• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.15 no.1 s.45
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• pp.74-81
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• 2006

In this study, on the basis of an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method and through a questionnaire on subjective preference and importance, various power supply systems were comprehensively compared with multiple decision criteria such as environmental, social, healthy, and economic viewpoints and then overall priority was assessed. When a decision-making problem is modelled by a hierarchy structure, the AHP method is regarded as a useful tool for extracting subjective opinions via the aforementioned questionnaire. Here, the overall preferences were obtained by linearly aggregating weighting vector and preference matrix. The energy systems such as nuclear, coal, and LNG power plants were selected because they took share over 90% of domestic electricity supply in Korea. Furthermore, wind power and photovoltaic solar systems were included as representative renewable energy systems in Korea. According to the results of this demonstration study, the following comprehensive comparison indicators were yielded: 1) weighting factors for 4 types of main criteria as well as for 11 types of sub-criteria; 2) preference valuation for 7 types of energy systems under consideration; 3) overall score for each energy systems.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.431-446
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• 2022

This study tested the possibility of applying the integrated social cognitive career theory for workers with disabilities to explore ways of predicting and enhancing their subjective well-being. It analyzed 952 adults who were employed for three years, among the workers who had participated in the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled from 2016 to 2018. The results showed that disability acceptance was positively related to occupational self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and life satisfaction with statistical significance, and that occupational self-efficacy had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and disability acceptance. Moreover, both auto-regressive and cross-lagged effects between disability acceptance and job satisfaction were found to be statistically significant. These findings imply that disability acceptance and occupational self-efficacy can be regarded as important factors to increase the subjective well-being of workers with disabilities.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.283-290
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential causal relationship between unmet healthcare needs and metrics related to quality of life. To examine the relationships between these variables, the study conducted an analysis by processing additional irradiated raw materials of the Korean Medical Panel. The metrics related to quality of life included six variables: athletic ability, self-care, daily activities, pain/trouble, uneasiness/depression, and subjective health conditions. Linear regression analysis revealed that the unmet healthcare needs had statistically significant negative effects on all six quality of life variables. A review of the magnitude of the linear regression β values for those variables showed that the relative level of influence on the quality of life variables decreased in the following order: pain/trouble, subjective health conditions, uneasiness/depression, daily activities, athletic ability, and self-care. Based on the results, practical applications related to strengthening working-level links between health and welfare is considered an effective policy response to the continued presence of unmet healthcare needs; such applications could contribute to improving the quality of life of those with unmet healthcare needs.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.400-412
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• 2019

The process of assessing environmental values and impacts is subjective and depends on predictions, limiting the securing of scientific rationality. Therefore, it is necessary to make a supplement by securing procedural rationality. This study has been tried to secure procedural rationality of EIA based on information disclosure system. The Aarhus Convention is an international treaty that defines the right of the public to access to environmental information and to participate in decision-making. This study evaluates Korean EIA information disclosure system by deriving 10 indicators based on the provisions on information disclosure presented in the Aarhus Convention. As a result, the five indicators were satisfied in terms of direction of information disclosure and provision. And the four indicators for the basis of utilization and process are required to be supplemented by detailed regulations. Finally, we derive the need for research on the asymmetry of expertise and acceptability of EIA system through public understanding indicators.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.16 no.8
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• pp.361-371
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• 2018

This study is an empirical study on the effect of wellness factors on the quality of life and subjective happiness of disabled workers, and aims to contribute to living a healthy life by experiencing wellness in the real life. This study used raw data of the 8th employment panel survey for the disabled, and explored factors such as physical wellness, emotional wellness, social wellness, cognitive wellness, and occupational wellness through exploratory factor analysis. And the wellness factors have a significant effect on the quality of life and subjective happiness of the disabled workers. The results showed that the five wellness factors had a positive (+) effect on the quality of life and subjective happiness of the disabled. Also, the quality of life has a significant effect on subjective happiness. In conclusion, it was confirmed that the quality of life and subjective happiness were improved only when the wellness of the disabled workers was increased. In the future, it is necessary to develop a wellness program suitable for the type of disability and to develop indicators that can be applied to real life situations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.181-181
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• 2011

최근 정부에서는 자연형 하천정비사업을 추진하고 있으나 정비방안이나 정비공법을 선정하기 위한 하천의 환경특성분석은 기술적 관점에서 주관적으로 이루어지고 있는 실정이다. 경제적이고 효율적인 하천정비를 위해서는 객관적이고 계량적인 지표를 이용한 구간별 하천환경 특성분석이 필요하다. 그러나, 적절한 구간구분기준과 하천환경특성을 분석하기 위한 합리적 판단방법이 마련돼 있지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 하천환경지수라는 계량적 지표를 개발하여 국가하천을 대상으로 구간별 하천환경특성을 분석하였다. 하천환경지수는 하천의 형태적 특성, 생태 환경적 특성, 이 치수적 특성, 사회 문화적 특성과 관련된 여러 인자들 중에서 인자선정원칙과 자료의 구득성을 고려하여 선정된 16개 인자로 구성하였고, 하천환경지수의 적용가능성을 검토하기 위하여 합리적인 하천구간 구분기준도 제시하였다. 아울러 국가하천에 대한 GIS 정보와 선정된 하천환경지수 및 구간구분기준을 적용하여 국가하천에 대한 하천환경특성을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 구간별 하천환경 정비사업 우선순위 및 정비방안을 설정하고자 할 때 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.145-152
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• 2010

This paper presents a digital auto-focusing algorithm using iterative unsharp mask filter. The proposed digital auto-focusing algorithm has the advantage of low computational complexity because it uses a simple filter instead of calculating the point spread function for the estimation of image degradation. The proposed iterative algorithm can control the number of iterations for image restoration according to the objective and the subjective criterion. We show that the proposed algorithm is mathematically equivalent to the conventional image restoration. Finally, in order to evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm, various experiments are performed so that the proposed algorithm can provide good results in the sense of subjective and objective views.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.283-292
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• 2019

The loss of semantic knowledge and impairments in semantic associations by semantic category is gaining increasing attention, as indicators of early-stage cognitive decline. As such, we assigned semantic association task (SAT) to normal elderly (NE) and those with subjective memory impairment (SMI) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to examine their performance by semantic subcategories and the differences in error patterns. We found a significant difference in the number of correct response and reaction time under the SAT categories among the three groups, with the highest performance observed in 'function' and the lowest performance in 'superordinate' and 'part/whole'. Moreover, the error frequency was the lowest in NE, followed by those with SMI and MCI, with the latter two groups showing a significant increase in no-response. Our findings demonstrate the varying extent and process of impairments in the semantic network by category over different stages of cognitive decline. Thus, we proposed SAT performance as an indicator to detect and follow-up on cognitive decline in elderly with cognitive disorder.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.199-199
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• 2021

한국농어촌공사에서는 과학적이고 체계적인 농업기반시설 및 용수관리로 재해를 예방하고 물관리의 효율성 증대를 위한 유지관리 종합정보시스템인 농업기반시설관리시스템을 구축하여 운영중에 있다. 한국농어촌공사는 2012년부터 저수지별 일공급량을 측정하여 기록 관리하고 있어, 저수지의 수위차와 공급량을 사용하여 저수지의 일유입량을 산정 할 수 있는 체계를 구축하였고 저수지 종합건전성 평가를 위해 이 자료를 사용하였다. 수량부문은 수문학적으로 하천환경 및 수생태계에 민감한 영향을 끼치는 인자들로 지표를 구성하였다. 선정된 지표는 High Flow, Low Flow, Seasonality, Zero Flow, Variability로 구성하였다. 수질부문은 자연적 요인과 사회·경제적 요인 기준에 의한 분류를 통해 저수지의 건전성 상태를 파악할 수 있는 지표를 선정하였다. 자연적 요인은 환경부의 수질환경기준에 제시된 항목 중 저수지 건전성을 대표할 수 있는 수온, DO, COD, SS, TN, TP 및 TOC를 선정하였다. 농업용 저수지 수량·수질을 고려한 수환경 평가체계 적용을 위해 적누, 이담, 송고 저수지를 선정하였다. 3개 저수지를 대상으로 수량, 수질 부문으로 나누어 부문별 건전성 및 종합건전성 평가를 수행하였다. 선정된 지표의 분석단위를 통일시키기 위하여 표준화를 수행하였으며 자료의 왜곡정도가 큰 경우에는 로그변환을 취하여 표준화를 수행하였다. 가중치 적용은 주관적인 견해가 들어갈 수 있는 전문가의 설문에 의한 방법보다는 수학적 방법을 이용한 주성분과 엔트로피 가중치 방법을 적용하였다. 최종적으로 산정된 지수에 따라 하천별 현황을 주제별, 시기별로 검토하였으며 객관적이고 이해가 쉽게 5개 등급으로 등급분류를 해 저수지별 건전성 정도를 쉽게 파악할 수 있도록 하였다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.12-13
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• 2000