• 천문학회보
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.88.2-88.2
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• 2012

We investigate solar flare occurrence rate and daily flare probability depending on McIntosh sunspot classification, its area, and its area change. For this we use the NOAA active region and GOES solar flare data for 15 years (from January 1996 to December 2010). We consider the most flare-productive 10 sunspot classification: 'Dko', 'Dai', 'Eai', 'Fai', 'Dki', 'Dkc', 'Eki', 'Ekc', 'Fki', and 'Fkc'. Sunspot area and its change can be a proxy of magnetic flux and its emergence/cancellation, respectively. we classify each sunspot group into two sub-groups: 'Large' and 'Small'. In addition, for each group, we classify it into three sub-groups according to sunspot group area change: 'Decrease', 'Steady', and 'Increase'. As a result, in the case of compact groups, their flare occurrence rates and daily flare probabilities noticeably increase with sunspot group area. We also find that the flare occurrence rates and daily flare probabilities for the 'Increase' sub-groups are noticeably higher than those for the other sub-groups. In case of the (M+X)-class flares of 'Dkc' group, the flare occurrence rate of the 'Increase' sub-group is three times higher than that of the 'Steady' sub-group. Mean flare occurrence rates and flare probabilities for all sunspot regions increase with the following order: 'Steady', 'Decrease', and 'Increase'. Our results statistically demonstrate that magnetic flux and its emergence enhance major solar flare occurrence. We are going to forecast solar flares based on these results and NOAA scale.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2017

Environmental awareness and its relation to the development of economy has garnered increased attention in recent years. Researchers, over the years, have argued that sustainable development warrants for minimizing environmental degradation since one depends on the other. This study analyzes the relationship between environmental degradation (carbon emission taken as proxy for degradation), economic growth, total energy consumption and industrial production index growth in Bangladesh from year 1998 to 2013. This study uses Vector Autoregression (VAR) Model and variance decomposition of VAR to analyze the effect of these variables on carbon emission and vice-versa. The findings of VAR model suggest that industrial production and GDP per capita has significant relationship with carbon emission. Further analysis through variance decomposition shows carbon emission has consistent impact on industrial production over time, whereas, industrial production has high impact on emission in the short run which fades in the long run which is consistent with Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Carbon emission rising along with GDP per capita and at the same time having low impact in the long run on industrial index indicates there may be other sources of pollution introduced with the rise in income of the economy over time.

• 천문학회보
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.98-98
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• 2011

We have investigated solar flare probability depending on sunspot classification, its area, and its area change using solar white light data. For this we used the McIntosh sunspot groups with most flare-productive regions : DKI, DKC, EKI, EKC, FKI and FKC. For each group, we classified it into three sub-groups according to sunspot area change : increase, steady, and decrease. For sunspot data, we used the NOAA active region information for 11 years (from January 2000 to December 2010): daily sunspot class and its area corrected for the projection effect. As a result, we find that the mean flare rates and the flare probabilities for the "increase" sub-groups are noticeably higher than those for other sub-groups. In case of the (M+X)-class flares of 'kc' groups, the mean flare rates of the "increase" sub-groups are more than two times than those of the "steady" sub-groups. This is statistical evidence that magnetic flux emergence is an very important for triggering solar flares since sunspot area increase can be a good proxy of magnetic flux emergence. In addition, we have examined the relationship between sunspot area and solar flare probability. For this, we classified each sunspot group into two sub-groups: large and small. In the case of compact group, the solar flare probabilities noticeably increase with its area.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 1986

At the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang university, from 1976 to 1984, 102 patients operated for isolated patent ductus arteriosus were studied. The correlation between the degree of left ventricular hypertrophy [LVH] and hemodynamic data, and postoperative changes of electrocardiographic findings were evaluated. The following results were obtained; [1] Of 102 patients with isolated patent ductus arteriosus, 78 patients [76.5%] were found to have LVH by EKG, preoperatively. [2] The patients with LVH had higher incidence of respiratory infection [79.4%] compared to patients without LVH. [3] Frequent physical findings in the patients with LVH were precordial bulging and P2 accentuation on auscultation. The typical continuous machinery murmur was not different in two group with or without LVH. [4] 66.1% of patients with LVH showed more than 56% of cardiothoracic ratio [CTR] on simple chest X-ray. 56.5% of patients without LVH showed less than 50% of CTR. [5] In the patients found to have LVH by EKG, the correlation between values of Svl+Rv6 and Qp/Qs in hemodynamic data was correlation coefficient 0.57 and between CTR and Qp/Qs was correlation coefficient 0.51. [6] In patent ductus arteriosus with LVH following surgery, the values of Svl+Rv6 was changed from preoperative 153.6$\pm$42.78% to 107.7$\pm$19.58% within 3 months and to 80.4$\pm$12.22%, which is within normal range of Svl+Rv6 on EKC, after 6 months.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.1312-1320
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• 2022

The earlier studies have analyzed theoretical links between nuclear energy and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions concerning territorial (or production-based) emissions. Here using the latest available dataset, this study explores the impacts of nuclear energy on production-based and consumption-based CO₂ emission in the era of globalization for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The Driscoll-Kraay regression method reveals that nuclear energy is beneficial for the reduction of production-based CO₂ emissions. However, it is revealed that nuclear energy does not reduce consumption-based CO₂ emissions that are traded internationally and hence not comprised in conventional production-based emissions (territory) inventories. Globalization tends to reduce both production-based and demand-based carbon emissions. Finally, Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is validated for both kinds of CO₂ emissions. The findings may deliver practical policy implications related to nuclear energy and CO₂ emissions for selected countries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.853-860
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• 1991

A clinical study on 139 cases of operated PDA was performed during period from Aug. 1982 to Apr. 1991 at the Dept. of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery of Chonbuk National University Hospital. The following results are obtained. 1. The 35 males and 104 females ranged in age from 6 months to 40 years. [mean 10.2 yrs. ] 2. Chief complaints of the patients were frequent URI in 50%, dyspnea on exertion in 31.2%, palpitation in 11.1%, and no subjective symptoms in 28.78% 3. On auscultation, continuous machinery murmur heard in 79.86% and systolic murmur in 20.14%. 4. Radiologic findings of chest P-A showed increased density of pulmonary vascularity in 80.58%, cardiomegaly in 61.87%, and within normal limit in 19.42% of the patients. 5. The signs of LVH[44.4%], RVH[17.4%], BVH[7.6%] were noted on the EKC. 6. Cardiac catheterizations were performed in 114 patients. The mean Qp/Qs was 2.65 and the mean Pp /Ps was 0.41 and the mean systolic pulmonary artery pressure was 46.6 mmHg. 7. Operative methods were as followed: The 130 cases[93.52%] of ligation and 3 cases[2.16%] of division & suture for PDA were performed through the left posterolateral thoracotomy. And the remained cases were managed under the cardiopulmonary bypass. 8. Operative complications were hoarseness in 8 cases, atelectasis in 6 cases, intraoperative ductal rupture under the left thoracotomy approach 2 cases, recannalization 1 case and others in 3 cases. 9. One patient died due to ductal rupture intraoperatively and the overall mortality was 0.7%.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.13-26
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• 2020

This study analyzed whether the diffusion of new and renewable energy contributed to mitigating emissions of various air pollutants, including particulate matter, using panel econometric models. The theoretical foundation of such econometric models is based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, which assumes an inverted U-shaped relation between national income and environmental pollution, as originally proposed by Grossman and Krueger. We examined whether there are inverted U-, U-shaped, or N-shaped relations between national income and air pollution. We demonstrate that increases in new and renewable energy significantly mitigated emissions of CO, NO_X, and PM2.5. Additionally, we included NO_X, SO_X, PM10, and VOCs as secondary emission sources of PM2.5 and found that emission of PM10 resulted in the highest PM2.5 emissions, followed by NO_X and SO_X emissions. The impact of new and renewable energy on air pollution varied across regions. Increase of new and renewable energy in the Honam region significantly mitigated CO, NO_X, and TSP emissions, while that in the Youngnam and metropolitan areas did not significantly mitigate air pollution overall. There was a U-shaped relationship between air pollution and national income for CO, NO_X, PM2.5, and SO_X, while an inverted N-shape was observed for PM10.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.97-122
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• 2013

우리나라의 1971년~2009년 시계열자료를 이용하여 소득 및 에너지소비와 $CO_2$ 배출량 간 동태적 관계를 분석한다. 자기시차분포(ARDL: Autoregressive Distributed Lag) 방법을 이용하여 소득 및 에너지소비와 $CO_2$ 배출량의 장 단기적 관계를 분석하고, Toda and Yamamoto 방법을 사용하여 주요 변수들 간 인과성을 분석한다. 추정 결과 에너지소비 및 소득과 $CO_2$ 배출량 간 장기균형관계가 존재하고 일시적 외생충격에 의해 불균형이 발생하더라도 빠르게 균형으로 회복되는 것으로 나타났다. 소득과 $CO_2$ 배출량은 장 단기적으로 N자형의 관계로 EKC 가설은 성립하지 않았다. $CO_2$ 배출량에 대한 에너지소비 장 단기탄력성은 양(+)이고, 에너지소비 장기탄력성이 단기탄력성보다 크게 나타났다. 인과성 측면에서 에너지소비량과 $CO_2$ 배출량은 쌍방향의 인과성이 존재하고, $CO_2$ 배출량 및 에너지소비는 소득에 일 방향의 인과성이 존재하는 반면에 그 역은 성립하지 않았다. 에너지소비가 직 간접적으로 소득보다 $CO_2$ 배출의 예측에 중요한 변수일 가능성을 제시한다.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.89-112
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• 2016

본 논문은 환경쿠즈네츠곡선가설에 기반을 두고, 경제개발 수준과 기술혁신수준이 다른 전세계 88개 국가에 대한 패널데이터를 이용하여, 기술혁신이 이산화탄소배출량 변화에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 기술혁신이 온실가스배출량에 직접적으로 미치는 효과와 소득수준을 변화시켜 온실가스배출량에 미치는 간접적 효과를 종합해본 결과, 비록 미세하지만 기술혁신은 결과적으로 온실가스배출량을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 패널데이터 모형은 각 '시점 내'에서 변수 간 효과를 분석하는 정태적 모형이라는 한계를 가지고 있다. 이를 개선하기 위해 본 논문에서 채용한 Panel VAR(Panel Vector Auto Regression)모형에서는 기술혁신수준이 시차를 두고 온실가스 배출량에 미치는 영향을 분석할 수 있다. 분석 결과 기술혁신(R&D 투자)과 같은 외생적 충격(Shock)이 일인당 온실가스 배출량 감축에 3년 정도의 시차를 두고 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.906-912
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• 2001

유산소성 운동과 김치보충제 섭취가 비만 여중생의 신체 조성 및 혈중지질에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 운동군은 HRmax 60~85%운동강도의 조깅, 줄넘기운동을 매회 60분, 주 4회 실시하고, 김치 보충제 섭취군은 500 mg 의 김치 분말이 들어 있는 김치 보충제 6알 총 3g (김치약 30g)을 총 6주간 섬취하게 하였다. 실험에 참가한 여중생은 총 38명으로 운동군(EG) 8명, 김치 보충제 군(KG)12명, 그리고 운동과 김치 보충제 섭취를 병행한 군(EKG) 8명의 비만여중생 28명, 그리고 정상체중을 지닌 대조군(CG) 10명이었다. 운동 또는 김치 보충제를 6주간 섭취한 EKG, EG 그리고 KG는 CG 그룹에 비해 신체 조성 및 혈중 지질 농도가 유의하게 감소하였다. 체중, BMI 체지방 및 체지방율의 감소 정도는 EKG, EG 그리고 KG 순이었으며, 비만도를 낮추는 효과는 EKG, KG 그리고 EG순으로 나타났다. 총 콜레스테롤 및 LDL-콜레스테롤 감소는 EKG, KG 그리고 EG 순으로 나타났으며, 중성지질 감소는 EKG, EG, 그리고 KG 순이었고, HDL-콜레스테롤 농는 EKG와 EG 그룸이 KG와 CG에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 이상의 결과를 살펴보았을 때 혈중 중서이방 농도를 포함하여 체지방 조성과 관련 있는 요인들은 운동이 김치 보충제 섭취보다 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났고 혈중 콜레스테롤 농도를 감소시키는 효과는 운동보다는 김치 보충제 섭취가 효과적이었다. 그러나, 비만 여중생의 비만을 조절하는데 있어서 이 두 방법을 단독으로 실시한 결과보다는 두용법을 병행한 즉, 김치 보충제를 섭취하면서 운동을 병행한 군의 효고가 가장 현저하게 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 여중생의 비만을 치료하는데 있어 운동 이외에 김치를 많이 섭취하는 식이요법을 병행하명 상당한 효과가 있을 것으로 관찰되었다.