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Calculation of Basic Unit of Carbon Emissions in Construction Stage of the Road Infrastructure (도로시설물의 전과정 탄소배출량 산정을 위한 시공단계 탄소배출원단위 구축)

  • Kwak, In-Ho;Kim, Kun-Ho;Cho, Woo-Hyoung;Park, Kwang-Ho;Hwang, Young-Woo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.107-112
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    • 2015
  • Carbon emissions in construction stage is very high because lots of construction machines and materials are required to be used at a road construction stage. Many researcher carried out application of carbon emissions estimation methodology during the life cycle of road infrastructure in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the road sector. But the calculation of carbon emissions is difficult because data collection is difficult and calculation procedure is complex. In this study, a basic unit of carbon emissions in construction stage of the road infrastructure was developed in order to get the quantitative determination of carbon that occurs. Carbon emissions of the expressway and common state road was calculated by using the basic unit of carbon emissions and application plan of basic unit of carbon emissions are presented.

A Design and Implementation of Customer Oriented Intelligent Shopping Mall System (고객 지향 지능형 쇼핑몰 시스템의 설계 및 구현)

  • 박성진;임한규;김현기
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.699-702
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    • 2003
  • Most of current shopping malls do not satisfy everyone because they present arrangements of goods and suggestions uniformly and comprehensively according to the thinking of their managers. On the other hand not the standard of selection but the comparison of price plays a decisive role of the purchase of goods as similar form each other. When classifying into groups according to generations, gender, income, job, hobby, etc. the propensity of purchase is showed differently and the interest and real purchasing power of the individual is different in shopping malls. It also will maximize the purchasing power of customers to make and implement the sales strategy more quickly as the basis of fashion and season of environmental factors and natural calamity of environmental variable according to the economic principle. This paper concentrates on the design and implementation of intelligent shopping mall that is added the sales strategy according to environmental variable and can not only analysis, update and classify the propensity of purchase continuously but also construct optimal goods automatically.

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Estimation of Carbon Emissions and Energy Self-Sufficiency in Sewage Treatment plant's Improvement by using Life Cycle Management Tool (LCM 기법을 이용한 하수처리장 개선에 따른 탄소배출량 및 에너지 자립율 평가)

  • Moon, Jin-Young;Park, Ji-Hyoung;Hwang, Yong-Woo;Park, Kwang-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.223-232
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    • 2013
  • In this study, carbon emissions and energy consumption were evaluated to establish a design strategy which has low energy consumption and carbon emission production, by using life cycle energy (LCE) and life cycle $CO_2(LCCO_2)$ calculation methods in life cycle management(LCM) tools. After improvement design projects, the energy consumption and $CO_2$ emission were calculated and compared in three sewage treatment plants (STPs), which are A STP, B STP, and C STP. The reduction of carbon emissions was 28,020.1 ton $CO_{2-}e/yr$, 37,399.6 ton $CO_{2-}e/yr$ and 8,788.3 ton $CO_{2-}e/yr$, respectively. Production of energy was 792 TOE/yr, 1,235 TOE/yr and 1,023 TOE/yr, respectively. As a result, the estimation of energy and energy self-sufficiency was 5.1 %, 14.5 % and 23.5 %, respectively. The result of this study shows the LCM can be contributed to establish strategy for energy and carbon emission reduction in sewage treatment plants.

Future vision of the Korean society of water and wastewater in water sector (상하수도 미래비젼과 대한상하수도학회의 역할)

  • Kim, Geon-Ha;Hyun, In-Hwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.551-557
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    • 2018
  • Since its foundation in September 1986, the Korean Society of Water and Wastewater has made a significant contribution to the water sector in Korea over the past 30 years. The 30th anniversary commemorative committee reviewed the establishment goal of the society and its development strategy for organization and present the "Future Vision of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater" for the next 30 years. The future vision of the society is defined as "Aiming for the healthy life and preservation of the environment through the development of water and wastewater technology and experience". Promotion strategies for implementing the future vision are as follows: 1. Leading water and wastewater technology, 2. Develop water and wastewater policy, 3. Strengthen water and wastewater capacity, 4. Reinforce institutional governance. The driving target to be achieved through the implementation strategy is "To lead the global standards of water and wastewater." We also presented national issue, policy issue, and technical issues in the water sector. Climate change, unified Korea, water safety, and national welfare were selected as national issues related to water and wastewater. This approach was taken from the perspective of policy consumers such as citizens, civil society, experts, and local government/industry. By presenting policy issues and technical issues that address national issues, authors have proposed a future policy direction for the Korean Water and Wastewater Society to make critical contributions to national development.

Trends in Environmental Education Research of Korea (국내 환경교육 연구의 동향)

  • 노경임;이학동;박현주
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.69-82
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    • 1998
  • This study was performed to investigate the trends in Environmental Education Research of Korea. In this study, the papers in $\ulcorner$Hwankyungkyoyuk$\lrcorner$ (Journal of the Korean Society for Environmental Education) and $\ulcorner$Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education$\lrcorner$ from the initial number to the latest number were investigated. The category of analysis in this study were the number of papers, research area, method, character, the major targets of Environmental Education, the major targets of research, the purpose of Environmental Education, and the contents of environment. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The number of papers in $\ulcorner$Hwankyungkyoyuk$\lrcorner$ were 178 and in $\ulcorner$Journal of the Korean Association for Research in Science Education$\lrcorner$ were 406(10 of them were related in environmental education) 2. The research areas of the papers were Environmental Education(52.4%), Social Environmental Education(19%), Environmental Science(8.5%), Science Education(7.9%), and Social Education(3.2%). 3. The major parts of the method of the papers were literature review(31.7%), survey research(21.2%), and descriptive study(20.3%). 4. More than half of the character of the papers were research on the actual condition(35.4%) and consciousness (17.9%), 5. The major targets of Environmental Education of the papers were secondary school students(33.9%) and elementary school students(18.8%). 6. The major targets of researches of the papers were secondary school students(33.8%), teachers(30.0%), the general public(20.0%), and elementary school students(18.8%). 7. The purpose of Environmental Education of the papers were Values and Attitudes(31.2%), Behaviors and Participations(29.6%), Knowledges and Informations(27.2%), and Skills(12%). 8. The contents of Environment of the papers were waste(27.7%), water quality(15.2%), the whole environment(12.5%), air quality(9.8%), natural environment(5.4%), soil(4.4%), energy(4.4%), and so on. The results indicated that the Environmental Education research of Korea were needed to be reinforced in the field of qualitative research method, teaching and learning strategy, the development of learninyg meterals, and teacher education.

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Toxicological Effects of PFOS and PFOA on Earthworm, Eisenia fetida

  • Joung, Ki-Eun;Jo, Eun-Hye;Kim, Hyun-Mi;Choi, Kyung-Hee;Yoon, Jun-Heon
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.181-186
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    • 2010
  • Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) are anthropogenic compounds found in trace amounts in many environmental compartments far from areas of production. Along with the highly persistent nature of PFCs, there are increasing concerns over the potential adverse effects of them on the ecosystems. Most of highly fluorinated compounds degrade into PFOS and PFOA that are very stable compounds hard to break down. So, in this study, we tried to determine the toxicity of PFOS and PFOA in the terrestrial invertebrate. Acute toxicity test using earthworm, Eisenia fetida, was performed according to the OECD test guideline 207 (Earthworm, Acute Toxicity Tests). In the 14 day acute toxicity tests, the highest concentration causing no mortality and the lowest concentration causing 100% mortality of PFOS were 160 and 655 mg/kg (dry weight), respectively. And the highest concentration causing no mortality and the lowest concentration causing 100% mortality were 500 and 1,690 mg/kg (dry weight), respectively in the PFOA-exposure group. 14 day-LC50 values were estimated at the level of 365 and 1,000 mg/kg (dry weight) in the PFOS and PFOA-exposed group. These results indicate that under laboratory conditions PFOS is about 3 times more toxic to earthworms than PFOA. Based on known environmental concentrations of PFOS in the soil of Korea, which occur in the 0.42~0.73 ng/L range, there is no apparent risk to terrestrial invertebrate, earthworms. However, further work is required to investigate long-term effects on these and other terrestrial organisms.

Nonlinear P-Δ analysis of steel frames with semi-rigid connections

  • Valipour, Hamid R.;Bradford, Mark A.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-20
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    • 2013
  • This paper presents the formulation for a novel force-based 1-D compound-element that captures both material and second order P-${\Delta}$ nonlinearities in steel frames. At the nodal points, the element is attached to nonlinear rotational and a translational springs which represent the flexural and axial stiffness of the connections respectively. By decomposing the total strain in the material as well as the generalised displacements of the flexible connections to their elastic and inelastic components, a secant solution strategy based on a direct iterative scheme is introduced and the corresponding solution strategy is outlined. The strain and slope of the deformed element are assumed to be small; however the equilibrium equations are satisfied for the deformed element taking account of P-${\Delta}$ effects. The formulation accuracy and efficiency is verified by some numerical examples on the nonlinear static, cyclic and dynamic analysis of steel frames.

Operating Performances of PV Energy Generation System with MPPT

  • Oh, Jin-Seok;Kim, Mark-Spatt;Lee, Yun-Hae;Jun, Sang-Tae;Yea, Seung-Hwan;Kim, Byeong-Deok;Lee, Yoon-Sik;Ji-Young
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.479-486
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents the Performance of PV(Photovoltaic) system. the design of MPPT and the battery characteristic. The output power of PV depends on the environmental factors such as insolation and cell temperature. It is proposed that the MPPT is based on an simple power control algorithm. Furthermore the converter has to maintain the optimum duty ratio. A switching strategy of converter for battery may Protect against excessive discharge and overcharge. This paper includes discussion on system reliability power quality and effects of the randomness of the wind and the solar radiation on system design.

Web 2.0 and Firms' Strategy Transformation for Information Management (웹2.0과 기업 정보관리전략의 변화)

  • Jo, Dong-Hwan;Lee, Won-Il
    • 한국경영정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.06a
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    • pp.1023-1028
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    • 2008
  • Recently the advent of web 2.0 era is an important trend in the business environmental change. Web 2.0 era means users' active participation, share, and openness, develop 'Internet penetration into everyday life,' and change many aspects of our society. web 2.0 has been making these following changes in the socioeconomic aspects: 1) acceleration of system shift to a small quantity of multi-species production system 2) growing influence of on-line channel/information to consumers 3) various minorities' power increase in the socioeconomic sector. Web 2.0 has been making these following changes in the firms' strategies for information management: 1) increase of external knowledge and information utilization 2) amplification and reproduction of information from customers 3) change of information distribution: pursuit of two-way communication with customers 4) integration of different information/services for business transformation. Firms must squarely look at socioeconomic changes owing to web 2.0, and utilize them for firms' effective information management.

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Chronological Switch from Translesion Synthesis to Homology-Dependent Gap Repair In Vivo

  • Fujii, Shingo;Isogawa, Asako;Fuchs, Robert P.
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2018
  • Cells are constantly exposed to endogenous and exogenous chemical and physical agents that damage their genome by forming DNA lesions. These lesions interfere with the normal functions of DNA such as transcription and replication, and need to be either repaired or tolerated. DNA lesions are accurately removed via various repair pathways. In contrast, tolerance mechanisms do not remove lesions but only allow replication to proceed despite the presence of unrepaired lesions. Cells possess two major tolerance strategies, namely translesion synthesis (TLS), which is an error-prone strategy and an accurate strategy based on homologous recombination (homology-dependent gap repair [HDGR]). Thus, the mutation frequency reflects the relative extent to which the two tolerance pathways operate in vivo. In the present paper, we review the present understanding of the mechanisms of TLS and HDGR and propose a novel and comprehensive view of the way both strategies interact and are regulated in vivo.