• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.24 no.9
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• pp.1209-1214
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• 2020

With the recent aging age, people's interest in healthy life is increasing. People are causing adult diseases or an increasing number of obese populations due to poor lifestyles, eating habits, and poor physical activity. Accordingly, skin beauty research is being conducted using medical information in the information and communication field. Existing systems have not been able to provide smooth information because they are not expressed in combination with various related measurement items. The system proposed in this paper scans the user's body shape using a 3D scanner and a skin care device, calculates the BMI (Body Mass Index) index using 3D image data, and allows you to view the collected data at a glance. Provide a service system. This will provide the user with the content managed by comparing and providing the continuous body change data. It is expected to be widely used in various U-health and beauty fields.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.330-338
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• 2021

Background: This study was conducted to provide background information for the proper management of radon contamination in apartments using mechanical ventilation facilities in residential environments. Objectives: To this end, this study compared and evaluated changes in radon concentrations based on different operating intensities of mechanical ventilation with or without natural ventilation. Methods: For the continuous measurement of radon concentrations, an RAD7 instrument was installed in four apartments equipped with a ventilation system. The measurements were done for comparison of ventilation types and different ventilation intensities ("high", "middle", "low"). Results: The results confirmed that both mechanical and natural ventilation sufficiently reduced the radon concentration in the apartments. In particular, mechanical ventilation at "high" intensity was the most effective. Natural ventilation combined with mechanical ventilation and then natural ventilation alone were the second and the third most effective, respectively. Conclusions: When using ventilation to reduce indoor radon concentrations, it is most effective to operate mechanical ventilation ("high") or natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation at the same time. In cases where mechanical ventilation is available alone, it is recommended to operate it at a minimum of "middle" intensity.

• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.145-154
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• 2022

The authors are making a prototype flexible board of a radio-frequency transmitter for measuring an electromyogram (EMG) of a flying moth and plan to apply for an experimental station license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan in the summer of 2022. The goal is to create a continuous low-dose exposure standard that incorporates scientific and physiological functional assessments to replace the current standard based on lethal dose 50. This paper describes the technical evaluation of the hardware. The signal of a bipolar EMG electrode is amplified by an operational amplifier. This potential is added to a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (27 MHz, bandwidth: 4 kHz), frequency-converted, and transmitted from an antenna about 10 cm long (diameter: 0.03 mm). The power source is a 1.55-V wristwatch battery that has a total weight of about 0.3 g (one dry battery and analog circuit) and an expected operating time of 20 minutes. The output power is -7 dBm and the effective isotropic radiated power is -40 dBm. The signal is received by a dual-whip antenna (2.15 dBi) at a distance of about 100 m from the moth. The link margin of the communication circuit is above 30 dB within 100 m. The concepts of this hardware and the measurement data are presented in this paper. This will be the first biological data transmission from a moth with an official license. In future, this telemetry system will improve the detection of physiological abnormalities of moths.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.197-209
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Korean Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (K-BCCS). Methods: The Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Scale (PBCCS) was translated into Korean according to an algorithm of cultural adaptation process and excluded six items which were specific to perinatal bereavement. A total of 229 clinical nurses participated in the study. Construct validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and group comparison validity were evaluated, and Cronbach's α was calculated to estimate the reliability of the K-BCCS. Results: The K-BCCS consisted of 31 items in 7 factors, including knowledge and skills for bereavement care (12 items), organizational support (6 items), awareness of the needs (3 items), interpersonal skills (3 items), workload influence (2 items), continuous education (2 items), and understanding the grief process (3 items). The factor loading of 31 items within the 7 factors ranged from .60 to .86. For the convergent validity, the construct reliability (CR) ranged from .74 to .94, and the average variance extracted (AVE) ranged from .49 to .73, which is considered acceptable. The discriminant validity showed that the AVEs of the subscales were greater than the square of the correlation coefficient r. The nurses who had experience providing bereavement care (t=4.94, p<.001) or had received bereavement education (t=6.64, p<.001) showed higher K-BCCS values those without experience. The Cronbach's α of 31 items was .93 and ranged from .60 to .94 per subscale. Conclusion: The K-BCCS is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating nurses' confidence in bereavement care.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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• v.64 no.6
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• pp.55-63
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• 2022

Odors emitted from pig houses have been a constant root of legal issues in pig farming. These gases are among the main causes of health and mental stresses to nearby communities, so policymakers and researchers continuously study to reduce the concentration of odorous gases from pig facilities. A continuous field experiment proved that the concentration of odor emissions inside the pig houses is highly dependent on ventilation rate, breeding details, and animal activities. However, the standard odor emission rate worldwide widely varies due to differences in pig house designs and ventilation requirements. Thus, this study aimed to measure the odor emission rates, considering the actual condition of selected Korean pig houses, through field measurement. The odor measurements were performed at three different pig production facilities without odor abatement technologies. The target experimental pig houses were buildings for weaning, growing, and fattening pigs. Results showed that the actual ventilation rate in target pig houses falls below the standard ventilation requirement of pigs, resulting in high odor concentrations inside the pig houses.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.1355-1369
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• 2021

This study improved the algorithm for the road ice prediction algorithm and analyzed the prediction rate when comparing actual field measurement data and algorithm prediction value. For analysis, road and weather conditions were measured in Geumdong-ri, Sinbuk-myeon, Pocheon-si. First algorithm selected previous research result algorithm. And the 4th algorithm was improved according to the actual freezing conditions and measured values. Finally, five algorithms were developed: freezing by condensation, freezing by precipitation, freezing by snow, continuous freezing, and freezing by wind speed. When forecasting using an algorithm at the Pocheon site, the freezing hit rate was improved to 93.2%. When calculating the combination ratio for the algorithm. the algorithm for freezing due to condensation and the continuation of the frozen state accounted for 95.7%.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.26 no.9
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• pp.1357-1366
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• 2022

It is important to quickly and accurately build a disaster network or tactical mobile communication network adapting to the field. In configuring the traditional wireless communication systems, the parameters of the base station are set through cell planning. However, for cell planning, information on the environment must be established in advance. If parameters which are not appropriate for the field are used, because they are not reflected in cell planning, additional optimization must be carried out to solve problems and improve performance after network construction. In this paper, we present a rapid mobile communication network construction and optimization method using artificial intelligence and SON technologies in mobile communication base stations. After automatically setting the base station parameters using the CNN model that classifies the terrain with path loss prediction through the DNN model from the location of the base station and the measurement information, the path loss model enables continuous overage/capacity optimization.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.134-134
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• 2023

하천의 유사량 측정은 수량·수질 관리에 있어 유량 자료와 함께 필수적인 자료로 다지점에서 연속적으로 측정된 자료가 필요하다. 하지만 현재 부유사 측정 방법은 부유사채집기를 통해 조사가 이루어져 인력, 비용, 안전의 문제로 지점 확대와 연속 측정이 어려운 상황이다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위한 대안으로, 센서 기반의 유사량 측정 기술이 개발되어 실용화를 위한 연구들이 수행되고 있다. 특히, 연속적인 유량측정을 목적으로 사용되고 있는 자동유량관측소에 설치된 H-ADCP의 초음파산란도를 이용한 부유사농도 측정 방법은 기 구축된 인프라를 활용하므로 경제적으로 유리하며, 유량자료를 동시에 측정하므로 실시간의 부유사량 자료를 생산할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 국가하천에 설치되어 운영 중인 자동유량관측소 H-ADCP의 초음파산란도를 활용하여 연속적인 부유사농도 측정을 위한 기술 개발과 기술 적용을 위한 기준 및 지침을 마련하고자 하였다. 초음파산란도를 활용한 부유사농도 측정 방법의 적용성 검토를 위해 2015년부터 2022년까지 자동 관측소 기준 유사량 측정이 이루어진 지점을 대상으로 자료를 수집하여 지점별 초음파산란도-부유사농도 관계식을 개발하여 분석을 수행하였다. 그리고 테스트베드에서 실시간 운영을 통해 초음파산란도를 활용한 부유사농도 측정 방법의 기술 개선과 분석 절차 및 기준 등 실무적 고려사항을 검토하여 실용화를 위한 지침 및 표준안을 마련하고자 하였다. 본 연구결과를 통해 기존 부유사채집기와 정확도를 분석한 결과, 기존 부유사대비 약 80%의 측정정확도를 보이는 것으로 나타났으며, 10분 간격의 부유사농도의 측정을 통해 홍수기 유사의 이력현상의 분석이 가능함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 추후에는 본 연구 성과를 통해서 개발한 기술을 시범 확대 적용하여 지속적인 기술의 개선과 측정기준을 제시하고, 유지관리 등에 대한 검토를 수행할 예정이며, 실용화를 통해 유사량 조사지점의 확대와 연속적인 유사량 자료를 생산하는데 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.125-130
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• 2009

Today, the handicapped or old people require continuous care, but there are a lot of practical difficulties. In this paper, the system measuring health conditions of the handicapped or old people (pulse and temperature) is developed. If urgent health conditions occur, measurement values are delivered to doctors or close family members using SMS (Short Message Service) of cellular phone. In the developed system, Pulse rate is measured by sensing bloodstream using high luminance LED and CdS illumination sensors. Body temperature is also measured by contactless temperature sensor. Also, the measured values are transmitted to a server computer using Zigbee communications. Also, the measured values the average of measurements and the time are saved. The wireless healthcare system is designed to help the emergency for the handicapped and old people by using SMS.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.65-71
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• 2023

In this paper, the design, fabrication and verification steps of an electronically scanned array antenna(AESA) for a photonics-based Ku-band FMCW radar system is described. The presented system consists of a transmitter and a receiver respectively, which has a same antenna in the transceiver. The designed antenna has 2×8 array configuration and operates at Ku-band. The VSWR(Voltage Standing Wave Ratio) of each 16-radiators and the coupling power between radiators is measured. Also, in order to minimize the radar system damage because of handover power from the transmitter antenna to the receiver antenna when the transmitter works, the isolation between the transmitter antenna and the receiver antenna is optimized by test. As a result, beamwidth, side lobe level and beam steering characteristic are obtained by synthesizing each radiator pattern measurement data after each beam pattern of 16-radiators is measured in the near-field chamber.