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Suggestions of Define Methods by Rigid/Non-Rigid Parts' Definitions (강체와 비강체 부품의 정의와 지정방법에 대한 제안)

  • Kim, Jae-Moon;Chang, Sung-Ho;Lee, Wang-Bum
    • Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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    • v.41 no.3
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    • pp.115-119
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    • 2018
  • Defining and measuring non-rigid or flexible parts has been controversial in industry for many years. There are two primary areas of controversy. The first is agreeing on what exactly a non-rigid part is. The second is agreeing on how to define and measure a non-rigid part. The subject of non-rigid parts is further complicated by the brief coverage it receives in the national and international standards. This leaves each company to improvise or create its own rules for non-rigid parts. There are some who believe that Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) should not be used on non-rigid parts. This is not true. The ASME Y14.5M standard applies to rigid parts as a default condition. However, there is no definition given for a rigid part. The term rigid part has been used in industry for so long that it has gained a definition by its general use. When most people in industry say rigid part, they are referring to a part doesn't move (deform or flex) when a force (including gravity) is applied. How much force is relative based on the part characteristics. In reality, all parts will deform (or flex) if enough force is applied. Using this logic, all parts would be considered non-rigid. However, we all know that this is not how parts are treated in industry. Although GD&T defaults to rigid parts, it should also be used on non-rigid parts with a few special techniques. Actually 50~60% of all products designed contain parts or features on parts that are non-rigid. Therefore, we try to suggest the definitions of rigid and non-rigid parts and method to measure non-rigid parts.

Changes in Behaviour of Laying Hens Following Beak Trimming at Hatch and Re-trimming at 14 Weeks

  • Jongman, E.C.;Glatz, P.C.;Barnett, J.L.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.291-298
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    • 2008
  • For many years beak trimming has been a controversial subject, particularly since the 1980's when the practice came under close scrutiny by animal welfare groups. In Australia it is considered an essential practice, averting losses of AUD$17.5m annually by reducing mortality from cannibalism. While mortality in flocks from cannibalism can be reduced from 25% of the flock to virtually nil, the beak trimming procedure is considered traumatic for the bird. This study examined if chronic pain in the beak was evident in birds 10, 20 and 60 weeks after being trimmed at hatch and in another group of birds, 8 and 52 weeks after being re-trimmed at 14 weeks. Chronic pain was assessed by measuring pecking behaviour and beak sensitivity responses. Pecking behaviour studies completed after beak trimming and re-trimming showed no evidence to indicate that birds were suffering severe chronic pain in the beak. Beak trimmed pullets pecked more at the cage and had more toe pecks, yet overall pecks made at the feed and the environment were no different than untrimmed controls. While the beak sensitivity studies provided evidence that the beak of birds trimmed at hatch and also re-trimmed at 14 weeks may be more sensitive there was no evidence that re-trimming resulted in a more sensitive beak than birds trimmed at hatch only. These studies have shown that birds which are beak trimmed and re-trimmed return to apparently normal feeding and pecking behaviour in the long term. However, there was limited evidence that beaks of trimmed birds have an altered threshold to potentially painful stimuli.

Use of Licensing for Animation Business Promotion (애니메이션 산업 활성화를 위한 라이선싱 활용 방안)

  • Kim, Joon-Young;Kim, Jae-Woong
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.255-264
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    • 2007
  • This study considers the use of licensing for One source-Multi use revitalization for high profitability in domestic animation industry. To grasp the controversial point in domestic licensing case and establish success point through the study for expansion success case in USA and Japan. Workers in domestic animation industry vaguely think 'Licensing will be succeed naturally, when animation product gets the fame.' However, it is very important to consider licensing in making plan to reflect creating animation product. And also licensing property in included in animation product should have competitiveness, premise understanding of consumption type in relation industry market. Finally, it is necessary to expand by stage better than synchronistical way and management in marketing way, it should be accomplished to manage through technical know-how management system and relation the strategy systematic.

Further Evidence on the Existence of an Inter- and Intra-Industry Optimal Capital Structure for the KOSPI-listed Firms in the Korean Capital Market (국내 유가증권시장 상장기업들의 산업간 그리고 산업내의 최적자본구조의 존재에 대한 추가적인 실증 분석)

  • Kim, Hanjoon
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.110-118
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    • 2017
  • This study investigated empirically one of the controversial subjects in modern finance, in that there is an optimal level of capital structure for KOSPI-listed firms in the Korean capital market. Given the major theories on the capital structure, such as Myers' pecking order, trade-off, and agency cost ones, this study applied an analysis of covariance models in parametric and non-parametric statistical methods. In particular, two covariates to control for the possible effects of trade-off and agency cost, were employed separately in each corresponding model, while the other proxy for pecking order rationale was adopted in previous research [1] to conduct inter- and intra-industry analyses. Based on the outcomes obtained from the study, it was demonstrated empirically that there are optimal capital structures for firms in the sample industries at the inter-industry level, whereas statistical differences indicating non-existence of an optimal point, were revealed within the industry. Accordingly, these findings suggest a new vision to potential investors that firms in the domestic market may have financial opportunities to increase their value by gradually adjusting the leverage ratios in terms of the intra-industry perspective.

Evaluation of the characteristics of plasma sprayed ceramic coatings by Indentation test (압입 시험에 의한 플라즈마 세라믹 용사코팅의 특성 평가)

  • Choi, Se-Young;Chae, Young-Hun;Kim, Seock-Sam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.248-254
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    • 2002
  • The most controversial topics in plasma sprayed ceramic coating system are recently mechanical properties such as bond strength, cohesive strength, toughness and so on. Determination of bond strength of coatings is one of the most important problems. In the industry, the bond strength of coating system has been estimated by Pull-off test(ASTM standard C633-79). But, without a fixed jig and specimen, it is impossible to obtain the bond strength. Therefore, it is necessary to study the critical fracture load on interface of the coating by indentation test. Because the critical fracture load plays an important role in evaluating the bond strength for plasma sprayed ceramic coating system. So, we have estimated critical fracture load in plasma sprayed ceramic coating system, and it was shown that inverse relationship between the cross-section hardness of coating and the critical fracture load(Pc). In case of the high load(1kgf, 2kgf) in $Al_{2}O_{3}+13%TiO_{2}$, it was found that the critical point(Pco), which the coating was broken on.

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Determinants of Profitability in Commercial Banks in Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand

  • DAO, Binh Thi Thanh;NGUYEN, Dung Phuong
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.133-143
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    • 2020
  • The paper investigates the factors affecting the profitability of commercial banks in Asian developing countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand. We use panel data of four entities; ten banks in Vietnam, eight banks in Malaysia, nine banks in Thailand and all 27 commercial banks from the period 2012 to 2016. Particularly, Return on Asset, Return on Equity and TOBINQ are defined as profitability indicators, which are impacted by three main types of independent variables, namely bank-specifics, which include CAR, NPL, Cost to income, Liquidity ratio and Bank size, industry-specific variable-concentration HHI and macroeconomic-specific variables, which consist of GDP growth and Inflation. Using panel data regressions, the paper identifies several similarities and differences among empirical results on the models of four entities, each of three countries and the overall sample. The most outstanding similarity is that all entities record the significantly negative relationship between operational risk and banking profitability. Likewise, the significantly negative influence of bank size to profitability is found on models of Vietnam and Thailand and no significant effect on the model of Malaysia. Meanwhile, the most controversial result comes up with the negative relationship between CAR and profitability indicators as well as the positive association between credit risk and banking profitability.

A Video Conference System using Multimedia Data and Screen Sharing Methods (멀티미디어 데이터 및 화면 공유 기법을 활용한 화상 회의 시스템)

  • Ko Kwang-San;Jang Jung-Soo;Jung Hoe-Kyung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.1012-1018
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    • 2005
  • According as computer industry develops and the Internet is spread information interchange between remote users video conference system that can exchange multimedia data such as voice as well as simplicity text data or burn by real-time appeared and is used in various field. However, most systems developed present have controversial points of that need expensive multi-point connection equipment or network resource of High band width. Hereupon, in this paper, designed and embody video conference system that can be stable and supplies multimedia information and screen public ownership environment of high-quality as software using minimum network resource without using expensive connection equipment.

Emerging Pathogenic Bacteria: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Foods

  • Kim, Jung-Hoan;Griffiths, Mansel W.
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.147-157
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    • 2011
  • Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP), the cause of Johne's disease in animals, may be a causative agent of Crohn's disease (CD) in humans, but the evidence supporting this claim is controversial. Milk, meat, and water could be potential sources of MAP transmission to humans. Thus, if the link between MAP and Crohn's disease is substantiated, the fact that MAP has been detected in retail foods could be a public health concern. The purpose of the present study was to review the link between MAP and CD, the prevalence of MAP in foods, heat inactivation, control of MAP during food processing, and detection methods for MAP. Although MAP positive rates in retail milk in nine countries ranged from 0 to 2.9% by the culture method and from 4.5 to 15.5% by PCR, high temperature short time pasteurization can effectively control MAP. The effectiveness of pasteurization to inactivate MAP depends on the initial concentration of the MAP in raw milk. Development of highly sensitive and specific rapid detection methods for MAP may enhance investigation into the relationship between MAP and CD, the prevention of the spread of MAP, and problem-solving related to food safety. Collaboration and efforts by government agencies, the dairy industry, farmers, veterinarians, and scientists will be required to reduce and prevent MAP in food.

Analysis of Loot Box System in Overwatch (오버워치 루트 박스 시스템 분석)

  • Han, Sukhee
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.95-104
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    • 2018
  • This study analyzes the system of Loot Box in Overwatch, FPS genre game produced by an American company Blizzard. Currently, one of the most controversial issues in the recent industry is "Probability-Type Item" that game users purchase high-end game items as a form of lottery. As this study examines a foreign case of Loot Box that is similar to Probability-Type Item, it would show how it is constructed and does legal approaches. Throughout this, it not only analyzes pros and cons of the Loot Box system, but also provides thought-provoking messages for the issue of the Probability-Type Item.

Manganese Distribution in Brains of Sprague Dawley Rats after 60 Days of Stainless Steel Welding-Fume Exposure

  • Yu, Il-Je;Park, Jung-Duck;Park, Eon-Sub;Song, Kyung-Seuk;Han, Kuy-Tae;Han, Jeong-Hee;Chung, Yong-Hyun;Park, Byung-Sun;Chung, Kyu-Hyuck
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.68-83
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    • 2003
  • Welders working in a confined space, like in the shipbuilding industry, are at risk of being exposed to high concentrations of welding fumes and developing pneumoconiosis or other welding-fume exposure related diseases. Among such diseases, manganism resulting from welding-fume exposure remains a controversial issue, as the movement of manganese into specific brain regions has not been clearly established.(omitted)

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