• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2004

The purposes of this study were to : a) investigate the current status of contracted hospital food services, b) analyze and clarify various perspectives of contractors and hospitals. Thirty six hospitals and their contractors which were having more than 100 beds located in Seoul, Inchon and Kyungkido, were the subjects of this study. Data were collected through surveys. The survey was conducted during March to April in 2002. Questionnaires were mailed to the 36 directors of dietetic departments of hospitals and 36 managers of contract foodservice management company. Statistical analysis was completed using SPSS Win(11.0) for descriptive analysis, t-test and $x^2$-test. The results of the study can be summarized ; 1. The type of contract considered adequate by directors of dietetic departments and managers of contractors was fee-contract, combined type, followed by profit-and-loss contract. 2. According to the results from analysis on the contract cost per meal considered adequate by directors of dietetic departments and managers, the directors of dietetic department indicated that showing no difference with the current contract cost per meal. However, the managers of contractor indicated that showing significant differences compared with the current contract cost per meal(regular diet p<0.01, therapeutic diet p<0.001). 3. In the composition of contract cost per meal considered adequate, the managers of contracting businesses accounted labor cost (p<0.01) as a major cost, whereas the chiefs of nutrition departments accounted miscellaneous or controllable expense (p<0.001) and VAT (p<0.01) as major costs. 4. The directors of dietetic departments and managers thought that the hospital should be responsible for utility costs. On the other hand, directors of dietetic departments regarded that the contractor and managers thought that the hospital should pay for facility investment cost.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.57-72
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• 2018

Organic agriculture seeks sustainable agriculture. Organic agriculture is based on circulating agriculture of a family farm unit. However, as of the end of 2016, only 33 out of the total organic farming farms were implementing Crop-Livestock cycling organic farming. The reason seems to be a matter of income after all. The optimal size combination refers to the scale by which family farms can maintain their quality of life while engaging in farming activities. In other words. it is a farm scale that maintains optimal income through stable labor costs. In the meantime, there has been no previous study on the optimal economical combination of Crop-Livestock cycling farming. Choi (2016) analyzed whether the economies of scope (EOS) were realized in the combined production by using the management data of the farmers who practiced Crop-Livestock cycling organic farming for four years. As a result, it has been revealed that the EOS measurement value is 0 or more so the economies of scope are being realized. Therefore, the purpose of this empirical analysis is to identify farm incomes under this circumstance. It is assumed that the optimum production is achieved by balancing the total income curve and the total cost curve in the optimal scale production range. The results of the analysis are as follows. First, the income after the conversion to Crop-Livestock cycling farming was 44,789,280 won, the sum of the seedling-livestock sector, which was 17,873,120 won higher when the non-Crop-Livestock cycling farming was assumed. The same is true for 2014 and 2015. The reason for this is that pig droppings were composted from organic seedlings, and the cost of selling pork was 150,000 won/per pig more expensive even though the manufacturing cost of organic feeds was higher than the purchasing cost. Secondly, this study simulated the result that the economic index varies when the farm size combination is changed by the farm size of 100% standard (S100) as of 2014. S130 is the increase in size from 100% of 2014, whereas S30 is the result of 3ha crop and 66 livestock (pigs). As a result of this simulation, Crop-Livestock cycling farming income decreased more than non-Crop-Livestock cycling farming as the farm size decreased, whereas the income decreased as the farm size increased. When the size was reduced below S50, the income tended to decrease. In this situation, EOS changed in the same direction. The results showed that when the farming size was reorganized and reduced to 50% compared to 2014, the income and income difference was the highest. At the same time, economies of scope (EOS) were the highest at 0.12985. In other words, it was found that the income of farm houses in a family farm unit sector was the best in the combination of 1.5ha crop agriculture and 110 livestock (pigs).

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.340-347
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• 2015

HEVC(High Efficiency Video Coding)는 재귀적 쿼드트리 분할구조의 부호화단위(CU: Coding Unit)와 각 CU에서 다양한 예측단위(PU: Prediction Unit)를 제공하고, 율-왜곡 기반으로 최적의 CU 분할구조와 PU 모드를 결정함으로써 높은 부호화 효율을 얻을 수 있는 반면 복잡도 또한 크게 증가하는 문제가 있다. 본 논문에서는 부호화기의 복잡도를 감소시키기 위해 상위깊이의 부호화 정보를 이용한 다음 세 가지의 PU 모드 고속 결정 기법을 제안한다. 첫 번째 방법은 상위깊이 CU의 sub-CBF(Coded Block Flag)를 이용하여 현재깊이 CU에서의 PU 모드를 조기 결정하여 PU 탐색을 고속화 한다. 두 번째 방법은 화면내(Intra) 예측 고속화를 위하여 상위 CU의 sub-Intra 율-왜곡 비용을 이용하여 현재깊이에서의 화면내 예측을 생략한다. 마지막 방법으로는 화면내 예측 고속화를 위하여 현재 CU의 sub-CBF를 함께 사용하여 하위깊이에서의 화면내 예측을 생략한다. 실험결과 제안 방법은 HM 14.0 대비 각각 1.2%, 0.11%, 0.9%의 BD-rate 증가에 31.4%, 2.5%, 23.4%의 부호화 시간 감소 효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 제안된 3가지 방법은 화면간 및 화면내 예측에 적용되는 것으로 결합하여 적용될 수 있으며, 이 경우 1.9%의 BD-rate 증가에 34.2%의 부호화 시간 감소를 얻었다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제18D권5호
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• pp.371-384
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• 2011

본 논문은 운송비용과 탄소배출비용을 고려한 최적 운송수단 선정에 대한 물류의사결정 시스템을 설계하고자 한다. 기존 연구는 운송비용과 운송모드별 용량을 고려하여 최적의 운송수단을 선정하였으나, 온실가스 배출규제에 대응하기 위해 운송비용과 용량 뿐만 아니라 탄소배출비용을 통합적으로 고려하여 물류체계를 설계할 필요성이 높아지고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 탄소배출을 고려한 우리나라의 복합운송에 대한 운송수단 선택과 비용과 CO2배출의 Trade-off관계에 대한 접점을 찾아 분석하고 향후 나아갈 방안에 대해 제시하고자 한다. 탄소배출비용을 고려한 최적 운송수단 의사결정 문제는 혼합정수계획 모형으로 모델링되었으며, 운송비용과 탄소배출비용 사이의 관계를 분석하기 위하여 서울-부산 간 컨테이너 운송에 있어서의 다양한 시나리오를 도출하였다. 각각의 시나리오는 개발된 의사결정 시스템을 통하여 분석되었으며, 분석결과 단위 이동 거리당 탄소배출량이 낮은 것으로 알려져 있는 해상운송과 같은 대량운송 수단이 경우에 따라 더 많은 탄소를 배출하는 것으로 나타났다. 대량운송 수단의 경우 항만이나 철도역까지의 트럭운송에서의 우회가 증가된 탄소 배출의 주요 원인이었다. 제안된 물류의사결정 시스템은 녹색물류 및 그린SCM에서의 탄소배출비용과 물류비용사이의 관계를 이해하는데 역할을 할 것으로 기대된다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.525-539
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• 2010

Polymer matrix composites are widely used in many engineering applications as they can be customized to meet a desired performance while not only maintaining low cost but also reducing weight. Polymers can experience viscoelastic-viscoplastic response when subjected to external loadings. Various reinforcements and fillers are added to polymers which bring out more complexity in analyzing the timedependent response. This study formulates an integrated micromechanical model and finite element (FE) analysis for predicting effective viscoelastic-viscoplastic response of polymer based hybrid composites. The studied hybrid system consists of unidirectional short-fiber reinforcements and a matrix system which is composed of solid spherical particle fillers dispersed in a homogeneous polymer constituent. The goal is to predict effective performance of hybrid systems having different compositions and properties of the fiber, particle, and matrix constituents. A combined Schapery's viscoelastic integral model and Valanis's endochronic viscoplastic model is used for the polymer constituent. The particle and fiber constituents are assumed linear elastic. A previously developed micromechanical model of particle reinforced composite is first used to obtain effective mechanical properties of the matrix systems. The effective properties of the matrix are then integrated to a unit-cell model of short-fiber reinforced composites, which is generated using the FE. The effective properties of the matrix are implemented using a user material subroutine in the FE framework. Limited experimental data and analytical solutions available in the literatures are used for comparisons.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.329-336
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• 2008

The pilot study was conducted to evaluate the applicability of air flotation(AF) processes combined with biological nutrient removal(BNR) for the retrofitting of conventional wastewater treatment facilities. The BNR system was operated in pre-denitrification and intermittent aeration; developed ceramic membrane diffusers were installed to separate the solid-liquid of activated sludge at the bottom of a flotation tank. Before performing a pilot scale study, the size distribution of microbubbles generated by silica or alumina-based ceramic membrane diffusers was tested to identify the ability of solid-liquid separation. According to the experimental results, the separation and thickening efficiency of the alumina-based ceramic membrane diffuser was higher than the silica-based ceramic membrane diffuser. In a $100m^3/d$ pilot plant, thickened and return sludge concentration was measured to be higher than 15,000mg SS/L, therefore, the MLSS in the bioreactor was maintained at over 3,000mg SS/L. The effluent quality of the AF-BNR process was 4.2mg/L, 3.7mg/L, 10.6mg/L and 1.6mg/L for $BOD_5$, SS, T-N and T-P, respectively. Lastly, it was revealed that the unit treatment cost by flotation process is lower than about $1won/m^3$ compared to a gravity sedimentation process.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6429-6436
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• 2014

Poly-ADP-ribosylation (PAR) is a post-translational modification of mainly chromosomal proteins. It is known to be strongly involved in several molecular events, including nucleosome-remodelling and carcinogenesis. In this investigation, it was attempted to evaluate PAR level as a reliable biomarker for early detection of cancer in blood lymphocyte histones. PAR of isolated histone proteins was monitored in normal and dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-exposed mice tissues using a novel ELISA-based immuno-probe assay developed in our laboratory. An inverse relationship was found between the level of PAR and period of DMN exposure in various histone proteins of blood lymphocytes and spleen cells. With the increase in the DMN exposure period, there was reduction in the PAR level of individual histones in both cases. It was also observed that the decrease in the level of PAR of histones resulted in progressive relaxation of genomic DNA, perhaps triggering activation of genes that are involved in initiation of transformation. The observed effect of carcinogen on the PAR of blood lymphocyte histones provided us with a handy tool for monitoring biochemical or physiological status of individuals exposed to carcinogens without obtaining biopsies of cancerous tissues, which involves several medical and ethical issues. Obtaining blood from any patient and separating blood lymphocytes are routine medical practices involving virtually no medical intervention, post-procedure medical care or trauma to a patient. Moreover, the immuno-probe assay is very simple, sensitive, reliable and cost-effective. Therefore, combined with the ease of preparation of blood lymphocytes and the simplicity of the technique, immuno-probe assay of PAR has the potential to be applied for mass screening of cancer. It appears to be a promising step in the ultimate goal of making cancer detection simple, sensitive and reliable in the near future.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2019

The number of knee-related disease patients and knee joint surgeries is steadily increasing every year, and for knee rehabilitation training for these knee joint patients, it is necessary to strengthen the muscle of vastus medialis and quadriceps femoris. However, because of the cost and time-consuming difficulties of receiving regular hospital treatment in the course of knee rehabilitation, we developed knee exoskeleton using rapid prototype for knee rehabilitation with feedback from the electromyogram (EMG) and inertia motion unit (IMU) sensor. The modules was built on the basis of EMG and an IMU sensor applied complementary filter, measuring muscle activity in the vastus medialis and the range of joint operation of the knee, and then performing the game based on this measurement. The IMU sensor performed up to 97.2% accuracy in experiments with ten subjects. The functional game contents consisted of an exergaming platform based on EMG and IMU for the real-time monitoring and performance assessment of personalized isometric and isotonic exercises. This study combined EMG and IMU-based functional game with knee rehabilitation training to enable voluntary rehabilitation training by providing immediate feedback to patients through biometric information, thereby enhancing muscle strength efficiency of rehabilitation.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2017

시대적 흐름에 따라 고층 건물은 정형적인 형태에서 벗어나 비정형적인 형태로 변화하고 있고 최근에는 외주골조에 기하학적 그리드 패턴으로 부재를 배치하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 헥사그리드구조의 부재선정을 위한 소요단면2차모멘트 산정식을 제안하였다. 헥사그리드 고층건물의 외주골조에 동일한 단면을 사용한 기존연구와는 다르게 수평 대각 부재와 모듈의 위치에 따라 부재사이즈를 변경하였다. 헥사그리드 유닛사이즈가 구조성능에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위해 모듈의 높이를 1개층, 2개층, 4개층 높이로 한 60층 건물을 설계하여 해석하였다. 15개 건물에 대한 최대 횡변위, 철골량, 중력하중과 횡하중에 대한 외주골조의 횡력 분담비율, 부재의 조합 강도비를 비교하였다. 헥사그리드 구조의 횡력분담 능력이 다이아그리드 구조에 비해 작아서 헥사그리드 구조에서는 코어골조에 적절한 횡강성을 배분해야 한다. 휨변형 대 전단변형의 비는 4가 가장 적합하였고 부재간 접합에 따른 시공비용 및 구조적 효율성으로 판단할 때 헥사그리드 유닛이 큰 것이 유리하다고 판단된다. 건물의 최대 횡변위가 제한치의 84%~108%로 나와 헥사그리드 건물의 예비설계에 적용 가능한 것으로 보인다.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.427-436
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• 2017

두 개의 딸기 온실 (농약살포포장, 천적방사포장)에서 점박이응애(Tetranychus urticae Koch)의 고정 정확도 수준에서 표본조사법 (Fixed-precision sampling plan)을 개발하였다. 표본추출은 조사구역당 3개엽으로 이루어진 복엽 1줄기를 기준으로 하여 3줄기를 채취하였다. 각 복엽은 Relative net precision (RNP) 값을 비교하기 위해 3개의 서로 다른 단위(1엽, 2엽, 3엽)로 나뉘어졌다. RNP 값 결과 1엽 단위가 다른 단위들보다 정확도와 효율적인 면에서 우수했다. 공간분포 분석은 Taylor's power law (TPL)를 이용하였으며, 각 딸기 온실별로 계산된 TPL 계수의 동질성검정에는 공분산분석(ANCOVA)을 이용하였으며, 분석결과 차이를 보이지 않았다. 표본추출 정시선을 구하기 위한 TPL 계수는 농약살포포장과 천적방사포장의 딸기 1엽 단위에서 점박이응애 밀도 자료를 합한 뒤 재계산하여 사용하였다. 그리고 점박이응애 발생밀도수준을 3마리와 10마리로 설정하여 방제의사를 결정하였다. 분석에 사용하지 않은 독립된 자료를 이용하여 개발된 표본추출법의 유효성을 Resampling Validation for sampling plan (RVSP)으로 확인한 결과 적합한 정확도를 보였다.