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Analysis of Burned Areas in North Korea Using Satellite-based Wildfire Damage Indices (위성기반 산불피해지수를 이용한 북한지역 산불피해지 분석)

  • Kim, Seoyeon;Youn, Youjeong;Jeong, Yemin;Kwon, Chunguen;Seo, Kyungwon;Lee, Yangwon
    • Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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    • v.38 no.6_3
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    • pp.1861-1869
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    • 2022
  • Recent climate change can increase the frequency and damage of wildfires worldwide. It can also lead to the deterioration of the forest ecosystem and increase casualties and economic loss. Satellite-based indices for forest damage can facilitate an objective and rapid examination of burned areas and help analyze inaccessible places like North Korea. In this letter, we conducted a detection of burned areas in North Korea using the traditional Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR), the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to represent vegetation vitality, and the Fire Burn Index (FBI) and Forest Withering Index (FWI) that were recently developed. Also, we suggested a strategy for the satellite-based detection of burned areas in the Korean Peninsula as a result of comparing the four indices. Future work requires the examination of small-size wildfires and the applicability of deep learning technologies.

테마연재 / 에셜론[Echelon]에 의한 도·감청 및 프라이버시 침해..

  • Kim, Yeon-Su
    • Digital Contents
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    • no.10 s.101
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    • pp.76-83
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    • 2001
  • 미국 NSA는 미 국방부 산하 비밀정보기관으로 그중 하나인 국방정보국(DIA)와 함께 미국의 (대외)전자정보 첩보활동 기능을 하고 있다.워싱턴과 볼티모어 중간의 메릴랜드주 포트 미드에 본부를 두고 있으며 3만 8천명의 인원과 1년 예산 41조원으로 운영되고, 6000평의 지하에 설치된 수퍼컴퓨터들을 작동하고 있는 것으로 알려졌다.FBI나 CIA와는 별개의 조직이며 미 육군 안전국 및 해군과 공국의 통신정보기구에 대해서도 광범위한 감독권을 갖는다. 에셜론에 대한 관리 및 그 존재에 대한 의구심은 에셜론이 네트워크를 통하여 자국민은 물론 다른 나라의 국가 기업 기밀을 포착하고 있으리라는 추측을 불러 일으키고 있음에도 불구하고 미국과 영국은 에셜론의 실체 및 에셜론을 통한 정보탐지 여부를 철저하게 부인해 왔으나 호주 및 뉴질랜드 정부가 이사실을 인정하기 시작하였고 영국 BBC방송사는 1999년 11월 2일 오스트레일리아 정보보안부 감찰관 빌 블릭이 NSA를 중심으로 하는 세계적인 통신감청망 에셜론이 존재하며 자신이 일했던 호주 방위통신대도 이 감청망의 일부라고 확인했다고 보도했다.

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Control of The D-STATCON Using Multilevel Voltage Source Inverters (MULTILEVEL 전압형 인버터들을 사용한 D-STATCON의 제어)

  • Min, Wan-Ki;Min, Jun-Ki;Choi, Jae-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1998.07f
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    • pp.1925-1927
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    • 1998
  • D-STATCON using the multilevel voltage source inverters is presented for voltage regulation and reactive power compensation in distribution system. This cascade M-level inverter consists of (M-1)/2 single phase full bridge inverter(FBI). This multilevel inverter is a natural fit to the flexible ac transmission systems(FACTS) including STATCON, SVC, series compensation and phase shifting, It can solve the problems of conventional transformer-based multipulse inverters and multilevel diode-clamped inverters. From the simulation results, the superiority of D-STATCON with cascade multilevel inverter is shown for high power application.

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The Improvement Method of "Question and Research Guides" Training for Private Security (민간경비원의 질문.검색 요령 교육훈련에 관한 개선방안)

  • Kim, Chang-Ho;Oh, Jae-Hwan
    • Korean Security Journal
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    • no.19
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    • pp.43-66
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    • 2009
  • For the quality improvement on private security industry, the quality of personnel in private security should be advanced through the systematic training. If the personnel in private security provide an advanced service in applying knowledge and technique to the field when in training, they can obtain the reliability from people. With the point of this side, practical and systematic training is essential to the restoration on the private security industry. The personnel of private security face many people in the field. So they must work with an active concept that can prevent additional crime from behavior suspicions through scientific observation method and systematic inquiry method rather than negative work with providing a friendly service in the field. For conducting this concept, therefore, this study suggested the improvement training program of "Question and Research Guides" from new employee training on existing private security. The scientific observation standard is specifically suggested from the study 'people watching' of Professor Morris, D. and an act contact question from lead technique that US FBI, police, and inspection institute are taking through the feature of human act and 'METT' that is the program for emotion capture training through human minute look is going to be applied on "Question and Research Guides" training. This will provide the educational mood for students with the training content that is available for the practical training program and the real work, and will help to restore the private security industry with obtaining people's reliability through the scientific work and advanced field treatment.

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Developmental and Neurobehavioral Effects of Mycotoxin Fumonisin B1 in Rats

  • Kwon, Oh-Seung;Ryu, Jae-Chun
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2000
  • The objective of this experiment is to investigate neurobehavioral and developmental effects of fumonisin B1 (FB1) after prenatal FB1 administration in rats. FB1 (0.8 or 1.6 mg/kg) was orally exposed to pregnant rats during gestational days 13 to 20, whereas the vehicle alone was administered to control group. Maternal and offspring body weights, physical landmarks of incisor eruption, eye opening, testes descending and vaginal opening, open field activity, running wheel activity, and complex maze performance were included as endpoints for developmental and neurobehavioral measurement. Maternal body weights were not signfficantly altered after FB1 exposure. Percentage of maternal weight gain difference between control and 1.6 mg/kg FBI groups was about 4%. Pre- and post-weanling weight of offsprings after prenatal exposure to FB1 was not signfficantly changed, suggesting that FB1 at 0.8 or 1.6 kg/kg doses may not cross the placenta. Significant gender difference in running wheel activity on postnatal days 57 to 63 and complex maze performance on postnatal days 75 to 78 was observed.

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Effects of Cortex Phellodendri on the Metabolic Function in Experimental Mouse Model of Obesity (황백(黃柏)이 비만 유발 mouse의 대사기능에 미치는 영향)

  • Ma, Young-hoon;Kim, Hyo-jae;Han, Yang-hee;Kim, Han-ok;Oh, Jae-seon
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.447-457
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: This study was undertaken to investigate how Cortex Phellodendri affects metabolic functional change in an experimental rat model of obesity.Methods: An obesity model was induced in a C57BL/6 mouse with a high-fat diet. Mice were divided into three groups (n=6) of normal diet, high-fat diet (=control), and high-fat diet with Cortex Phellodendri. After 12 weeks, we measured the three mice groups’ body weight, FBG, FBI, HOMA-IR, OGTT, the weight of epididymal fat and liver, the percentage of ATM, and the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-10, and CD68.Results: Cortex Phellodendri significantly reduced blood glucose and oral glucose tolerance levels. It also reduced ATM numbers and TNF-α and CD68 gene expression and increased IL-10 gene expression.Conclusions: This study suggests that Cortex Phellodendri normalized the blood glucose and reduced the expression of inflammatory markers. However, with respect to other indicators of metabolic function in obesity, there were no significant results.

Control of International Cyber Crime

  • Park, Jong-Ryeol;Noe, Sang-Ouk
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.137-144
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    • 2016
  • The followings are required to establish uniform principle of criminal jurisdiction for international cyber crime into customary international law; (1) clear guideline of UN for promoting national practice (2) formation of general practices based on these guidelines (3) these general practices should obtain legal confidence. International society is in close cooperation for investigating and controlling cyber threat. The US FBI has closed down the largest online crime space called 'Darkcode' and prosecuted related hackers based on joint investigation with 19 countries including England, Australia, Canada, Bosnia, Croatia, Israel, and Rumania. More and more people in Korea are raising their voices for joining cyber crime treaty, 'Budapest Treaty.' Budapest Treaty is the first international treaty prosecuting cyber crime by setting out detailed regulations on internet criminal act. Member countries have installed hotline for cyber crime and they act together. Except European countries, America, Canada, and Japan have joined the treaty. In case of Korea, from few years before, it is reviewing joining with Ministry of Foreign affairs, Ministry of Justice and the National Police but haven't made any conclusion. Different from offline crime, cyber crime is planned in advance and happens regardless of border. Therefore, international cooperation based on position of punishing criminals and international standards. Joining of Budapest international cyber crime treaty shall be done as soon as possible for enhancing national competence.

Degumming Characteristics and Fabric Properties by Papain Degumming (파파인효소의 정련특성과 정련견의 성질)

  • 김정희;남중희
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.58-66
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    • 1987
  • This study was investigated on the effect of degumming of cocoon shell, raw silk yarn and grey silk crepe by use of Papain, comparing with soap, soda and soap-soda. The obtained results may be summarized as follows : 1. Degumming loss, when the pretreatment was done, was completed by Papain more than by alkali. 2. Lousiness result of Papain degummed silk yarn was apt to be improved more than that of alkali degummed one. 3. As a result of tensile property test, elasticity and resilience of Papain degummed crepe were good compared to those of alkali degummed one. 4. Not only bending rigidity of Papain degummed crepe was reduced more than that of alkali degummed one but also hysteresis of bending moment was decreased in papain degummed crepe. 5. Handle of Papain degummed crepe was superior to that of alkali degummed one.

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Extrusion Effect on the Reduction of Fumonisin $B_1$ in Corn Grits with/or without Sugars (당류 첨가 및 비첨가 옥수수에서의 Fumonisin $B_1$ 감소에 미치는 Extrusion 효과)

  • ;Lloyd B. Bullerman
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.547-552
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    • 2000
  • Corn grits spiked with fumonisin B$_1$(FB$_1$) at a level of 5 $\mu$g/g were extrusion cooked in a co-rotating twin screw extruder at different temperatures(140, 160, 18$0^{\circ}C$) and screw speed(80, 100, 120 rpm). About 41~45% of the spiked FB$_1$ was lost when the corn grits were extruded. Both the barrel temperature and the screw speed. however, did not significantly affect the FBI reduction in extruded corn grits. More reduction of FB$_1$ was found in the presence of glucose than with fructose or sucrose when the corn grits were extruded with sugar at 14$0^{\circ}C$, 120 rpm. About 51, 34 and 19% of spiked FB$_1$ were remained in extruded corn grits with glucose at levels of 2.5%, 5%, and 7.5%, respectively.

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Development of Benthic Macroinvertebrates Family-Level Biotic Index for Biological Assessment on Korean Stream Environment (한국의 하천환경 평가를 위한 저서성 대형무척추동물의 과 범주 생물지수 개발)

  • Kong, Dongsoo;Min, Jeong-Ki;Noh, Seong-Yoo
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.152-164
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    • 2019
  • In this study, a Benthic Macroinvertebrates Family Index (BMFI) was developed using 100 indicator groups (99 families including Chironomidae with 2 phena). Families were assigned a score between 1 and 10 depending on their sensitivity to organic pollution. The BMFI was composed of the sensitivity and relative abundance of the indicator taxa. Sensitivity values of each group were generally similar to Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) scores or Walley, Hawkes, Paisley, Trigg (WHPT) scores of UK, Japanese BMWP scores, and the FBI tolerance values of North America. However, sensitivity values of some taxa were significantly different from those of foreign countries, which seemed to have resulted from discrepancy in species composition, difference of taxonomic classification system, or methodological difference for estimation of sensitivity. As an annual average level, BMFI showed significant correlation with concentration of 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) (correlation coefficient r = -0.80, n = 569 sites), total suspended solids (r = -0.68), and total phosphorus (r = -0.79). In addition, BMFI revealed strong correlation with Shannon-Weaver's species diversity (r = 0.85), Margalef's species richness (r = 0.85) and McNaughton's dominance (r = -0.84). Correlation between BMFI and water quality parameters or community indices such as species diversity did not show significant difference compared to that of species-level indices such as BMI (Benthic Macroinvertebrates Index). This means that BMFI is a more useful indicator in terms of easy identification of organisms. BMFI was used to assess the environmental status of 3,017 sites of Stream Ecosystem Survey conducted by the Korean Ministry of Environment between 2016 and 2018. As a result, about half of all sites appeared to be in good condition, and a quarter in poor condition.