• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.922-937
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• 2024

Maritime activities are on the rise, there is a growing demand for high-quality communication services that can cover larger areas. However, the transmission of high data rates to maritime users is challenging due to path loss from land base stations, which limits the transmission power. To overcome this challenge, researchers have been exploring the use of buoys in a marine environment as relays for communication technology. This paper proposes a simulation-based approach to investigate the impact of various beamwidths on communication performance when using a buoy as a relay. The objective is to determine the optimal beamwidth that yields the highest data rate for the target location. The approach is based on an offshore wave model where the direction of the buoy changes according to the height of the wave. The study investigates the performance of the relay in the downlink situation using receive beamforming, and the capacity at the user in the three-hop situation is verified using an amplify-and-forward (AF) relay that uses transmit beamforming to the user. The simulation results suggest that the beamwidth of the relay should be adjusted according to the wave conditions to optimize the data rate and relay position that satisfies a data rate superior to the direct path to the target position. Using a buoy as a relay can be a promising solution for enhancing maritime communications, and the simulation-based approach proposed in this paper can provide insights into how to optimize beamwidth for effective communication system design and implementation. In conclusion, the study results suggest that the use of buoys as relays for maritime communication is a feasible solution for expanding coverage and enhancing communication quality. The proposed simulation-based approach provides a useful tool for identifying relay beamwidths for achieving higher data rates in different wave conditions. These findings have significant implications for the design and deployment of communication systems in maritime environments.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.338-349
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• 2022

다양한 수종의 묘목을 고밀도로 심는 모듈군락식재가 기존의 성목식재보다 자연림 복원 효과성이 뛰어난지 알고자 야외 실험을 했다. 또 모듈군락식재의 식재밀도 차이에 따라 생장이 촉진되는지, 또 식피율이 높아지는지를 알아보았다. 큰나무를 넓게 띄어 심는 성목식재구(대조구)와 다종의 묘목을 고밀도로 심는 모듈군락식재구(처리구)로 구분했고, 다시 식재밀도에 따른 3주/m²와 1주/m² 모듈군락식재구로 나눠 실험을 설계했다. 2019년 5월부터 26개월간 공시재료의 생존율, 생장량(수고, 수관폭, 근원직경), 식피율을 측정했고, 측정 수고값을 활용하여 장래 수고생장을 예측했다. 모듈군락식재구의 생존율과 상대생장량이 성목식재구보다 높았다. 모듈군락식재구의 식피율은 23개월 이전에 지표면을 완전히 덮었지만, 성목식재구는 이식스트레스로 인해 오히려 식피율이 낮아졌다. 고밀도로 심은 모듈군락식재구의 묘목이 자라서 식재 후 5~6.5년 만에 성목식재구보다 더 높이 자랄 것으로 예측됐다. 이런 결과를 이끈 원인은 다종(多種)·묘목·고밀도 식재와 토양개량·멀칭 등의 식재기반 개선 때문이라 본다. 즉, 모듈군락식재구에 심은 묘목은 큰나무를 심은 성목식재구보다 식재 후 환경 적응력이 뛰어나 생존율이 높고, 초기 생장량이 많았을 것이다. 다양한 자생수종의 고밀도 혼식은 상호보완적 환경압을 완화하는 동시에 개체간 경쟁을 유발해 생장 촉진을 이끌었다. 더불어, 식재기반 개선은 묘목의 활착율 상승과 생장량 증가에 유효했다고 본다. 식재밀도가 높을수록 식피율이 급격히 늘어나, 제초 등의 사후관리비 절감 효과가 있을 것이다. 모듈군락식재구(3주/m², 1주/m²)의 식재밀도가 높았을 때 수고생장이 촉진되었고, 수관폭·근원직경은 식재밀도가 낮았을 때 높아지는 경향을 보였지만, 통계적 차이가 없었다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.314-316
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• 1997

We have studied the epitaxial growth and electrical properties of $Si_{0.8}Ge_{0.2}$, films on Si substrates at $550^{\circ}C$ by LPCVD. In a low $PH_3$, partial pressure region such as below 1.25 mPa, the phosphorus doping concentration increased proportionally with increasing $PH_3$ partial pressure while the deposition rate and the Ge fraction x were constant. In a higher $PH_3$ partial pressure region, the phosphorus doping concentration and the deposition rate decreased, while the Ge fraction slightly increased. The dependence of P incorporation rate on the $PH_3$ partial pressure was similar to the phosphorus doping concentration. According to test results, it suggests that high surface coverage of phosphorus atoms suppress both the $SiH_4$ adsorption/reaction and the $GeH_4$ adsorption/reaction on the surfaces, and the effect is more stronger on $SiH_4$ than on $GeH_4$. In a higher $PH_3$ partial pressure region, the deposition is largely controlled by surface coverage effect of phosphorus atoms.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2024

Vessels can operate with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) turned off, prompting the development of strategies to identify them. Among these, utilizing satellites to collect radio frequency (RF) data in the absence of AIS has emerged as the most effective and practical approach. The purpose of this study is to develop a matching algorithm for RF with AIS data and find the RF's applicability to classify a suspected ship. Thus, a matching procedure utilizing three RF datasets and AIS data was employed to identify ships in the Yellow Sea and the Korea Strait. The matching procedure was conducted based on the proximity to AIS points, ensuring accuracy through various distance-based sections, including 2 km, 3 km, and 6 km from the AIS-based estimated points. Within the RF coverage, the matching results from the first RF dataset and AIS data identified a total of 798 ships, with an overall matching rate of 78%. In the cases of the second and third RF datasets, 803 and 825 ships were matched, resulting in an overall matching rate of 84.3% and 74.5%, respectively. The observed results were partially influenced by differences in RF and AIS coverage. Within the overlapped region of RF and AIS data, the matching rate ranged from 80.2% to 98.7%, with an average of 89.3%, with no duplicate matches to the same ship.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.418-424
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• 2018

Background Complication rates after flap coverage for pressure ulcers have been high historically. These patients have multiple risk factors associated with poor wound healing and complications including marginal nutritional status, prolonged immobilization, and a high comorbidities index. This study utilizes the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to examine perioperative outcomes of flap coverage for pressure ulcers. Methods Data from the NSQIP database (2005-2015) for patient undergoing flap coverage for pressure ulcers was identified. Demographic, perioperative information, and complications were reviewed. One-way analysis of variance and Pearson chi-square were used to assess differences for continuous variables and nominal variables, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify independent risk factors for complications. Results There were 755 cases identified: 365 (48.3%) sacral ulcers, 321 (42.5%) ischial ulcers, and 69 (9.1%) trochanteric ulcers. Most patients were older male, with some degree of dependency, neurosensory impairment, high functional comorbidities score, and American Society of Anesthesiologists class 3 or above. The sacral ulcer group had the highest incidence of septic shock and bleeding, while the trochanteric ulcer group had the highest incidence of superficial surgical site infection. There was an overall complication rate of 25% at 30-day follow-up. There was no statistical difference in overall complication among groups. Total operating time, diabetes, and non-elective case were independent risk factors for overall complications. Conclusions Despite patients with poor baseline functional status, flap coverage for pressure ulcer patients is safe with acceptable postoperative complications. This type of treatment should be considered for properly selected patients.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5464-5488
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• 2019

The multi-population genetic algorithm in multi-target paths coverage has become a top choice for many test engineers. Also, information sharing strategy can improve the efficiency of multi-population genetic algorithm to generate multi-target test data; however, there is still space for some improvements in several aspects, which will affect the effectiveness of covering the target path set. Therefore, a multi-target paths coverage strategy is proposed by improving multi-population genetic algorithm based on individual information sharing among populations. It primarily contains three aspects. Firstly, the behavior of the sub-population covering corresponding target path is improved, so that it can continue to try to cover other sub-paths after covering the current target path, so as to take full advantage of population resources; Secondly, the populations initialized are prioritized according to the matching process, so that those sub-populations with better path coverage rate are executed firstly. Thirdly, for difficultly-covered paths, the individual chromosome features which can cover the difficultly-covered paths are extracted by utilizing the data generated, so as to screen those individuals who can cover the difficultly-covered paths. In the experiments, several benchmark programs were employed to verify the accuracy of the method from different aspects and also compare with similar methods. The experimental results show that it takes less time to cover target paths by our approach than the similar ones, and achieves more efficient test case generation process. Finally, a plug-in prototype is given to implement the approach proposed.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권6A호
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• pp.476-483
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• 2009

최근 들어 실내에서의 고속 무선 통신과 음영지역 해소를 위한 해결책의 하나로 옥내용 기지국인 펨토셀(femtocell)을 활용하는 계층구조 방안이 제시되고 있으며, 이동통신 표준화 단체에서 관련 이슈에 대한 표준화 작업이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그러나 펨토셀 환경에서 발생할 수 있는 여러 가지 기술적 문제들이 존재하며 그 중 가장 중요한 문제가 간섭으로 인한 시스템의 열화이다. 따라서 전체 시스템의 안정적이고 효율적인 운용을 위해 펨토셀 환경에서의 상호 간섭과 이에 따른 시스템 성능 분석이 요구된다. 본 고에서는 펨토셀 설치 주변의 다양한 전파 환경을 고려하여 매크로셀(macrocell)이나 펨토셀간 상호 간섭에 따른 시스템 용량 및 서비스 영역을 살펴본다. 특히 펨토셀의 주 설치 지역이 되는 실내 환경에서 매크로셀과 펨토셀간의 거리, 펨토셀 내에서 사용자의 위치, 옥내 구조물의 특징 등을 반영한 의전파전파 모델을 적용하고 그에 따른 주파수 효율성과 서비스 반경 등의 시스템 성능을 분석한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2014

본 논문은 싱크 기반 무선 센서 액터 네트워크에서 액터의 연결성과 커버리지를 향상시키기 위하여 홉 거리를 기반으로 클러스터를 구성하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘은 싱크로부터 일정한 홉 간격으로 CH(Cluster Head)를 선출함으로써 목표영역에 고르게 분포된 센서 클러스터를 생성한다. CH 선출은 CH 위치에 배치되는 액터들과 싱크의 연결성을 보장하기 위해서 싱크로부터 순차적으로 진행된다. 또한 액터의 커버리지를 향상시키기 위해서 센서 밀도가 높은 영역부터 우선적으로 이루어진다. 제안한 알고리즘을 통하여 일정한 분포로 클러스터를 구성하여 중첩을 최소화함으로써 목표영역에서 생성되는 클러스터 수와 CH 위치에 배치되는 액터 수를 감축한다. 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 제안한 알고리즘이 싱크에 연결이 보장된 액터 네트워크를 형성함을 검증하였다. 그리고 기존의 IDSC 알고리즘에 비해 액터 커버리지를 향상시킴으로써 배치되는 액터 수를 9~20% 감축함을 확인하였다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.611-621
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to verify the impact of dental health care insurance coverage policy by analyzing the changes in dental care utilization and expenditures over 5 years from 2012 to 2016, when the dental health insurance coverage expansion policy was implemented. From the national cohort data collected by the Korea Health Panel Survey, a retrospective study was conducted for all household members using dental services. Methods: This study statistically verified the difference in the dependent variables by frequency analysis, chi-square test, t-test, and one-way analysis of variance (SPSS version 22, IBM Co. USA, p<0.05). Results: The annual utilization rate steadily increased from 23.4% to 26.1% between 2012 and 2016. Although there were differences in utilization rates by gender, age, and income level, patients kept using the dental services in 2016 regardless of the type of health insurance. The average annual copayment for patient expenditures (out-of-pocket amount) increased from ￦463,844 to ￦537,401 in 2012 and 2016, respectively. Of the dental care expenditures over 5 years, the ratio of uninsured expenses by the elderly decreased from 38.5% to 25.9%, and the national health insurance service coverage increased from 40.3% to 49.1%. Conclusions: Although this policy did not reduce overall patient expenditures, it has been found that there was a positive effect on the elderly and low-income groups; it increased the utilization and access to dental services.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제31권3A호
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• pp.240-248
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 OFDM을 사용하는 IEEE 802.11p WAVE 기본 spec를 목표로 기존 전송 포맷을 유지하면서 장거리 coverage에서의 feasibility에 대한 연구 및 이를 지원하기 위한 수신 알고리즘에 대한 연구를 수행한다. 특히, 넓은 coverage의 지원을 목적으로 할 때 큰 RMS 지연 확산에 의해 발생할 수 있는 ISI/ICI의 효과를 고려하여 채널 단축 시간영역 등화기(channel shortening TEQ)를 사용하는 수신 시스템을 구성하였고 기존 무선랜 규격에서 정의하는 프리앰블을 등화기 계수의 추정에 사용할 경우에 대해 시스템의 성능을 평가하였다. 이는 WAVE 환경에서 목표로 하는 확장된 coverage의 경계에서 RMS 지연 확산이 클 때 16QAM을 통한 서비스가 가능한가에 대한 부분적인 대답을 제공하기 위한 것으로 (1) 목표 채별 환경에서 어느 정도의 성능을 내기 위해 요구되는 TEQ 파라미터 분석, (2) 지수함수의 Power-delay profile을 갖는 채널에서의 PER 성능의 평가 등을 포함한다.