• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.342-348
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• 2015

Recently, many waste is getting into the ocean because of natural disasters and trash of illegality. These destroy the marine ecosystem and the great views around the ocean. Many methods are used for the removal of the waste in the ocean and one of the main waste forms is floating debris. In order to remove the waste, the nets are mostly used and the ships are recently used. However, many problems are occurred due to low number of people and techniques in the ship-based removal. To solve this problem, a surface robot for floating debris removal is developed. To verify the performance of the developed robot, tests of surge, yaw, and floating debris removal are executed. The test results show the possibility of real applications and the need for additional studies.

• The Korean Journal of Financial Studies
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.119-144
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 1997년부터 2001년 기간 동안 증권거래소와 KOSDAQ 시장에서 액면분할을 실시한 기업을 대상으로 액면분할의 이사회 공시일을 사건일로 하여 사건일 전후 30일간의 주가, 유동성 지표, 기업수익성 지표 등을 이용하여 액면분할 공시에 따른 시장의 반응을 분석하고, 아울러 액면분할의 신호효과와 유동성 효과를 검증하였다. 본 연구에 이용된 자료는 검증기간 동안 다른 정보의 유입이 없는 순수자료를 이용하여 거래소 상장기업 72개와 KOSDAQ 100개 기업이 최종적으로 표본에 선정되었다. 본 연구에서 액면분할을 실시한 기업들은 두 시장 모두에서 대체로 양의 초과수익률을 나타내었고, 분할비율이 높을수록 양의 초과수익률이 상대적으로 더 강하게 지속되었다. 이런 결과는 미래 기업수익이 호전된다는 신호를 보내기 위하여 액면분할을 실시한다는 신호효과로 인한 것이 아니며, 동시에 고주가의 주식이 액면분할로 투자자금에 제약이 있는 투자자가 투자 가능한 저주가로 전환됨으로써 유동성의 증대를 가져온 결과라고 보기에도 무리가 있다. 액면분할이라는 그 자체가 논리적 근거도 없이 투자자에게 호재로 받아들여져 거래량의 증가를 가져왔다고 판단된다. 이런 현상은 KOSDAQ 시장에서 더욱 확연하게 나타났는데, 1997년부터 2001년까지의 분석기간 중에 KOSDAQ 시장의 무분별한 투기적 열풍이 이런 현상의 원인을 제공한 것이라고 추론된다. 액면분할이 한국시장의 투자자에게 호재로 받아들여진 것에는 액면분할 이후 대체로 주가가 양의 초과수익률을 나타내는 경우가 있었다는 과거의 경험적 사례가 작용한 것으로 아니가 예상된다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.47-53
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• 2014

Effective treatment and energy conversion technologies are necessary due to the ban of the dumping of organic waste including the sewage sludge. In this study, the kinetics of pyrolysis and combustion were derived in a TGA and thermobalance reactor, which is essential for thermal conversion of sewage sludge to energy. Three steps are shown for the pyrolysis in TGA and the different pre-exponential factors and activation energies are derived depending on the temperature range. Three models of gassolid reaction were applied to the reaction kinetics analysis for the combustion of sewage sludge char and shrinking core model was an appropriated model. Apparent activation energy and pre-exponential factor were evaluated and the effect of oxygen partial pressure was examined.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.191-202
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• 2011

Public agencies and local governments have been installing CCTV cameras for the prevention of crime, traffic jam, and unauthorized waste. Additionally, national government agencies and schools, a special corporation by special law, local construction and industrial company installed CCTV cameras of their own and are operating them. Various types of CCTV systems disclosed technical heterogeneity. In February, 2011, Ministry of Public Administration and Security presented guidelines for building an integrated control center. This study examines the case of Busan by using the administrative guidelines. Busan integrated CCTV control center among themselves, police agency and fire department. This study looks into the potential problems with the integration process of CCTV cameras and proposes a solution to them.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.377-385
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• 2018

Super-speed vacuum tube system, where the air resistance is minimized to obtain high speed of the vehicle, is considered to be a viable alternative transportation system. Air-tightness is one of the most important design requirements of the system, because the internal pressure of the system needs to be maintained significantly lower than the atmospheric pressure. This study performed an experimental test, where a series of concrete tube specimens were applied by external loads to induce cracks and the effective air-permeability of the cracked tube structures were measured. The test results indicates that the information on the length and the width of the load-induced cracks are not enough to anticipate the system air-tightness, whereas the load-induced displacement has higher correlation with the systems air-tightness. Based on these results, a direction of future research for effect of the load-induced cracks on the system air-tightness is suggested.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.41-50
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• 2001

In this study, for the stability analysis of marine embankment, the slope stability analysis and possibility of lateral movement with the marine embankment in ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$harbor were carried out. In order to simulate the practical site condition, the expected maximum sea water level and maximum embankment height were assumed for these analyses. For the evaluation of soil properties, field test, laboratory test, and especially chemical composition analysis were performed for the this analysis. Based on these test results, the soil parameters were determined by applying ground improvement concept under columnar stabilized ground condition and also the effect of staged backfilling was considered under the dredged ground condition. For the optimal design, the stability analyses of embankment with changed height and unchanged height were performed under unimproved soil condition. The result showed that both cases were unstable not only with slope stability but also with lateral movement. Therefore, Deep Mortar Piling was applied for stability analysis and this result was safe. As the conclusion, the deep mortar piling method was suggested as reinforced foundation design for this site.

• Journal of Korea Port Economic Association
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.119-131
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• 2021

Energy is an essential element in economic activity and people's lives, an important resource used by various industries, and the financialization of commodity markets has led to the growing importance of crude oil turning into the same asset as other assets. Accordingly, studies analyzing the correlation between energy prices and investor sentiment explain that investor sentiment affects oil prices through economic factors and speculation. In this study, we wanted to analyze whether the impact of the most representative changes in oil prices affects investor decision making, affecting investor sentiment, and applying wavelet consistency analysis to determine how energy prices relate to investor sentiment. Studies show that policies should be focused on policy and market changes because energy prices differ by time scale and investment sentiment should be more influential in the long term than in the short term.

• Exercise Science
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.183-190
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• 2012

This study is to evaluate the availability of cardiorespiratory fitness measurement by 20 m shuttle run test based upon energy contribution rates of elite athletes in different sports type. Sixty-seven elite athletes attending K national university participated in this study. They were divided by three groups based upon sports type, composed of Anaerobic Group (sprint, jumps, weightlifting, throw; n=35), Aerobic Group (medium-long distance; n=9), and Combat Sport Group (judo; n=23). 20 m shuttle run test was conducted by Leger et al.(1982) method and calculating acceleration using measured shuttle run repetitions was conducted by Brewer et al.(1988) method. To test the usefulness of VO₂max, graded exercise treadmill test was conducted and standing long jump and 50 m run were measured as power fitness factors. Z-jump was used for measuring power, agility, and muscular endurance. Standing long jump and 50 m run of Anaerobic Group (AnG) was significantly higher than that of Aerobic Group (AeG) and Combat Sport Group (CG) (p<0.05). However, Z-jump of CG was significantly higher than that of AnG and AeG(p<.05). There was a higher correlation of 20 m shuttle run test and VO₂max in AnG(r= 0.577, p<.0001) and CG(r= 0.760, p<.0001). Otherwise, there was a low correlation of 20 m shuttle run test and VO₂max in AeG. There was no significant group difference to test the availability of 20 m shuttle run test and there was a reduced error when converting 20 m shuttle run results into VO₂max. This study examined the usefulness of 20 m shuttle run test by converting 20 m shuttle run repetition results into VO₂max calculation, which showed reduced error. Therefore, this study confirmed that it would be needed to convert 20 m shuttle run results into VO₂max for universal and practical use in the field without dividing sports type.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.193-202
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• 2006

The Consultative Meeting of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other matter, 1972 (London Convention 1972) has requested to International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee to collaborate and help clarify a boundary issue between International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Shops, 1973 as modified by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL) and the London Convention concerning 'dumping' versus 'discharges' during normal operations of ships in 2004, and subsequently established a Joint London Convention/MEPC Correspondence Group. The Contracting Parties to London Convention expressed their environmental concerns on the broad interpretation of the "cargo-associated wastes" by the States, which could be discharged by ships under MARPOL. Regulatory regimes for the cargo residues appear to vary among states. Some countries require fur ships to discharge their cargo wastes into the port reception facility and IMO also recommends doing so. This paper examines the related current national and international legal texts for the regulation of disposal of wastes from ships in order to analyze the current global concern on the marine pollution associated with waste discharge during operations of ships. In particular, we attempt to evaluate the likely marine environmental consequences arising from the disposal of cargo residue using an hypothetical case for the coal cargo residue among bulk cargos in this paper, since location, magnitude and frequency of the discharge of coal cargo residues into the sea adjacent to Korean Peninsula are not readily available. The cargo residues may be discharged to the sea according to MARPOL 73/78; however, its marine environmental consequences can be significant depending upon the characteristics and amounts of wastes to be discharged. Also the public tolerance of the environmental consequences would be widely different among nations. Multilateral environmental agreements, in general, more strictly apply their rules if there are other options to disposal at sea, i.e. port reception facility in this case. Therefore, port reception facilities for the wastes generated by ships are recommended to be further constructed in major national ports in order to reduce the risk of environmental damages during the operations of ships.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.49-52
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• 2008

Most of waste sludge has generally been disposed in landfill site or dumped in the ocean, which will be banned by the content of its heavy metals according to London Dumping Convention in Korea. Therefore, environmentally friend methods are urgently required for the treatment and disposal of the sewage sludge. Thermal hydrolysis is one of the good treatment methods to solve the sludge problems. In this study, the physical and environmental testing was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of by-product cake from the thermal hydrolysis as liner or cover materials in landfill.