• Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.863-871
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• 2002

To compare the costs incurred by infant feeding between mothers who breastfed their infants and those who fed them infant formula, a questionnaire survey was carried out to 136 mothers living in Seoul, Cheongju and Chungju who breastfed and 199 mothers who formula-fed their infants. The cost of formula-feeding was estimated based on the expenditures for formula and feeding apparatus, and the time needed to wash bottles and prepare formula. The cost of breastfeeding was estimated based on the expenditures for food for the additional nutritional intake of these mothers. The mean cost of formula-feeding was ￦ 1,870,125 during the first year of the baby＇s life. The food cost for the additional nutritional intake of the breastfeeding mothers was ￦ 203.004 per year. The extra medical cost for respiratory illnesses in the formula-fed group compared to the breastfed group was W 62,920 because the formula-fed infants required medical attention for respiratory illnesses more often than the breast-fed infants. Therefore, breastfeeding could save ￦ 1,730,041 during the first year of an infant＇s life. We may have underestimated the cost savings from breastfeeding because we did not take into account the potentially decreased costs of fertility control and the health benefits for mothers. as well as the decreased usage of water and gas. Analyses showed that breastfeeding is not only nutritionally advantageous, but also economically advantageous for families and society.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers A
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• v.52 no.12
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• pp.705-712
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose new unified methodologies of reliability and its cost evaluation in power distribution systems. The unified method means that the proposed reliability approaches consider both conventional evaluation factor, i.e. sustained interruptions and additional ones, i.e. momentary interruptions and voltage sags. Because the three voltage quality phenomena generally originate from the outages on distribution systems, the basic and additional reliability indices are summarized considering the fault clearing mechanism. The proposed unified method is divided into the reliability evaluation for calculating the reliability indices and reliability cost evaluation for assessing the damage of customer. The analytic and probabilistic methodologies are presented for each unified reliability and its cost evaluation. The time sequential Monte Carlo technique is used for the probabilistic method. The proposed DVL(Demand Varying Load) model is added to the reliability cost evaluation substituting the average load model. The proposed methods are tested using the modified RBTS(Roy Billinton Test System) form and historical reliability data of KEPCO(Korea Electric Power Corporation) system. The daily load profile of the each customer type in domestic are gathered for the DVL model. Through the case studies, it is verified that the proposed methods can be effectively applied to the distribution systems for more detail reliability assessment than conventional approaches.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.11
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• pp.94-101
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• 2020

This study examined the effect of the sale price by excluding the PHC-pile cost from the construction costs for basic type (CCsBT) as an additional cost. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport excluded the PHC-pile cost in the CCsBT and new method so that only the designed pile quantity was recognized as an additional cost. The effect on the sale price was analyzed by comparing the pile cost of the existing and new methods. For this purpose, seven cases were selected, and the PHC-pile cost was estimated. The existing method was estimated as the ratio of the pile cost to CCsBT. The new method was estimated based on the bill of quantity. As a result, the CCsBT decreased by approximately 2-3% when the PHC-pile cost was calculated in the new method. Furthermore, as a result of comparing the sale price, excluding the PHC-pile cost with the sale price, the CCsBT decreased by approximately 1%. These results are expected to help improve the understanding of the CCsBT. Also, this paper contributes to promoting national housing stability through institutional improvement.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.18-31
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• 1989

To analyze the impact of air pollution control on electricity generation cost, a computer program was developed. POGEN calculates levelized discounted power generation cost including additional air pollution control cost for coal power plant. Pollution subprogram calculates total capital and variable costs using governing equations for flue gas control. The costs are used as additional input for levelized discounted power generation cost subprogram. Pollution output for Rue Gas Desulphurization direct cost was verified using published cost data of well experienced industrialized countries. The power generation costs for the year 2001 were estimated by POGEN for three different regulatory scenarios imposed on coal power plant, and by levelized discounted power generation cost subprogram for nuclear power. Because of uncertainty expected in input variables for future plants, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis were made to check the importance and uncertainty propagation of the input variables using Latin Hypercube Sampling and Multiple Least Square method. Most sensitive parameter for levelized discounted power generation cost is discount rate for both nuclear and coal. The control cost for flue gas alone reaches additional 9-11 mills/kWh with standard deviation less than 1.3 mills/kWh. This cost will be nearly 20% of power generation cost and 40% of one GW capacity coal power plant investment cost. With 90% confidence, the generation cost of nuclear power plant will be 32.6-51.9 mills/kWh, and for the coal power plant it will be 45.5-50.5 mills/kWh. Nuclear is favorable with 95% confidence under stringent future regulatory requirement in Korea.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.96 no.4
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• pp.393-400
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• 2007

This research was conducted to develop the demand function and to estimate an increase of national parks visitors considering abolition of entrance fee, using dichotomous choice contingent valuation. Also, this study estimated the additional management cost with an increase of visitors. As a result, an average increase rate was estimated about 5.8% considering abolition of entrance fee. Each increase rate of national park is analyzed Bukhansan 9.0%, Gyeryongsan 8.5%, Deogyusan 8.2%, respectively. Seoraksan is the lowest rate of increase, 3.0%. Total additional management cost of 18 national parks was estimated about 5.6 billion won, Bukhansan 1.4 billion won, Jirisan 0.7 billion won, Dadohaehaesang 0.5 billion won, respectively.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.85-92
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• 2018

We consider a project scheduling problem in which the jobs can be compressed by using additional resource to meet the corresponding due dates, referred to as a time-cost tradeoff problem. The project consists of two independent subprojects of which precedence graph is a chain. The due dates of jobs constituting the project can be interpreted as the multiple assessments in the life of project. The penalty cost occurs from the tardiness of the job, while it may be avoided through the compression of some jobs which requires an additional cost. The objective is to find the amount of compression that minimizes the total tardy penalty and compression costs. Firstly, we show that the problem can be decomposed into several subproblems whose number is bounded by the polynomial function in n, where n is the total number of jobs. Then, we prove that the problem can be solved in polynomial time by developing the efficient approach to obtain an optimal schedule for each subproblem.

• Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.145-159
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• 2005

The objectives of this study were to analysis satisfaction and additional cost scale about environmental-friendly agri-product school meal program. To analysis satisfaction about environmental-friendly agri-product (EFAP), parent' survey were conducted residing in Cheonan city. The sample size of the survey is 304 respectively. As a result, parents of students recognized that EFAP is good for their children as well as they really want to change food material from general agri-product to EFAP. Therefore, environmental-friendly agri-policy to be more focused on consumption behavior and food security needs. In order to perfectly change food material to EFAP, about l trillion won will be additionally needed. It means that the market demand of EFAP will be dramatically increased. On the other hand, safe school meal program is one of the most important in a child's life, vital for proper growth and development.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.103-109
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• 2001

When workers get accidents in doing their works, industrial accident insurance covers the compensation for the accidents. Generally, this kind of costs is applied in terms of Direct Cost. In our society circumstance to terminate the accident, many kinds of cost (Non-Insurance Cost) are also discharged. Non-Insurance Cost resulted from additional compensation for insurance allowance, is the important basic data source to estimate Loss Cost. Several studies have been done for the output of accident cost, but companies have difficult to apply these studies into practice and generalize the amount of accident loss cost. This study means to suggest improving solutions for the output of Accident Loss Cost and to reduce Opportunity Cost caused by Industrial Accident.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.583-590
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the life cycle cost of window glass with insulation film and regular glass, to verify an economical window construction method. As an approach method, the thermal performance data of each type of glass was measured using Window 6.3 and ECO2-OD Simulation Program, applied it to the case building to calculate the air conditioning and heating maintenance costs and LCC, and compared the economic feasibility. As a result, installing an additional insulation film prevents the solar heat penetration in the summer, so it reduces the cooling cost, on the other hand, it increased heating cost in winter. From the life cycle cost perspective, the effect of cooling cost reduction does not counterbalance the increase in heating cost and the additional cost from film installation and repair; therefore, the installation of insulation film may not be a proper method.

• KIPS Transactions on Software and Data Engineering
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.139-144
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• 2016

When, Software is developed, Applying development methods considering security, it is generated the problem of additional cost. These additional costs are caused not consider security in many developing organization. Even though, proceeding the developments, considering security, lack of ways to get the cost of handling the vulnerability throughput within the given cost. In this paper, propose a method for calculating the vulnerability throughput for using a security vulnerability processed cost-effectively. In the proposed method focuses on the implementation phase of the software development phase, leveraging static analysis tools to find security vulnerabilities in CWE TOP25. The found vulnerabilities are define risk, transaction costs, risk costs and defines the processing priority. utilizing the information in the CWE, Calculating a consumed cost in a detected vulnerability processed through a defined priority, and controls the vulnerability throughput in the input cost. When applying the method, it is expected to handle the maximum risk of vulnerability in the input cost.