• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.363-379
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of Person-Centered Practice Inventory-Staff (PCPI-S) for nurses. Methods: The English PCPI-S was translated into Korean with forward and backward translation. Data were collected from 338 nurses at one general hospital in Korea. Construct validity was evaluated with confirmatory factor analysis, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Known-group validity was also evaluated. Cronbach's α was used to assess the reliability. Results: The PCPI-S Korean version consisted of 51 items in three areas: prerequisites, the care environment, and person-centered process. The comparative fit index (CFI) and values of person-centered care process were improved after engagement and having sympathetic presence items were combined as one component. The construct validity of PCPI-S Korean version was verified using four-factor structures (.05 < RMSEA < .10, AGFI > .70, CFI > .70, and AIC). The convergent validity and discriminant validity of the entire PCPI-S question were verified using a two-factor structures (AVE > .50, construct reliability > .70). There was an acceptable known-group validity with a significant correlation between the PCPI-S level and the degree of person-centered care awareness and education. Internal consistency was reliable with Cronbach's α .95. Conclusion: The Korean version of PCPI-S is valid and reliable. It can be used as a standardized Korean version of person-centered care measurement tool. Abbreviation: RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; AGFI = adjusted goodness of fit index; AIC = Akaike information criterion; AVE = average variance extracted.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.400-400
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• 2023

급격한 기후변화로 인해 일사량, 지표면 온도 및 이산화탄소 농도가 꾸준히 상승함에 따라 수문 순환의 불균형을 초래함과 하천 및 호소 내 수질 또한 악화되고 있는 추세이다. 특히, 국내의 경우, 기후변화 및 인위적 요인에 의해 하천 및 호소에서의 수위 감소 및 수온 증가로 인해 부영양화가 증가되고 있고, 이로 인한 유해 녹조의 발생빈도를 높이는 결과를 초래한다. 현재 국내에서는 유인 수질 관측 및 자동 수질관측 시스템을 통해 주요 수질인자를 모니터링 하고 있으나 시·공간적인 변동성을 파악하는데 제한점이 있다. 이러한 한계점을 극복하기 위해 국·내외에서 광학위성을 이용한 수질인자 추정 알고리즘 개발과 관련된 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 NASA에서 제공하는 Landsat-8 위성과 ESA에서 제공하는 Sentinel-2자료가 동화된 Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 위성자료를 활용한 클로로필-a (Chl-a)를 추정하고자 한다. 이를 위해, 본 연구에서는 1) 단순 회귀 분석, 2) Akaike information criteria (AIC) 기반 최적화 회귀 분석 및 3) Random forest (RF)를 활용하였다. 또한, HLS 위성 자료의 적용성을 평가하기 위해 미국 오하이오 주에 위치하고 있는 130여개의 중규모 및 대규모 호소에서 2000년부터 2021년까지 수집된 클로로필-a 관측치를 활용하였다. 두 가지 수질 추정 모형에 대한 정확도 검증에 앞서 오하이오 주 내에서의 클로로필-a의 시계열적 변동성에 대하여 분석하였다. 전반적으로, 2000년부터 2016년까지는 Chl-a가 꾸준히 증가하는 경향성을 나타내었으나, 그 이후로는 감소하는 추세를 나타내었다. 이를 기반으로, 각 방법론을 통해서 나온 Chl-a 추정치에 대해서 통계적 검증을 수행하였다. 결과, 단순 회귀 분석을 통해 추청된 Chl-a값의 결정계수는 0.34였지만, AIC 기반 모델과 RF모형을 사용한 결과 결정계수가 각각 0.82와 0.92로 향상된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이와 더불어, spatial 및 temporal window와 더불어 호소의 크기에 따른 정확도 분석 또한 수행하였다. 그 결과, temporal window 가 정확도에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 호소의 크기가 작을수록 정확도가 낮아지는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과를 토대로 추후 국내 호소에 대해 상기 모형들의 적용성 평가를 수행하여 효율적인 수질 모니터링 시스템 구축으로 이어질 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.561-571
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• 2023

Volatility of a time series is defined as the conditional variance on the past information. In particular, for financial time series, volatility is regarded as a time-varying measure of risk for the financial series. To capture the intrinsic asymmetry in the risk of financial series, various asymmetric volatility processes including threshold-ARCH (TARCH, for short) have been proposed in the literature (see, for instance, Choi et al., 2012). This paper proposes a volatility function featuring non-zero origin in which the origin of the volatility is shifted from the zero and therefore the resulting volatility function is certainly asymmetric around zero and achieves the minimum at a non-zero (rather than zero) point. To validate the proposed volatility function, we analyze the Korea stock prices index (KOSPI) time series during the Covid-19 pandemic period for which origin shift to the left of the zero in volatility is shown to be apparent using the minimum AIC as well as via parametric bootstrap verification.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.454-460
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a residual echo and noise reduction scheme by using linear predictor for hands-free telephony applications. The proposed scheme whitens residual echo by the linear prediction during the non double-talk. But whitened residual echo signal still has speech characteristics. In this scheme, the whitened residual echo signal is more whitened by using the power of the linear prediction error signal and the linear predicted signal. After whitening process, near-end speech and ambient noise is present during double-talk but white noise will appear during non double-talk situation. By linearly predicting again the combined signal of the near-end speech and the whitened signal, the ambient noise is removed. Through computer simulation, it is shown that the proposed method performs well at the side of AIC (acoustic interference cancellation).

• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.59-65
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• 2024

Background: Different job strain formulations based on the Job Demand-Control model have been developed. This study evaluated longitudinal associations between job strain and psychological distress and whether associations were influenced by six formulations of job strain, including quadrant (original and simplified), subtraction, quotient, logarithm quotient, and quartile based on quotient, in randomly selected Japanese workers. Methods: Data were from waves I and II of the Survey of Midlife in Japan (MIDJA), with a 4-year followup period. The study sample consisted of 412 participants working at baseline and had complete data on variables of interest. Associations between job strain at baseline and psychological distress at follow-up were assessed via multivariable linear regression, and results were expressed as β coefficients and 95% confidence intervals including R² and Akaike information criterion (AIC) evaluation. Results: Crude models revealed that job strain formulations explained 6.93-10.30% of variance. The AIC ranged from 1475.87 to 1489.12. After accounting for sociodemographic and behavioral factors and psychological distress at baseline, fully-adjusted models indicated significant associations between all job strain formulations at baseline and psychological distress at follow-up: original quadrant (β: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.12, 2.21), simplified quadrant (β: 1.01, 95% CI: 0.18, 1.85), subtraction (β: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.70), quotient (β: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.08, 0.67), logarithm quotient (β: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.12, 0.72), and quartile based on quotient (β: 1.22, 95% CI: 0.36, 2.08). Conclusion: Six job strain formulations showed robust predictive power regarding psychological distress over 4 years among Japanese workers.

• Animal Bioscience
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• v.37 no.8
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• pp.1333-1344
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• 2024

Objective: Litter size and piglet loss at birth significantly impact piglet production and are closely associated with sow parity. Understanding how these traits vary across different parities is crucial for effective herd management. This study investigates the patterns of the number of born alive piglets (NBA), number of piglet losses (NPL), and the proportion of piglet losses (PPL) at birth in Landrace sows under tropical conditions. Additionally, it aims to identify the most suitable model for describing these patterns. Methods: A dataset comprising 2,322 consecutive reproductive records from 258 Landrace sows, spanning parities from 1 to 9, was analyzed. Modeling approaches including 2nd and 3rd degree polynomial models, the Wood gamma function, and a longitudinal model were applied at the individual level to predict NBA, NPL, and PPL. The choice of the best-fitting model was determined based on the lowest mean and standard deviation of the difference between predicted and actual values, Akaike information criterion (AIC), and Bayesian information criterion (BIC). Results: Sow parity significantly influenced NBA, NPL, and PPL (p<0.0001). NBA increased until the 4th parity and then declined. In contrast, NPL and PPL decreased until the 2nd parity and then steadily increased until the 8th parity. The 2nd and 3rd degree polynomials, and longitudinal models showed no significant differences in predicting NBA, NPL, and PPL (p>0.05). The 3rd degree polynomial model had the lowest prediction standard deviation and yielded the smallest AIC and BIC. Conclusion: The 3rd degree polynomial model offers the most suitable description of NBA, NPL, and PPL patterns. It holds promise for applications in genetic evaluations to enhance litter size and reduce piglet loss at birth in sows. These findings highlight the importance of accounting for sow parity effects in swine breeding programs, particularly in tropical conditions, to optimize piglet production and sow performance.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.31 no.9
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• pp.840-848
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• 2021

This study was conducted to estimate annual trends and the environmental effects in the racing records of Jeju horses. The Korean Racing Authority (KRA) collected 48,645 observations for 2,167 Jeju horses from 2002 to 2019. Racing records were preprocessed to eliminate errors that occur during the data collection. Racing times were adjusted for comparison between race distances. A stepwise Akaike information criterion (AIC) variable selection method was applied to select appropriate environment variables affecting racing records. The annual improvement of the race time was -0.242 seconds. The model with the lowest AIC value was established when variables were selected in the following order: year, budam classification, jockey ranking, trainer ranking, track condition, weather, age, and gender. The most suitable model was constructed when the jockey ranking and age variables were considered as random effects. Our findings have potential for application as basic data when building models for evaluating genetic abilities of Jeju horses.

• MALSORI
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• no.52
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• pp.121-132
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• 2004

This paper is aiming at real-time implementation of adaptive noise cancellation system using DSP processor. ACHARF algorithm, which guarantees stability and fast convergence by adaptive compensator, is used on this DSP system. For the experiments, TLV320AIC23 stereo CODEC of TI Inc. is used with TMS320C6413 DSP processor. Signals of primary input and reference input are obtained by two microphones. The primary input is the voice plus noise signal and the reference input is white noise or real noise. The experimental results show that ANC system using DSP processor with ACHARF is verified to be an effective speech enhancement method for various speech processing units.

• 한국디지털정책학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.13-24
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• 2004

Administrative procedures are the heart of the activity in each Town Council. Citizens do transactions every day and, sometimes, they do not understand what they must do or the steps to follow. We are developing a Web-based system to help citizens with this task in an easy way. The application is integrated a four year project called Albacete[Digital] that began in 2002 with the purpose of building an e-government system in Albacete, a city with over 150.000 citizens. This Administrative Information Centre is the result of the Administration study in the first year of the project and it will continue with the on-line transaction in the following years.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.475-486
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• 2006

Space time series data can be viewed either as a set of time series collected simultaneously at a number of spatial locations or as sets of spatial data collected at a number of time points. The major purpose of this article is to formulate a class of space time autoregressive moving average (STARMA) model, to discuss some of the their statistical properties such as model identification approaches, some procedure for estimation and the predictions. For illustration, we apply this STARMA model to the mumps data. The data set of mumps cases consists of the number of cases of mumps reported from twelve states monthly over the years 1969-1988.