• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.483-496
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• 2017

Earthquake excitations may induce important amount of seismic energy into structures. Current design philosophy mainly deals with the plastic deformations of replaceable energy dissipating devices rather than damages accumulated on structural members. Since earthquake damage is substantially concentrated on these devices they could be replaced after severe earthquakes. In this study, the efficiency of steel cushion (SC) on seismic improvement of a vulnerable reinforced concrete (RC) frame is determined by means of several numerical simulations. The cyclic shear behaviors of SCs were determined by performing quasi-static tests. The test results were the main basis of the theoretical model of SCs which were used in the numerical analysis. These analyses were performed on three types of RC frames namely bare frame (BF), full-braced frame (F-BF) and semi-braced frame (S-BF). According to analysis results; implementation of SCs has considerable effects in reducing the storey shear forces and storey drifts. Moreover plastic energy demands of structural elements were reduced which indicates a significant improvement in seismic behavior of the RC frame preventing damage accumulation on structural elements. Full-braced frame having SCs with the thickness of 25 mm has better performance than semi-braced frame interms of energy dissipation. However, global energy dissipation demand of S-BF and F-BF having SCs with the thickness of 18 mm are almost similar.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권spc3호
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• pp.373-384
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• 2003

When pile foundation is constructed by dynamic method, it is desirable to perform monitoring of drivability with pile penetration. Dynamic pile monitoring yields information regarding driving hammer, cushion, pile and soil behaviour that can be used to confirm the assumptions of wave equation analysis. In this study, dynamic monitoring of the steel pipe pile was performed with Pile Driving Analyser (PDA). The PDA utilizes the wave propagation theory to compute numerous variables which describe the conditions of the hammer-pile-soil system in real-time and following each hammer impact. This approach allows immediate field verification of hammer performance, driving efficiency, and estimation of pile bearing capacity. A series of PDA test were performed at the Ieodo Ocean Research Station (IORS) located in southeast of Marado, a southernmost small island south of Jeju Island. The drilling core sediments of Ieodo subsoil are composed of mud and sand, showing lamination and wavy or lenticular bedding, which were often bioturbated. This paper summarizes the results of PDA tests which were applied in measurement and estimation of large diameter open ended steel pipe pile driven by steam hammer, Vulcan-560 and MRBS-4600, at the marine sediments.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2020

최근 학생 및 사무직 종사자에게서 근골격계 질환의 발병률이 증가하고 있으며, 바른 자세의 유지 및 교정 훈련의 필요성이 요구되고 있으나, 관련 연구는 부족한 현실이다. 기존 연구에서는 의자 방석부분에 멤브레인 센서 또는 압력센서를 배치하여 무게의 편중을 보거나, 사용자를 구속하는 센서를 부착하여 체위 변환을 측정하였다. 본 연구에서는 착용편의성을 고려한 체위 변환 감지 센서 디바이스를 개발하였으며, 측정한 각도를 분석앱을 통해 확인하였다. 앉은 자세에서 체위 변환을 측정하기 위하여 경추 및 척추에 IMU 센서로 구성된 센서 디바이스를 부착한다. 두 개의 센서에서 측정되는 체위의 변화값을 각도로 변환하였으며, 각도값은 실시간으로 분석앱을 통해 보여 진다. 본 연구에서는 체위 변화에 따른 실시간 변화값의 측정 가능성과, 착용편의성, 각도 측정의 경향성을 확인해 보았다. 향후 연구에서는 보다 정밀한 각도의 연산 및 동잡음의 보정을 위한 연구를 진행해야 한다.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국경영과학회/대한산업공학회 1999년도 춘계공동학술대회:정보화시대의 지식경영
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• pp.426-426
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• 1999

;There are many sources of uncertainty in a typical production and inventory system. There is uncertainty as to how many items customers will demand during the next day, week, month, or year. There is uncertainty about delivery times of the product. Uncertainty exacts a toll from management in a variety of ways. A spurt in a demand or a delay in production may lead to stockouts, with the potential for lost revenue and customer dissatisfaction. Firms typically hold inventory to provide protection against uncertainty. A cushion of inventory on hand allows management to face unexpected demands or delays in delivery with a reduced chance of incurring a stockout. The proposed strategies are used for the design of a probabilistic inventory system. In the traditional approach to the design of an inventory system, the goal is to find the best setting of various inventory control policy parameters such as the re-order level, review period, order quantity, etc. which would minimize the total inventory cost. The goals of the analysis need to be defined, so that robustness becomes an important design criterion. Moreover, one has to conceptualize and identify appropriate noise variables. There are two main goals for the inventory policy design. One is to minimize the average inventory cost and the stockouts. The other is to the variability for the average inventory cost and the stockouts The total average inventory cost is the sum of three components: the ordering cost, the holding cost, and the shortage costs. The shortage costs include the cost of the lost sales, cost of loss of goodwill, cost of customer dissatisfaction, etc. The noise factors for this design problem are identified to be: the mean demand rate and the mean lead time. Both the demand and the lead time are assumed to be normal random variables. Thus robustness for this inventory system is interpreted as insensitivity of the average inventory cost and the stockout to uncontrollable fluctuations in the mean demand rate and mean lead time. To make this inventory system for robustness, the concept of utility theory will be used. Utility theory is an analytical method for making a decision concerning an action to take, given a set of multiple criteria upon which the decision is to be based. Utility theory is appropriate for design having different scale such as demand rate and lead time since utility theory represents different scale across decision making attributes with zero to one ranks, higher preference modeled with a higher rank. Using utility theory, three design strategies, such as distance strategy, response strategy, and priority-based strategy. for the robust inventory system will be developed.loped.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.255-265
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• 2014

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate comfort levels of functional and non-functional chairs using subjective comfort rating, interface pressure measurement, muscle activity measurement, and skin temperature measurement. Background: Chairs are used for a prolonged period of time for sitting in many places such as the office, at university, at school, in industry, and so on. Almost all people use chairs in their everyday life. The functional properties of the chair are associated with comfort. Method: The subjective evaluation contains questions regarding chair comfort which can be rated with five point scale. The body-seat interface pressure was measured using a pressure mat system. The symmetry of sitting was measured using electromyography. The change in body part (thigh and buttock) temperature before and after sitting on a chair was measured with an infrared camera. Results: Participants rated significantly (p < 0.05) higher comfort scores for the functional chair in relation to the buttock and thigh region. Also, the participants felt a better cushion effect in the functional chair. When using the functional chair, lower interface pressure, better thermal comfort, and better symmetry of erector spinae muscle activity were observed. Conclusion: Overall, interface pressure measurement, muscle activity measurement, thermal imaging and subjective comfort score results showed that the functional chair was more comfortable than the non-functional chair. Application: The adopted methodologies could be used to measure the seating comfort of train seats.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2014

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate integral seat desk used in universities through comparison of real dimension values of the desk with KS/ISO standard and questionnaire survey. Background: School furniture that helps students sit comfortably for longer periods of time and allows for better concentration on learning is important. However, seat and desk have been generally designed based on the industry practice rather than user's anthropometry, and seats and desks used in universities of Korea have not been ergonomically evaluated. Method: Real 13 dimensions of the desk used in K University were measured using tape measure and inclinometer, and the dimension values were compared to the KS standard of desk and chair for lecture room (KS G 4210) and ergonomic design principles found in relevant references. Subjective appropriacies and preference for the desk were investigated based on questionnaire survey, in which 121 (male: 91, female: 30) college students participated. Results: Several dimensions for the desk and chair investigated except desk depth and width, leg room width, seat width have not met the KS standard, but all dimensions satisfied ergonomic design principles available in references. The questionnaire survey revealed that appropriacies for desk surface size, seat pan depth, seat pan cushion and backrest curvature were under middle point of 3.0, and that those for the other dimensions showed higher scores exceeding 3.0. Conclusion: The integral seat desk widely used in universities showed some design problems in terms of standards of KS G 2010 and KS G 4210, and ergonomic design principles. Compared to the general desk with separated desk and seat, subjective preference on the integral seat desk was low. Application: This would be used as a valuable guideline when designing or choosing new integral seat desk with high satisfaction of students.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2021

최근 학생 및 사무직 종사자의 자세 불량으로 인한 척추계 질환의 발병율이 증가하고 있으며, 바른 자세 유지를 돕기 위한 다양한 연구가 수행되었다. 기존 연구에서는 의자 방석부분에 멤브레인 센서 또는 압력센서를 배치하여 무게의 편중을 보거나, 사용자를 구속하는 센서를 부착하여 체위변환을 측정하였다. 본 연구자는 선행연구에서 점착성 겔시트로 간편히 몸에 부착할 수 있으며, 사용자의 자세 및 체위 변화를 실시간으로 측정하여 출력하는 센서 디바이스를 개발하였으나 센서값의 정확성에서 한계점을 보였다. 본 연구에서는 체위변환 센서 디바이스의 성능을 개선하고, 각도변환 측정값의 정확도를 정량적으로 평가하는 연구를 수행하였으며, 오차율 2.53%의 높은 정확도를 확인하였다. 향후 연구에서는 멀티미디어 요소가 추가된 자세교정 훈련 컨텐츠를 보다 다양화하여 실제 사용자를 대상으로 하는 추가 연구가 필요한 것으로 사료된다.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2024

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic (the form of coronaviruses) developed at the end of 2019 and spread rapidly to almost every corner of the world. It has infected around 25,334,339 of the world population by the end of September 1, 2020 [1] . It has been spreading ever since, and the peak specific to every country has been rising and falling and does not seem to be over yet. Currently, the conventional RT-PCR testing is required to detect COVID-19, but the alternative method for data archiving purposes is certainly another choice for public departments to make. Researchers are trying to use medical images such as X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) to easily diagnose the virus with the aid of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based software. Method: This review paper provides an investigation of a newly emerging machine-learning method used to detect COVID-19 from X-ray images instead of using other methods of tests performed by medical experts. The facilities of computer vision enable us to develop an automated model that has clinical abilities of early detection of the disease. We have explored the researchers' focus on the modalities, images of datasets for use by the machine learning methods, and output metrics used to test the research in this field. Finally, the paper concludes by referring to the key problems posed by identifying COVID-19 using machine learning and future work studies. Result: This review's findings can be useful for public and private sectors to utilize the X-ray images and deployment of resources before the pandemic can reach its peaks, enabling the healthcare system with cushion time to bear the impact of the unfavorable circumstances of the pandemic is sure to cause

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.271-277
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 사용자의 자세에 따라 실시간으로 제공되는 진동모터에 의해서 촉각 피드백이 구현되는 골반교정 및 자세균형능력 증진을 위한 균형의자(balance chair)를 개발하고 그 유효성을 평가하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 MC Nylon을 이용하여 몸체을 제작하고 사용자 인터페이스를 위한 터치 TFT와 아두이노를 사용한 주 제어모듈, 사용자 자세판별을 위한 9축 가속센서, 촉각피드백을 위한 진동모듈을 내장하고 사용자의 편안한 착석감을 위한 쿠션으로 외부를 둘러싼 균형의자 시제품을 제작하였다. 제작된 시제품을 이용한 자세균형 훈련시스템의 유효성을 확인하기 위해 여성 피험자 10명을 대상으로 척추움직임의 주요근육인 좌우 요장늑근에 대한 근활성도(%MVIC)를 측정하였고 자세균형능력 평가장비인 Spine Balance 3D를 이용하여 훈련 전후의 균형능력을 측정하였다. 균형의자를 통한 운동 및 자세균형 유지 시 진동을 통한 피드백 방법에 의해 사용자의 좌우 요장늑근이 균형적으로 활성화되고 또한 이를 통한 훈련 전후 균형능력이 증진되는 결과를 얻었다. 향후 본 연구는 다양한 자세균형 제품 개발에 기초 연구로 활용 가능하다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.862-870
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• 2002

단심증과 총폐정맥연결이상증을 동반한 환아는 조기에 증상이 발현하는 경우가 흔하며, 특히 폐쇄성 폐정맥 통로가 존재하는 경우는 사망률이 매우 높은 질환으로 보고되고 있다. 이런 환아군에 대한 일단계 수술 결과와 이에 영향하는 위험인자를 분석하고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 대상 및 연구방법: 1987년 1월에서 2002년 6월까지 서울대 어린이병원 흉부외과에서 경험한 총폐정맥연결이상증을 동반한 단심증으로 일단계 교정술을 받은 39례를 대상으로 하였다. 환아의 연령의 중앙값은 2.4(0.03~10.7)개월이었고, 남녀비는 29:10이 었다. 단심증은 우세우심실 20례, 방실중격결손을 동반한 단심증 15례, 우세좌심실 3례, 삼첨판 폐쇄증이 1례였고 총폐정맥연결이상증은 상심형 22례, 심장형 5례, 하심형 11례, 혼합형 1례였다. 폐쇄성 폐정맥 통로를 보였던 환아는 11례였다. 수술은 37례에서 단심증의 폐혈류 균형을 조절하기 위한 고식술을 시행하였으며, 31례에서 총폐정맥연결이상증을 함께 교정하였다. 본 연구에서는 상기 환자군을 대상으로 술전상태, 사망률, 술후경과 등을 살펴보고, 조기 사망에 영향하는 인자들을 발견하기 위해 단변량, 다변량 분석법을 이용하였다. 결과: 생존 환아의 평균추적관찰기간은 34.3$\pm$43.0(0.53~146.2)개월이었으며 조기사망률은 43.6% (17/39)였다. 조기사망원인은 저심박출증이 8례, 심기능부전에 의한 심례기이탈 실패가 3례, 술후 발생한 패혈증을 동반한 감염(2), 발작성 폐동맥 고혈압(1), 폐부종(1), 폐렴(1), 부정맥(1) 등이었다. 단변량분석에서 조기사망에 영향하는 인자는 체중, 신생아기 수술적응, 폐정맥 통로의 폐쇄, 술전상태, 일단계 수술시 총폐정맥연결이상증의 교정, 수술시간, 심폐기가동시간 등이었고, 다변량분석에서는 체중, 일단계 수술 당시의 연령, 신생아기 수술적응, 술전상태, 심폐기가동시간 등이 위험인자로 분석되었다. 결론$\boxUl$ 연구자 등은 본 연구를 통하여 총폐정맥연결이상증을 동반한 단심증이 조기에 증상이 발현되어 신생아기 또는 조기 영아기에 일단계 수술이 필요한 경우가 흔하고, 특히 폐정맥 통로의 폐쇄를 동반한 경우 술전상태가 불량함에도 불구하고 조기에 수술적 교정이 불가피한 경우가 적지 않으며, 이 경우 일단계 수술시 총폐정맥연결이상증에 대한 수술적 교정이 추가되어 수술시간 및 심폐기가동시간이 연장되고 이로 인해 술후 심근기능의 저하가 초래되어 높은 수술 사망률을 보인다는 사실을 확인하였다. 반면, 폐정맥 통로의 폐쇄를 동반되지 않은 일부 환아군에 대하여 일단계 수술시 이를 교정하지 않고 차후로 미루는 것이 수술시간 및 체외순환시간을 단축하고 심근 기능저하와 폐혈관 손상을 줄여 수술성적의 향상을 기대할 수 있었다. 그러나 이러한 수술 방침이 최종단계의 폰탄 술식까지 성공적으로 시행하기 위한 이상적인 치료원칙임을 입증하기 위해서는 보다 장기적인 추적이 필요하다.