• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.1581-1587
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• 2014

Two-lalyered quiet asphalt pavements are well known for their noise reduction capabilities compared to the conventional ones. This study was conducted to analyze the economic effects on two-layered quiet asphalt pavement rather than on one-layered. Noise prediction was performed on the data surveyed from the two-layered quiet asphalt pavement. In addition, the economic analysis was executed considering cost benefits using the noise prediction result. The permeability test was also investigated to evaluate the clogging recovery of two-layered quiet asphalt pavement. Analysis results revealed that the construction cost of two-layered quiet asphalt pavements was cheaper than that of the conventional soundproof walls. The two-layered quiet asphalt pavement with simulated clogging conditions was satisfied the permeability requirements of the permeable asphalt pavements. The permeability test results showed that the permeable time was recorded as 6.77 seconds for one cycle of cleaning job with 400 mL of water.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.388-393
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• 2015

Low molecular weight species were extracted from PC and SAN by a solvent extraction method in order to investigate the effect of low molecular weight species on interfacial tension and affinity between PC and SAN. From the analysis of molecular weight distribution by the GPC, it was confirmed that the low molecular weight species were effectively eliminated by the solvent extraction. Interfacial tension measurements and morphological observation were carried out with the PC and SAN of which the low molecular weight species were extracted. Interfacial tension was increased and the infinity was decreased for the extracted PC and SAN pair. This result implied that the low molecular weight species play a role as a compatibilizer between two polymers. Among two polymers, low molecular weight SAN contributes more in the compatibilization. Thus, it is favorable to use SAN containing a larger amount of low molecular weight species in fabrication of PC/ABS blend.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.15D no.1
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• pp.31-40
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• 2008

We generally use lower-dimensional transformations to convert high-dimensional sequences into low-dimensional points in similar sequence matching. These traditional transformations, however, show different characteristics in indexing performance by the type of time-series data. It means that the selection of lower-dimensional transformations makes a significant influence on the indexing performance in similar sequence matching. To solve this problem, in this paper we propose a hybrid approach that integrates multiple transformations and uses them in a single multidimensional index. We first propose a new notion of hybrid lower-dimensional transformation that exploits different lower-dimensional transformations for a sequence. We next define the hybrid distance to compute the distance between the transformed sequences. We then formally prove that the hybrid approach performs the similar sequence matching correctly. We also present the index building and the similar sequence matching algorithms that use the hybrid approach. Experimental results for various time-series data sets show that our hybrid approach outperforms the single transformation-based approach. These results indicate that the hybrid approach can be widely used for various time-series data with different characteristics.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.10
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• pp.89-96
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• 2021

This study is aimed to establish the direction of orthodontic treatment by analyzing the differences in the dental arch development due to the cause of short stature. Dental diagnostic tests were conducted on patients who were diagnosed with short stature. Idiopathic short statured children were classified through the paired sampling based on the age and gender of a short statured children with growth hormone shortage. Control groups were classified using same method as above, after selecting candidates with an arch length of less than 3mm and malocclusion. In conclusion, short statured children with growth hormone shortage or idiopathic had the higher rate of crowding and the small value of overbite compared to normal children. Therefore orthodontic treatment for short statured children needs treatment plan included evaluation for Arch length discrepancy to treat a crowding early. This study will provide important data for successful orthodontic treatment according to the characteristics of dental occlusion of short statured children.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.52 no.5
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• pp.594-602
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• 2009

Purpose : Transforming growth factor (TGF)-${\beta}1$ reportedly increases neuronal survival by inhibiting the induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in astrocytes and protecting neurons after excitotoxic injury. However, the neuroprotective mechanism of $TGF-{\beta}1$ on hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury in neonatal rats is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine whether $TGF-{\beta}1$ has neuroprotective effects via a NO-mediated mechanism and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor modulation on perinatal HI brain injury. Methods : Cortical cells were cultured using 19-day-pregnant Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats treated with $TGF-{\beta}1$ (1, 5, or 10 ng/mL) and incubated in a 1% O2 incubator for hypoxia. Seven-day-old SD rat pups were subjected to left carotid occlusion followed by 2 h of hypoxic exposure (7.5% $O_2$). $TGF-{\beta}1$ (0.5 ng/kg) was administered intracerebrally to the rats 30 min before HI brain injury. The expressions of NOS and NMDA receptors were measured. Results : In the in vitro model, the expressions of endothelial NOS (eNOS) and neuronal NOS (nNOS) increased in the hypoxic group and decreased in the 1 ng/mL $TGF-{\beta}1-treated$ group. In the in vivo model, the expression of inducible NOS (iNOS) decreased in the hypoxia group and increased in the $TGF-{\beta}1$-treated group. The expressions of eNOS and nNOS were reversed compared with the expression of iNOS. The expressions of all NMDA receptor subunits decreased in hypoxia group and increased in the $TGF-{\beta}1$-treated group except NR2C. Conclusion : The administration of $TGF-{\beta}1$ could significantly protect against perinatal HI brain injury via some parts of the NO-mediated or excitotoxic mechanism.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.1625-1638
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• 2014

Recently, Low Impact Development (LID) has been emphasized as a critical strategy for improving urban water cycle and adapting to climate change. LID is needed to be incorporated in urban planning and development process for effective implementation in the real world. However, little research has examined the relationship between urban planning and LID in Korea. This study addresses this critical gap by 1) examining whether current urban planning institutional system considers LID or not and 2) assessing the extent to which local comprehensive plans integrate LID in seven large cities. Study results show that a few planning guidelines declaratively mention the need of LID but they don't include specific LID strategies. In addition, we found that 7 local comprehensive plans in the sample received a mean score of 11.71, which represents 19.52% of the total possible points and there are wide variations among cities. These findings indicate that there is still considerable room for improvement of local governments on LID. We propose the revision of planning guideline by incorporating LID principles and non-structural and structural LID technologies.

• Solar Energy
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.19-26
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• 1990

Theoretical analysis for the thermal performance on the low-cost trickle collector, which is easy to manufacture and construct, has been performed. The results were in reasonably good agreement with those of the experiments. They have been applicable to predict long-term thermal performance on the low-cost solar collecting system. The dialogue type of computer program has been written based on the f-chart method and it can be used for designing a these collecting system, and investigating its economic feasibility.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2019.11a
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• pp.124-127
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 단일 이미지의 관심 영역에 기반한 저심도 후처리 방법을 제안한다. 저심도 이미지란 사진에서 초점이 선명하게 포착되는 깊이의 범위가 좁은 이미지를 말한다. 기존의 광학적 특성을 이용한 저심도 이미지를 만드는 과정은 물리적인 구조 설계비용 문제가 존재한다. 또한, 이미지의 후처리 보정을 통한 방법은 이미지상의 사물 깊이 정보를 알기 어렵기 때문에 이미지의 심도를 후처리하기 어려웠다. 이에 따라 본 논문에서는 슈퍼 픽셀 군집화 방법을 통해 관심 영역을 찾고, 이에 기반하여 관심 영역이 부각될 수 있는 저심도 후처리 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 후처리 방법은 슈퍼픽셀 군집화 방법을 통해 관심영역을 설정하여 배경 영역을 분리하고 블러 과정을 수행한다. 관심 영역을 제외한 부분을 확장 한 뒤 배경 블러를 거치기 때문에 후광효과가 현저히 줄어든 저심도 효과가 적용된 이미지를 얻을 수 있었고 MSRA-1000 데이터 셋 이미지에서 우수한 주관적 화질 결과를 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.450-457
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• 1997

저출력/정지시의 사고가 노심손상에 미치는 영향이 작지 않은데 비하여, 그 영향에 대한 평가 체계는 확립되어 있지 않다. 특히 인적오류가 차지하는 비중이 크며 이에 따라 인적오류를 평가할 수 있는 절차를 마련하여야 한다. 본 논문에서는 전출력시의 체계를 기반으로 저출력/정지시의 특성을 고려하여 인적오류를 평가할 수 있는 체계인 SEPLOT (Systematic Evaluation Procedure for LP&S Operation Tasks)을 개발하였다. SEPLOT에서는 영향도(Influence Diagrams)를 이용하여 인적오류에 영향을 주는 수행특성인자들을 동시에 고려함으로써 수행특성인자들 사이의 의존성 평가를 가능하게 하였고, 저출력/정지시의 특성을 반영할 수 있도록 절차서의 질, 인간-기계 연계, 다중 인간행위 사이의 의존성 등의 수행특성인자들이 중요하게 고려되도록 하였다. 이를 이용하여 참조 원전의 저출력/정지시 대표적인 작업인 소외전원상실사고 대응 작업 중 하나인 일차 충전 및 유출 운전(Primary Feed and Bleed)에 대하여 평가함으로써, 저출력/정지시 다른 여러 가지 수행작업들에 대한 인적오류에도 개발된 체계가 적용 가능함을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of Labour Economics
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.29-50
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• 2012

This paper estimates the effect of minimum wages on new hiring of low wage workers from a time-series. The results indicate that minimum wages tend to reduce the new hiring of low wage workers, in particular, among women, less educated and older population. The strongly negative effect on new hiring suggests that the burden of reduced labor demand arising from higher minimum wages tend to fall mostly upon the unprotected low-wage job searchers due to the short-term rigidity of employment adjustment among the existing workers.