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ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITY-BASED PYROPROCESS COSTS FOR AN ENGINEERING-SCALE FACILITY IN KOREA

  • KIM, SUNGKI;KO, WONIL;BANG, SUNGSIG
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.47 no.7
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    • pp.849-858
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    • 2015
  • This study set the pyroprocess facility at an engineering scale as a cost object, and presented the cost consumed during the unit processes of the pyroprocess. For the cost calculation, the activity based costing (ABC) method was used instead of the engineering cost estimation method, which calculates the cost based on the conceptual design of the pyroprocess facility. The calculation results demonstrate that the pyroprocess facility's unit process cost is $194/kgHM for pretreatment, $298/kgHM for electrochemical reduction, $226/kgHM for electrorefining, and $299/kgHM for electrowinning. An analysis demonstrated that the share of each unit process cost among the total pyroprocess cost is as follows: 19% for pretreatment, 29% for electrochemical reduction, 22% for electrorefining, and 30% for electrowinning. The total unit cost of the pyroprocess was calculated at $1,017/kgHM. In the end, electrochemical reduction and the electrowinning process took up most of the cost, and the individual costs for these two processes was found to be similar. This is because significant raw material cost is required for the electrochemical reduction process, which uses platinum as an anode electrode. In addition, significant raw material costs are required, such as for $Li_3PO_4$, which is used a lot during the salt purification process.

Coexistence of Excessive Weight Gain and Celiac Disease in Children: An Unusual Familial Condition

  • Calcaterra, Valeria;Regalbuto, Corrado;Made, Alexandra;Magistrali, Mariasole;Leonard, Maureen M.;Cena, Hellas
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.407-412
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    • 2019
  • Excessive weight gain in children diagnosed with celiac disease (CD) is becoming more common. We describe 2 siblings (9-year and 6 months-old female and 6-year and 9 months-old male) with obesity showing attenuated gastrointestinal and atypical symptoms in which CD was diagnosed in the absence of a known family history of CD. After children's diagnosis, CD in their parents was also investigated. It was detected in their father affected by overweight. The presentation of patients with CD has changed. While patients with overweight and obesity commonly have symptoms such as abdominal pain, reflux, headache, and constipation due to lifestyle factors, CD should also be considered in patients with or without a family history of CD. Careful nutritional status assessment and follow-up monitoring after the diagnosis of CD are mandatory, especially in subjects who are already overweight at the presentation of this disease.

Delirium Experience of the Intensive Care Unit Patients (중환자실 환자의 섬망 경험)

  • Jung, Jaeyeon;Jang, Sujin;Jo, Seonmi;Lee, Sunhee
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.134-143
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: The study aimed to understand the delirium experience of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Methods: We performed a qualitative study using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Eleven patients, who experienced delirium according to the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU, participated after transferring to general wards from the ICU. Individual in-depth semi-structured interviews ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length were conducted between November 2018 and August 2019. Results: Nine themes and four theme clusters emerged. The four theme clusters were: 1) "Overwhelmed by fear," which describes the experience of a patient close to death and the feeling of difficulty in understanding disorganized thinking; 2) "Anxious about not understanding the situation," which means that patients' sense of time and space were disordered in the ICU; 3) "Being deserted," which indicates the feeling of being separated from others and yourself; and 4) "Resistance to protect my dignity," which indicates that the dignity and autonomy of an individual in the patient's position at the ICU, are ignored. Conclusion: Nursing interventions are needed that would enable patients to maintain orientation and self-esteem in the ICU. In addition, healthcare providers need to provide information about the unfamiliar environment in the ICU in advance.

A Study on the Evaluation Method for Durability Life of Vehicle,s ECU (자동차 제어기의 내구수명 평가방안 연구)

  • Kim, Byeong-Woo;Choi, Beom-Jin;Cho, Hyun-Duck;Lee, Do-Hee
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.57 no.2
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    • pp.208-213
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    • 2008
  • In order to assess the reliability of the electronics control unit for vehicles, accelerated life test model and procedure are developed. By using this method, failure mechanism and life distribution are analyzed. The main results are as follows : i) the main failure mechanism is degradation failure that is, junction destruction of a semiconductor resin by high temperature. ii) the life distribution of the electronics control unit for vehicles is fitted well to Weibull life distribution and the accelerated life model of that is fitted well to Arrhenius model. iii) at the result of the life distribution, accelerated life test method is developed, and test time for life assessment will be shortened by 5,000 hours by this test method.

GEO Satellite Magnetic Momentum Assessment

  • Yang, Jeong-Hwan;Kim, Eui-Chan;Koo, Ja-Chun;Lee, Sang-Kon
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.182.2-182.2
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    • 2012
  • If the satellite has the magnetic material or magnetic moment, the satellite is affected by the earth magnetic field by the space environment in Geostational orbit. The aim of this paper is to assess the satellite magnetic momentum which is an input to ADCS(Altitude Determination Control Subsystem) analyses to assess spurious torques. The magnetic momentum at satellite level is due to magnetic momentum generated by each unit which is due to internal currents circulation or to the presence of magnetic components. Also the magnetic momentum at satellite level is due to circulation of the DC supply current from PSR(Power Supply Regulator) to each unit. As introducing the intrinsic contribution of each unit and the magnetic moment based on the current return through the structure, this paper assess the satellite magnetic moment.

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Basic Monitoring Concept for Revised Unit Load on NPS (비점오염원 원단위 개정을 위한 조사연구 방향)

  • Shin, Dongseok
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.429-433
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    • 2007
  • Many researchers have made a study of NPS unit-loads and the scientific evaluation method which need for formulating and enforcing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) management system and modifying a pollutant discharge loadings function. Some showed the event mean concentration (EMC) on single land-use. For the most parts, as the results showed on multiple land-uses, those cannot be used for NPS unit-loads calculation. NPS runoff shows various phenomena depending on rainfall monitoring data, therefore sampling methods and frequency for NPS monitoring must be different from the general monitoring for water quality trend assessment.

Reflections on Framework for Mathematics Assessment in Realistic Mathematics Education -Focusing on Jan de Lange's Framework- (RME의 수학 학습 평가틀에 대한 고찰 -Jan de Lange의 수학 학습 평가틀을 중심으로-)

  • Chong Yeong Ok
    • Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.347-366
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    • 2004
  • Recently, there have been many assessment researches in Korea. The aim of this study is to reflect on framework for mathematics assessment in RME which is based on Jan de Lange's assessment theory and to induce desirable directions for our mathematics assessment in nation-level and class-level. In order to attain these purposes, the present paper reflects the philosophy of RME, Jan de Lange's framework for mathematics assessment, assessment framework of the unit 'Side Seeing', one of Mathematics in Context textbook series, as an exemplar to which Jan de Lange's framework is applied. Based on these reflections, it is discussed that it needs to specify achievement standards presented in mathematics curriculum more particularly in order to have framework including mathematical abilities of level 2 and level 3 in Jan de Lange's framework appropriate to our situations, to apply the framework to nation-level and class-level consistently, and to enhance abilities of teachers and student teachers for mathematics assessment.

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