee to less than 500 won per 10 minutes and take about 3-6 minutes to search.