• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.53-79
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• 2009

This study conducted a regulatory impact analysis regarding the introduction of the Korean version of REACH(Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals). The direct cost of the Korean REACH is estimated at a total of 101 billion Korean won over the 11 year period. The cost includes pre-registration, testing, registration, Chemical Safety Assessment(CSA) and Chemical Safety Report(CSR), evaluation, and the authorization costs of 15,223 chemical substances produced and imported more than 1 ton per year in Korea in 2006. With regard to the benefit, the only public health benefit is included in the estimation. Based on the available foreign and domestic data, this study estimated that the economic values of public health benefits are in the range of 33.2~138.6 billion Korean won if only the savings of the National Health Expenditures are considered and it reaches 203.9~1,640.3 billion Korean won if the willingness to pay(WTP) for disease prevention is included. This study proved that the Korean REACH passed the cost/benefit criteria. The benefit-cost ratio of the Korean REACH, however, is estimated to be lower than its EU counterpart. Thus it is suggested that a rigorous study to reduce the costs to industry be required before the Korean government introduces the Korean REACH.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.204-204
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• 2023

2020년 상수도 통계에 따르면 전국 상수도 보급률은 약 99% 정도로 높은 수치를 기록하고 있으나 노후관으로 인한 관로파손 및 수질사고로 인해 효과적인 운영에는 많은 어려움이 존재한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 기술진단 및 정밀안전진단 등 체계적인 유지관리 규정이 도입되었으며 적용되고 있으며, 이때 시스템의 정량적인 성능평가를 위해 간접평가와 직접평가로 구성된 점수평가법이 적용되었다. 간접평가는 지중에 매설된 관로를 대상으로 매설연도, 관경, 관로연장 등의 노후도인자를 통해 관의 노후도를 추정하고 간접평가 결과 3등급으로 판명되는 관로의 경우 객관적인 관의 상태를 평가하기 위해 시편채취 및 관로 내시진단 등의 직접평가가 수행된다. 하지만 관로의 직접평가는 간접평가결과 3등급의 모든 관로에 대해 수행하기에는 진단비용 및 시간 등 제약조건에 따라 모든 지점에 대한 직접평가 수행에는 한계가 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 이러한 관로 성능평가 기법의 한계를 개선하기 위해 상수도시스템 통합평가 기술을 개발하였다. 개발한 기술은 머신러닝 기법을 적용하여 간접평가 및 직접평가 결과를 토대로 직접평가가 필요한 지점의 결과를 예측하였다. 이를 바탕으로 상수도시스템 평가성능 향상 및 보강 우선순위 선정 단계에서 의사결정권자의 판단에 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.290-295
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• 2021

This paper analyzed the relationship between corporate debt financing and interest costs using micro firm-level data. We also analyzed the differences in this relationship by the year of 2008 financial crisis. We did not find a negative relationship between corporate interest costs and debt financing. Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, we found a negative relationship between corporate interest costs and debt financing. However, following the 2008 financial crisis, we found a positive relationship between corporate interest costs and debt financing. The impacts of the decrease in corporate interest costs on the increase in corporate debt financing are not significant in the Korean economy. After the 2008 financial crisis, the decrease in corporate interest costs is followed by a decrease in corporate debt financing.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.264-272
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• 2012

TRL has a direct impact on development schedule and cost in the system or technology development projects. If TRL capability of development organization for specified CTEs can be accurately assessed and the impact of TRL on development schedule and cost are analyzed as detailed as possible, the risk of development schedule delay and cost increase can be minimized during the development process. This paper describes analysis results of TRL impact on development schedule and cost in the aerospace project. The development schedule and cost change are quantitatively estimated for the TRL improvement in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) system development program.

• Journal of Distribution Research
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.89-111
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• 2005

The purpose of the study was to examine the role of cognitive costs in the relationship between service quality and store loyalty using structural equation modeling. The findings showed that cognitive costs playa mediating role between service quality and store loyalty. The findings also showed that physical environment indirectly affected store loyalty through cognitive cost. However, personal service had both direct effect and indirect effect on store loyalty. It was also appeared that there were differences in the models between customers and prospects.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.4 no.1 s.13
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• pp.106-113
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• 2003

In this study, The matrix method was used with common category concept according to the construction project control system. For the purpose of systematic resource management planning, it should be established on accomplished EVM data for clearing the ordering point according to the attribute procurement analysis. Resource management was presented by connecting the material requirement calculation method and the attribute of procurement method based on the EVM, suggested through analyzing process-data modeling using integrated schedule, cost and material.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.63-75
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• 2009

Recently personal information security breaches by unauthorised access, mistakenly disclosure or stolen become more frequent and the scale of the economic loss of such incidents is growing. Assessing economic loss of personal information security breaches is needed for decision making of information security investment This paper presents a framework to analyze economic impact of personal information security breaches and develops formula for each element to empirically calculate the economic loss. We also compared annual economic loss of Korea with that of Japan to develop some implications.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.51 no.9
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• pp.977-986
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• 2008

Purpose : This study aims to estimate the financial cost of rotavirus infection in Korea in the year of 2005. Methods : The incidence rates used were from the epidemiological profile at Jeoungeub District (5.8 cases/1,000 children <5 years old for inpatients, and 22.65 cases/1,000 children <5 years old for outpatients, per year). The health care cost per capita of rotavirus infection (ICD code: A08.0) was extracted from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database in Korea. The patient survey was conducted to capture information about non-medical costs and associated productivity loss incurred by adult caregivers. Results : The number of annual national cases among children <5 years old with rotavirus infection was estimated to be 69,122 (i.e., 55,030 outpatients and 14,092 inpatients). The total cost of rotavirus infection was estimated at 13.3 billion Korean won, comprising 11 billion Korean won (82.7%) of direct medical costs, 1.6 billion Korean won (12.0%) of direct non-medical costs (e.g., transportation and supplies), and 0.68 billion Korean won (5.1%) of productivity lost by adult caregivers. Conclusion : Rotavirus infection carries not only medical costs but also non-medical and indirect costs; together, these costs incur a significant burden on South Korean society. The impact of rotavirus on quality of life and health among patient caregivers was not considered in this study, but it does merit further research.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.265-290
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• 2022

An economic evaluation was conducted using cost-benefit analysis for an integrated service platform of open access research articles. The data needed for benefit measurement were collected by conducting a series of surveys to service beneficiaries, including 1,313 academic researchers, 49 bio-industry researchers, and 102 researchers in various industries. Cost-benefit analysis and sensitivity analysis were conducted after estimating the total costs for system construction and operations, anticipated direct and indirect benefits. With respect to the cost-benefit analysis limited to direct benefits, the estimated benefit was KRW 82 billion, which is about 14 times of the total costs for eight years of the entire business period. With respect to the cost-benefit analysis for both direct and indirect benefits, BCR was estimated to be about 98.9 and NPV to be KRW 538.8 billion, indicating that economic feasibility of the project was sufficiently secured. The results of this analysis may help securing the investment to the integrated service platform for OA research products, and the benefit estimation model developed in this study would be utilized as an assessment tool during the rest of this project.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2006.06d
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• pp.271-273
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• 2006

초기의 비구조적인 피어-투-피어 방식은 플러딩(flooding) 방식의 검색 기법을 사용하는데, 이 기법은 통신비용이 매우 많이 소요되어 비효율적이다. 따라서 효율적인 검색 기법으로 임의 경로(random walk) 검색 방식이 제안되었다. 이 검색 기법은 메시지가 임의로 노드를 이동하기 때문에, 검색의 성공률이 낮다. 이를 보완하기 위하여 효율적인 복제기법이 요구된다. 현재 나와 있는 복제 기법은 여러 방법이 있으나, 모두 통신에 고비용을 요구한다. 따라서 복제 기법에서는 통신비용을 최소화하는 효율적인 복제 기법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 캐시를 사용하여 직접적인 데이터 통신비용을 최대로 줄이는 한편, 복제를 질의가 많이 도착하는 곳에 위치시켜 검색률의 저하를 막고, 잘못된 캐시 관리 기법을 통해 동적인 환경에서도 잘못된 캐시로 인한 검색의 실패를 최소할 수 있는 기법을 제안한다.