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A Study on the Consideration Factors for State-of-the-art Defense Business Orders from Chasm Marketing Perspective (캐즘마케팅 관점으로 바라본 최첨단 무기체계 수주를 위한 고려요소에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Young-Bok;Kim, Hong-Ki;Lee, Seung-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.11
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    • pp.81-90
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    • 2016
  • In the civil market, companies launch new products when the acquired innovations are ready, but in defense, customer requests the innovation applied weapon systems. The technology adoption cycle model takes unusual form of market like inverse chasm takes technology inversely. This thesis describes an inverse chasm from the perspective of technology adoption cycle, equipped product model, and technical progress S-curve. As a way to overcome the inverse chasm, considering factors like a self-investment demo model, customer needs, and the temporary chasm expanding phenomenon are derived. And order-effective relationship analysis and chasm marketing strategy are suggested. Especially securing the core technologies and possibility for equipped product by developing self-investment demo model are identified as a good marketing strategy of chasm. This analysis and strategy suggest the policy implications for preemptive advantage of market positioning in the procurement process of defense, discontinuous innovation technology applied on.

Preparation of Positively and Negatively Charged Carbon Nanotube-Collagen Hydrogels with pH Sensitive Characteristic (양전하와 음전하를 띄며 pH 감응성인 카본나노튜브-콜라젠 Hydrogel의 합성)

  • Seo, Jae-Won;Shin, Ueon Sang
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.60 no.3
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    • pp.187-193
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    • 2016
  • In this study, preparation of positively and negatively charged carbon nanotube (CNT)-collagen (CG) hydrogels with pH sensitive characteristic was reported. The positive and negative characteristics of the prepared hydrogels were created by introduction of positively functionalized CNT-NH2 and negatively functionalized CNT-COOH, respectively, into the collagen hydrogel. The surface charge of CNTs (CNT-NH2 and CNT-COOH), CG and CNTs/CG hydrogels was measured by Zetasizer. The swelling ratios of CNT-NH2/CG and CNT-COOH/CG hydrogels in aqueous solution were checked by measuring of weight changes of the hydrogels in the range of pH 2~10. In detail, the positively charged CNT-NH2/CG hydrogel swelled up to 5% at pH 4 in comparison to the weight at pH 7, while the negatively charged CNT-COOH/CG hydrogel swelled up to 10% at pH 10. The prepared CNT-NH2/CG and CNT-COOH/CG hydrogels will be very useful as pH sensitive oral drug-delivering systems for gastrointestine (pH ~2) and small intestine (pH ~9), respectively.

α-feature map scaling for raw waveform speaker verification (α-특징 지도 스케일링을 이용한 원시파형 화자 인증)

  • Jung, Jee-weon;Shim, Hye-jin;Kim, Ju-ho;Yu, Ha-Jin
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.441-446
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we propose the α-Feature Map Scaling (α-FMS) method which extends the FMS method that was designed to enhance the discriminative power of feature maps of deep neural networks in Speaker Verification (SV) systems. The FMS derives a scale vector from a feature map and then adds or multiplies them to the features, or sequentially apply both operations. However, the FMS method not only uses an identical scale vector for both addition and multiplication, but also has a limitation that it can only add a value between zero and one in case of addition. In this study, to overcome these limitations, we propose α-FMS to add a trainable parameter α to the feature map element-wise, and then multiply a scale vector. We compare the performance of the two methods: the one where α is a scalar, and the other where it is a vector. Both α-FMS methods are applied after each residual block of the deep neural network. The proposed system using the α-FMS methods are trained using the RawNet2 and tested using the VoxCeleb1 evaluation set. The result demonstrates an equal error rate of 2.47 % and 2.31 % for the two α-FMS methods respectively.

The Effect of Street Gardens on Psychological Restoration (도심 가로정원의 심리적 회복효과에 관한 연구)

  • Kwon, Hyun-Sook;Hahm, Yean-Kyoung;Kim, Hae-Ryung;Yoon, Hee-Yeun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.35-51
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    • 2017
  • Street gardens, a series of streetscape improvement projects led by Seoul City Government, are initiated for the purpose of providing aesthetic satisfaction and mental refreshment to pedestrians. In order to investigate whether street gardens indeed promote the psychological health of the users, questionnaire surveys were conducted on three selected street gardens - at Gangnam-daero, Digital-ro, and Teheranro - and their comparison sites located on the same streets, which have a similar physical environment but without a street garden. The survey questionnaires, based on Attention Restoration Theory, were composed of Perceived Restorativeness Scale-11 with the eleven individual questions grouped into four categories: 'Fascination', 'Being away', 'Coherence', and 'Scope'. The survey questionnaires also ask about physical components that promote psychological improvement in the aforementioned categories. The collected data was analyzed with factor analysis, reliability analysis, and independent t-test. The results suggested that street gardens had a relatively positive effect on the psychological restorativeness of the users. In particular, they gave fascination and interest to the users. However, they did not offer a feeling of being away to the users, which revealed the limitation in the psychological improvement effect of street gardens. The physical components of the street garden that have led the psychological restorativeness effect were wooden bench, tree, and flower. This result corresponds to an extant theory that natural factors have a positive effect on the psychological restorativeness within a hardscape. This research will shed light on the planning and design guidelines for the street garden project.

A Meta-Analysis on the Behavioral Intention for Information Technology Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior: Focusing on the Related Research in Korea (계획된 행동이론을 적용한 정보기술의 행위의도에 관한 메타분석: 우리나라 학회지에 게재된 관련연구 중심으로)

  • Nam, Soo-tai;Kim, Do-goan;Jin, Chan-yong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2013.10a
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    • pp.233-236
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    • 2013
  • A Meta-analysis is a statistical literature synthesis method that provides the opportunity to view the research context by combining and analyzing the quantitative results of many empirical studies. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) has been the subjects of a great deal fields and now also has been continuously studied. Recently, the information communication and information systems fields are the biggest issue. At this point, we conducted a Meta-analysis research on the behavioral intention of information technology based on The theory of planned behavior. This study was targeted a total of 36 research papers that are setting up the causal relationship in The theory of planned behavior among the research papers published in domestic academic journals before 2013. The result of the Meta-analysis, showed that the effect size was 0.571 in the path from attitude toward behavior to behavioral Intention, it showed that the effect size was 0.381 in the path from subjective norm to behavioral Intention. And, it showed that the effect size was 0.481 in the path from perceived behavioral control to behavioral Intention. Also, it showed that the effect size was 0.421 in the path from behavioral Intention to behavior. Based on the results, it was discussed the difference through comparative analysis with previous research.

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Biotreatment Technologies for Air Pollution Control (생물학적 처리기술을 이용한 대기오염 제어)

  • Won, Yang-Soo
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.13 no.1 s.36
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    • pp.1-15
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    • 2007
  • Biological treatment is a relatively recent air pollution control technology in which off-gases containing biodegradable odors and volatile organic compounds(VOCs) are vented through microbes. It is a promising alternative to conventional air pollution control methods. Bioreactors for air pollution control have found most of their success in the treatment of dilute and high flow waste air streams containing VOCs and odor compounds. They offer several advantages over traditional technologies such as incineration or adsorption. These include lower treatment costs, absence of formation of secondary pollutants, no spent chemicals, low energy demand and low temperature treatment. The three most widely used technologies are described, namely biofiltration, biotrickling filtration, bioscrubbing. The most widely used bioreactor for air pollution control is biofilter, but it has several limitations. In the past years major progress has been accomplished in the development of vapor phase bioreaction systems, for solving problems of biofilter. Biotrickling filters are more complex than biofilters, but are usually more effective, especially for the treatment of compounds which are difficult to degrade or compounds that generate acidic by-products. This, paper reviews fundamental and theoretical/practical aspect of air pollution control in biofilter, biotrickling filter and bioscrubber, focusing more extensively on biotrickling filtration. Special emphasis is given to the operating parameters and the factors influencing performance for air pollution control, and cost estimation in biotreatment technologies.

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Electrical Characteristics of c-Si Shingled Photovoltaic Module Using Conductive Paste based on SnBiAg (SnBiAg 전도성 페이스트를 이용한 Shingled 결정질 태양광 모듈의 전기적 특성 분석)

  • Yoon, Hee-Sang;Song, Hyung-Jun;Kang, Min Gu;Cho, Hyeon Soo;Go, Seok-Whan;Ju, Young-Chul;Chang, Hyo Sik;Kang, Gi-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.28 no.9
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    • pp.528-533
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    • 2018
  • In recent years, solar cells based on crystalline silicon(c-Si) have accounted for much of the photovoltaic industry. The recent studies have focused on fabricating c-Si solar modules with low cost and improved efficiency. Among many suggested methods, a photovoltaic module with a shingled structure that is connected to a small cut cell in series is a recent strong candidate for low-cost, high efficiency energy harvesting systems. The shingled structure increases the efficiency compared to the module with 6 inch full cells by minimizing optical and electrical losses. In this study, we propoese a new Conductive Paste (CP) to interconnect cells in a shingled module and compare it with the Electrical Conductive Adhesives (ECA) in the conventional module. Since the CP consists of a compound of tin and bismuth, the module is more economical than the module with ECA, which contains silver. Moreover, the melting point of CP is below $150^{\circ}C$, so the cells can be integrated with decreased thermal-mechanical stress. The output of the shingled PV module connected by CP is the same as that of the module with ECA. In addition, electroluminescence (EL) analysis indicates that the introduction of CP does not provoke additional cracks. Furthermore, the CP soldering connects cells without increasing ohmic losses. Thus, this study confirms that interconnection with CP can integrate cells with reduced cost in shingled c-Si PV modules.

Use of Hydrogen Peroxide with Ozone to Simultaneously Reduce MIB and Quench Ozone Residual in Existing Water Treatment Plants Sourcing Water from the Han River (한강을 원수로 하는 오존/과산화수소 고도정수처리공정에서의 MIB제거 및 잔류오존 농도에 관한 연구)

  • McAdams, Stephen R.;Koo, Bon Jin;Jang, Myung Hoon;Lee, Sung Kyoo
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.704-716
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    • 2012
  • This paper provides a detailed account of pilot testing conducted at South Lake Tahoe (California), the Ddukdo (Seoul) water treatment plant (WTP) and the Bokjung (Seongnam) WTP between February, 2010, and February, 2012. The objectives were first, to characterize the reactions of ozone with hydrogen peroxide (Peroxone) for Han River water following sand filtration, second to determine empirical ozone and hydrogen peroxide doses to remove a taste-and-odor surrogate 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) using an advanced oxidation process (AOP) configuration and third, to determine the optimum dosing configuration to reduce residual ozone to a safe level at the exit of the process. The testing was performed in a real-time plant environment at both low- and high seasonal water temperatures. Experimental results including ozone decomposition rates were dependent on temperature and pH, consistent with data reported by other researchers. MIB in post-sand-filtration water was spiked to 40-50 ng/L, and in all cases, it was reduced to below the specified target level (7 ng/liter) and typically non-detect (ND). It was demonstrated that Peroxone could achieve both MIB removal and low effluent ozone residual at ozone+hydrogen peroxide doses less than those for ozone alone. An empirical predictive model, suitable for use by design engineers and operating personnel and for incorporation in plant control systems was developed. Due to a significant reduction in the ozone reaction/decomposition at low winter temperatures, results demonstrate the hydrogen peroxide can be "pre-conditioned" in order to increase initial reaction rates and achieve lower ozone residuals. Results also indicate the method, location and composition of hydrogen peroxide injection is critical to successful implementation of Peroxone without using excessive chemicals or degrading performance.

A Study for Implementing of National GIS Training Program : Analysis of the Results for the First Year (국가 GIS 전문인력양성 활성화 연구 : 1차년도 결과를 중심으로 고찰)

  • Lee, Ho-Geun;Lee, Ki-Won;Lee, Jong-Hun;Yang, Young-Kyu
    • Journal of Korean Society for Geospatial Information Science
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    • v.5 no.1 s.9
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    • pp.147-157
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    • 1997
  • A national program for GIS Training had been established by a feasibility study which was performed during the period of from July, 1995 through April, 1996 initiated by Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Systems Engineering Research Institute (SERI), one of government-supported institutes in the fields of software development, have taken in charge of Korean GIS training program with emphases on short courses since July, 1996. To distinguish these national programs from those of major commercial GIS software vendor, GIS training programs by executing staffs within SERE have been established with the basis of its own educational paradigm; therefore, they was composed of several specific training curricular developed by executing staffs. In this paper, the practical aspects during execution and progress of these programs are described, and all courses named after decision maker course, GIS manager course, and user course in the first year of GIS training program are evaluated with questionnaire result riven to the trainees. As results, the satisfaction-rate after the decision maker, the GIS manager, and the user course is 84.8%, 81.2%, and 66.7% respectively These whole results are shown as more affirmative ones than expected, and each result, as a kind of feedback of this executing program, plays an important role to flourish Korean GIS training project in future.

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A study of statistical techniques for clinical data about cerebrovascular diseases (중풍임상자료(中風臨床資料)에 대한 통계적(統計的) 분석방법연구(分析方法硏究))

  • Kang, Hyo-Shin;Kwon, Young-Kyu;Park, Chang-Gook;Shin, Yang-Kyu;Kim, Sang-Chul
    • The Journal of Korean Medicine
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    • v.17 no.1 s.31
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    • pp.302-328
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    • 1996
  • I . Objective and significance of the study To design a data acquisition chart, which facilitates data collection and analysis. The chart is also useful for solving problems that arise from personal variations in clinical symptoms and filling the knowledge base of an expert system. II. Content and scope 1. Collect the diagnosis knowledge of cerebrovacular diseases from doctors and analyze it. 2. Design a data acquisition chart. 3. Compare ODS and doctors with respect to their diagnosis results 4. Select patients who are determined to suffer from cerebrovascular diseases using CT(computed tomographic) scan, collect clinical data from them. III. Results and Application The chart be used for data collection and analysis in different medical hospitals, The results of data analysis facilitates collecting clinical data about other diseases and implementing the knowledge base. Also, the collected data serves as a tool for medical education, and cooperative diagnosis of oriental and western medical doctors.

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