• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.14 no.2 s.42
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• pp.82-97
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• 2005

RPS (Renewable Portfolio Standards) is a policy tool to disseminate renewable energies through market mechanism. RPS promotes renewable power generation by obligating electricity market participants to deliver the required amount of electricity from renewable energies. To promote and encourage renewable energies, Korean government is considering to introduce RPS to domestic market in the near future. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the definition and market mechanism of RPS and to review key considerations in its design. In conclusion, we recommend some prerequisite in its introduction to Korea.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.615-619
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• 2009

A real-time, continuous-scale image interpolation method is proposed based on bi-linear interpolation with directionally adaptive low-pass filtering. The proposed algorithm has been optimized for hardware implementation. The original bi-linear interpolation method has blocking artifact. The proposed algorithm solves this problem using directionally adaptive low-pass filtering. It can also solve the severely problem by selection choosing low-pass filter coefficients. Therefore the proposed interpolation algorithm can realize a high-quality image scaler for various imaging systems, such as digital camera, CCTV and digital flat panel display, to name a few.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.11
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• pp.3094-3097
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• 2009

The use of general-purpose divider is inevitable to implement a image down-scaler when an arbitrary scaling ratio is given. To get an output at every clock from the divider, the divider should be implemented by LUT, however, its hardware size will be bigger and bigger as the precision level is increased. In this paper, a new image scaling algorithm is presented for a arbitrary scaling ratio, which do not requires a general-purpose or LUT-based divider. The proposed algorithm utilizes only comparators and adders such that the hardware size can be reduced by 1/10 compared to the conventional approaches.

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• 2000.12a
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• pp.133-136
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• 2000

에너지 차분 흥부 X선 화상으로부터 폐종류 음영을 검출하기 위한 필터를 예측해서 전문의의 진단보조 혹은 총합자동진단시스템의 구성 요소로서 필터가 발휘한 역할을 고려한 후, 구체적인 성능 평가 방법을 제안한다. 필터의 성능을 평가할 때 문턱값을 변화시킨 경우, 못보고 빠트린 비율과 잘못 본 비율의 변화를 ROC 곡선으로 나타내어 이것에 기초한 판단을 행하는 접근방법이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이와같은 평가에 대한 구체적인 예를 통하여 문제점을 명확히 하여 그 평가기준을 마련한다. 성능 평가를 행하기 위해 이용된 에너지 차분화상으로서, 임상 데이터 14개의 증예를 이용한다. 즉, 총 종류수 32개 한 개의 증예에 있어서 종류의 개수는 1~8개로 평균 2개, 1mm 당 샘플링 간격 5 픽셀, 비트 분해능 10 bit의 저압화상으로, 그 크기는 1760$\times$1760이다. 계산기 하드웨어의 제약으로부터 원화상을 가우스 함수로 평활화 해서 1/8로 축소한 화상으로 실험을 행한다. 상기 평가 절차에 따라, 이전에 개발된 다중해상도 ∇$^2$G 필터의 성능을 평가하고, 단일해상도 ∇$^2$G 필터와의 비교를 통해 그 성능이 우수함을 확인한다. 본 평가 방법은 화상진단 지원용 필터의 평가에 대해서 적용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.181-183
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 적응적인 스트리밍 시스템 환경에서 계층적으로 압축된 멀티미디어 데이터의 저장구조와 자료인출 원리를 분석한다. 또한 네트워크 시뮬레이션을 이용, 네트워크 상에서 다양한 멀티미디어 스트리밍 부하의 특성을 분석한다. 두 가지 분석을 통해 기존의 멀티미디어 저장방식이 다양한 네트워크 환경과 시간에 따라 전송율이 변화하는 적응적 스트리밍 시스템의 요구를 충족시키지 못한다는 것을 확인한다. 이를 개선하기 위해 제안된 하모닉 인터리빙은 하모닉 인터리빙 방식은 전송비율이 높은 멀티미디어 데이터 블록의 위치를 연속적으로 배치하기 위해서 전송비율이 높은 계층과 그렇지 않은 계층을 별도의 그룹으로 나누어서 저장하는 방식이다. 실험을 통해서 네트워크 상황이 전송하고자 하는 영화의 대역폭을 보장하지 못하는 환경에서는 기존의 저장방식보다 새로 제안된 저장방식이 디스크 사용율에 있어 우수한 성능을 나타냄을 보인다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.107-126
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• 2023

This study analyzes the financial efficiency of the early scappage support system using the benefit and cost analysis. To do so, we use comprehensive administrative data on the early scrappage of old diesel vehicles. The result shows that the benefit-cost ratio was greater than 1 before 2020, but it appeared to be less than 1 after 2020. This indicates that despite recent reforms to increase the subsidy of early scrappage of old diesel vehicles, the rate of the benefit of air quality improvement is not as fast as the increase in system operation cost of this system. The benefit of air quality improvement depends on how much the operating period is shortened due to early scrappage support system. The earlier this period is brought forward, the more likely it is that the benefits of early scrappage will exceed the costs. Upon examining the results of this study, it was found that when the scrappage timing is brought forward by 5 years, the B/C for 98% of the samples becomes 1, greatly securing financial efficiency. Therefore, it is important for the government to reform the system so that it can influence the decision of old diesel vehicle owners on the timing of scrappage.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.1145-1154
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• 2012

Recent research has been mostly focused on the differences of prenatal sex hormone could affect the ratio of the lengths of the second to fourth digits (2D:4D) as well as the rate of several physiological characteristics. It has been suggested that digit ratios are thought to be associated with either higher prenatal testosterone levels or greater sensitivity to androgens, or both. However, a study of person with disabilities are rare in Korea. The purpose of this study was to compare patterns of the ratio (2D:4D) of the lengths of the second and fourth digits in persons with disabilities and students without disabilities. Also, we empirically analyze the characteristics of persons with disabilities. We found that finger length ratio (2D:4D) of men with disabilities and student without disabilities were lower than women with disabilities and student without disabilities. Therefore, it could be confirmed that finger length ratio (2D:4D) is sexually dimorphic trait. There were no correlations between finger length ratio (2D:4D) and age group in persons with disabilities. Therefore, as with person without disabilities, the 2D:4D ratio was negatively associated with a growth process of persons with disabilities. Finally, There was no difference correlations between finger length ratio (2D:4D) and level of disability in persons with intellectual disabilities. From this, one possible explanation for this is that if finger length ratio (2D:4D) is related to person with disability then current classification of the level of disability deserves further investigation.

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.85-107
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• 2011

This study analyzed the influence of supporting policy fund on financial performance of small & medium sized venture firms. The outcomes are as follows. First, it was found that 11 dependent variables in profitability, stability, activity, and growth represent have significantly positive influence on financial performances 4 years after policy fund rather than prior to the fund. In short, supporting policy fund is found to bring improvement on financial performance. Second, it was found that growth rate in asset as a growth indicator and interest coverage ratio as a stability indicator have significantly positive influence on operating income to sales and ROA, respectively. Third, it was found that operating income to sales as a profitability indicator and asset turnover ratio as an activity indicator have positive influence on current ratio. Finally operating income to sales as a profitability indicator and growth rate in sales as a growth indicator have positive influence on interest coverage ratio.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.196-205
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current status of hospice palliative care facilities, and to identify problems and improve hospice palliative care in Korea. Methods: The questionnaire survey was implemented from October to December, 2007. It was consisted of general characteristics of organization, health manpower, facilities & equipments, service programs, and so on. Sixty two (79.5%) out of 78 hospice palliative care facilities returned the questionnaires. Results: They were 42 hospital-based hospice palliative care hospitals and 9 clinics, and most of them are located at central metropolitan areas (Seoul and Gyeonggi Province). more than 80% of hospitals met with the requirements (one doctor per 10 patients and one nurse per 1.5 patients), whereas 42.9% of clinics met the requirements. Approximately 22% of them met the requirement of sick room (4 patients for 1 room). Most of them provided various hospice palliative care programs. The proportion of giving regular education programs to hospice palliative care personnels were about half (41.9%). Thirty two (51.6%) facilities provided home visiting hospice palliative care service. Conclusion: There were lack of enough health manpower, rooms, and programmes and they varied among facilities. It is necessary to increase the number of hospice palliative care facilities with consideration of regional fair distribution and standardization of programmes.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.133-138
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• 2013

This study was aimed to examine effects of the assistive technology program that has purpose to maintain and promote employment of persons with disabilities. An administrative data constructed by the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled(KEAD) was utilized. Propensity score matching were used as analysis methods to minish sample selection bias caused by nonrandom sampling. As a result, turnover rate of people with disabilities who used assistive technology device was lower compared to persons with disabilities did not use assistive technology device. Also, in terms of company, for employment promotion effect on the persons with disabilities, company that provided assistive technology device was higher than that of company did not provide assistive technology device. Finally, assistive technology devices were effective in the employment area was confirmed.