• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.652-655
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• 2006

A direct wafer bonding process necessary for GaAs-on-insulator (GOI) fabrication with high thermal annealing temperatures was studied by using PECVD oxides between gallium arsenide and silicon wafers. In order to apply some uniform pressure on initially-bonded wafer pairs, a graphite sample holder was used for wafer bonding. Also, a tool for measuring the tensile forces was fabricated to measure the wafer bonding strengths of both initially-bonded and thermally-annealed samples. GaAs/$SiO_2$/Si wafers with 0.5-$\mu$m-thick PECVD oxides were annealed from $100^{\circ}C\;to\;600^{\circ}C$. Maximum bonding strengths of about 84 N were obtained in the annealing temperature range of $400{\sim}500^{\circ}C$. The bonded wafers were not separated up to $600^{\circ}C$. As a result, the GOI wafers with high annealing temperatures were demonstrated for the first time.

• Asia Pacific Journal of Business Review
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.19-44
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• 2021

Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is receiving increased investments in the energy sector under the belt and road initiative (BRI) project since its inception in 2013. SSA has a worse energy efficiency ratio coupled with deficient electricity access, through analysis showed varied impacts on the SSA countries due to the BRI initiative. This study dilves into the influencing factors for Energy Efficiency (EE) in 38 SSA countries, applying the probit and logit approach for 2000-2018. The Multiple-regression model shows significant results of some variables such as foreign direct investment, gross domestic product, and port infrastructure quality being significant on EE under BRI initiative countries. However, the logit and probit models produce similar results and the marginal effect for the entire variable, except energy imports that do not likely impact EE. Furthermore, the interaction of quality of port infrastructure and foreign direct investment variables produces significant results, highlighting the increased investments SSA receives under the BRI initiative in the energy and transport sectors. The model Percent correctly predicted (PCP) value was about 84%, indicating it correctly classified the variables and about 16% not classified. The study recommends EE performance standards should be incorporated on energy projects in SSA to ensure that these projects are energy efficient and decouple SSA's energy demand from economic growth. The research proffers suggestions for policy regarding the BRI initiative in SSA and the implications on sustainable energy and building a community with a shared future.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.38-46
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• 2014

CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Codes) is a error detection method for the date transmission, which is applied to the GRDDP (GOES-R Reliable Data Delivery Protocol) between satellite and GEMS (Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Sensor) on the GEO-KOMPSAT 2B development. This paper introduces a principle of the table based CRC, and explains software implementation results of the CRC8 applied to GEMS.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.65-73
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was carried out to find out the factors affecting on organizational commitment of hospital nurses. Method: The questionnaire-based research was done with 989 hospital nurses between January and March, 2004. Results: Variables such as job satisfaction, met expectations, compensation and welfare status of hospital, work involvement, positive affectivity had significant positive direct effect on organizational commitment in order of size, however, vertical conflict and job opportunity had negative direct effect in order of size. It was found that the following variables, listed in order of size, had significant total effects on organizational commitment: job satisfaction, met expectations, vertical conflict, compensation and welfare status of hospital, positive affectivity, work involvement, job opportunity, job autonomy, work definiteness, division justice, stability of employment, expectations before entering a hospital. Conclusion: It is recommended that programs for job satisfaction promotion, met expectations promotion, adequate compensation and welfare of hospital, work definiteness and work autonomy, solving conflict, positive affectivity promotion should be implemented to increase organizational commitment of hospital nurses.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.511-517
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• 2015

Determination of the required reserve capacity has an important function in operation of power system and it is calculated based on the largest loss of supply. However, conventional method cannot be applied in future power system, because potential grid-connected distributed generator and abnormal temperature cause the large load imbalance. Therefore this paper address new framework for determining the optimal required reserve capacity taking into account the real time load imbalance. At first, we introduce the way of operating reserve resources which are the secondary, tertiary, Direct Load Control (DLC) and Load shedding reserves to make up the load imbalance. Then, the formulated problem can be solved by the Probabilistic Dynamic Programming (PDP) method. In case study, we divide two cases for comparing the cost function between the conventional method and the proposed method.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.86-103
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• 2006

Using a combination of force transducer measurement to quantify net lift force, high frame rate camera to quantify and subtract inertial contributions, and Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) to calculate aerodynamic contributions in the spanwise plane, the contribution of spanwise flow to the generation of lift force in wings undergoing a pure flapping motion in hover is shown as a function of flapping angle throughout the flapping cycle. These experiments were repeated at various flapping frequencies and for various wing planform sizes for flat plate and span wise cambered wings. Despite the previous identification of the importance of span wise fluid structures in the generation of lift force in flapping wings throughout the existing body of literature, the direct contribution of spanwise flow to lift force generated has not previously been quantified. Therefore, in the same manner as commonly applied to investigate the chordwise lift distribution across an airfoil in flapping wings, spanwise flow due to bulk flow and rotational fluid dynamic mechanisms will be investigated to validate the existence of a direct component of the lift force originating from the flapping motion in the spanwise plane instead.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.373-379
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• 2009

This study was conducted to develop a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) model of a direct thrombin inhibitor, argatroban to predict the concentration-effect profiles in rats. Argatroban was i.v. injected to rats at 0. 2, 0.8 and 3.2 mg/kg doses (n = 4-5 per dose), and plasma drug levels were determined by a validated LC/MS/MS assay. The pharmacokinetics of argatroban was linear over the i.v. dose range studied. The thrombin time (TT) and the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) were measured in rat plasma and they were found to linearly increase with increasing the dose. A 2-compartment pharmacokinetic model linked with an indirect response pharmacodynamic model was successfully utilized to evaluate the drug concentration-response relationship.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.07d
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• pp.2093-2095
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• 2002

Nowadays, there are actually lots of changes in wireless communications of Korea. But it is not an exact PTP(Peer to Peer) Communication. In other words, a mobile station which can find fixed station can be connected with wireless internet server or other services, oppositely fixed station cannot approach to mobile station. Even though it exists, it is difficult to communicate with full duplex. We can service using CDMA 1X techniques such as cellular based SMS (Short Message Service) service or very simple MPRG Services. In this paper, we propose a system, using DirectX based mobile/fixed station stand alone program, depending on bandwidth of wireless service provider, tranceiving high resolution moving picture or reliable data regularly by a fixed connection each other.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.184-190
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• 2009

Recently, the concern for the reliability of railway is increasing, also the study about reliability is being processed at a good pace. However, in case of an existing railway operating it is true that the railway system is being operated without a clear RAM standard. There is not a clear RAM standard about product menual of a city railroad, and there are only basic provisions concerning traction motor which can be called a main equipment. In this paper, we calculated the availability and reliability of subway having MKBSF, MKBF, MTBF, MTTR analyzing accumulated maintenance data about a main equipment of a VVVF direct subway being operated in line #4. By watching the reliability grade of a VVVF subway being operated and manufactured within the country and being applied with the development of a city railway reflected by RAM menual when the new subway is manufactured, and with the basic data of RCM, we'd like to grope the methods which can be improved by operation stability of a city railway.

• Journal of the Chungcheong Mathematical Society
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.29-42
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• 2018

In this paper, we investigate the stability of two functional equations f(ax+by + cz) - abf(x + y) - bcf(y + z) - acf(x + z) + bcf(y) - a(a - b - c)f(x) - b(b - a)f(-y) - c(c - a - b)f(z) = 0, f(ax+by + cz) + abf(x - y) + bcf(y - z) + acf(x - z) - a(a + b + c)f(x) - b(a + b + c)f(y) - c(a + b + c)f(z) = 0 by applying the direct method in the sense of Hyers and Ulam.