본 연구는 경기도 소재 모 사격장의 주요 오염물질 여섯 가지에 대하여 홍수조절지가 건설된 이후 사격장 주변지역의 위해성을 예측하기 위하여 수행되었다. 해당 지역의 주요 오염물질 중 인체에 독성이 있는 화약물질 3종과 중금속 3종을 대상물질로 선정하였으며, 오염의 정도와 토지의 이용용도에 따라 네 지역으로 나누어 평가를 실시하였다. 위해성이 과대평가되는 것을 피하기 위하여 대상지역의 인문사회학적 특성 및 지반환경공학적 특성을 기반으로 노출경로모델(Conceptual Site Model)을 작성하였으며 각 노출경로에 따른 오염물질 이동모델 및 위해성 평가는 API's DSS(American Petroleum Institute's Decision Support System)를 이용하였다. 수용체나 지역의 특성을 하나의 값으로 대표할 수 없는 경우 위해성이 과소평가되는 것을 방지하기 위하여 가장 안전한 값을 사용하였다. 위해성 예측결과, 피탄지인 Ac 지역에서 TNT(Tri-Nitro-Toluene)와 카드뮴의 비발암위해도가 1을 조금 넘고, RDX(Royal Demolition Explosives)의 경우 50이 넘어, 대상지역 전체에 대한 총 비발암위해도는 62.828라는 매우 큰 값을 나타내었다. 한편, 발암위해도는 납이 약
웹의 발전과 콘텐츠 산업의 팽창으로 비디오 데이터가 폭발적으로 증가함에 따라 데이터의 정보 검색은 매우 중요한 문제가 되었다. 그동안 비디오 데이터의 정보 검색과 브라우징을 위해 비디오의 프레임(frame)이나 숏(shot)으로부터 색채(color)와 질감(texture), 모양(shape)과 같은 시각적 특징(features)들을 추출하여 비디오의 내용을 표현하고 유사도를 측정하는 내용 기반(content-based)방식의 비디오 분석이 주를 이루었다. 영화는 하위 레벨의 시청각적 정보와 상위 레벨의 스토리 정보를 포함하고 있다. 저차원의 시각적 특징을 통해 내용을 표현하는 내용 기반 분석을 영화에 적용할 경우 내용 기반 분석과 인간이 인지하는 영화의 내용 사이에는 의미적 격차(semantic gap)가 발생한다. 왜냐하면 영화의 스토리는 시간의 진행에 따라 그 내용이 변하고, 관점에 따라 주관적 해석이 가능한 고차원의 의미정보이기 때문이다. 따라서 스토리 차원의 정보 검색을 위해서는 스토리를 모델링하는 정형화된 모형이 필요하다. 최근 들어 소셜 네트워크 개념을 활용한 스토리 기반의 비디오 분석 방법들이 등장하고 있다. 그러나 영화 속 등장인물들의 소셜 네트워크를 통해 스토리를 표현하는 이 방법들은 몇 가지 문제점들을 드러내고 있다. 첫째, 등장인물들의 관계에만 초점이 맞추어져 있으며, 스토리 진행에 따른 등장인물들의 관계 변화를 역동적으로 표현하지 못한다. 둘째, 등장인물의 정체성과 심리상태를 보여주는 감정(emotion)과 같은 심층적 정보를 간과하고 있다. 셋째, 등장인물 이외에 스토리를 구성하는 사건과 배경에 대한 정보들을 반영하지 못하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 기존의 스토리 기반의 비디오 분석 방법들의 한계를 살펴보고, 문제 해결을 위해 문학 이론에서 제시하고 있는 서사 구조에 근거하여 스토리 모델링에 필요한 요소들을 인물, 배경, 사건의 세 가지 측면에서 제시하고자 한다.
수소연료는 환경오염문제를 해소하고 에너지 불균형 및 비용을 절감할 수 있다는 점에서는 화석연료를 대체하는 에너지원으로 부각되고 있다. 수소는 친환경적이나 폭발성이 강하기 때문에 수소연료차의 화재, 폭발 사고에 대한 우려가 매우 높은 실정이다. 연구결과에서 수소사고는 일반적인 화재의 경우 비교적 안전하나, 폭발이 발생하면 매우 위험한 것으로 인식되고 있다. 특히, 터널과 같은 반밀폐공간에서는 위험도가 보다 증가할 것으로 예측되기에 이에 대한 예측방법 및 대책을 마련하기 위한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 터널에서 수소폭발시 안전성을 평가하기 위해서 등가 TNT모델의 적용성과 수치해석 방법에 대한 검토를 수행하였다. 6개의 등가 TNT모델과 Weyandt의 실험결과의 폭발압력을 비교·검토하여 모델의 적용성을 평가한 결과, Henrych식이 13.6%의 편차로 가장 근접하는 것으로 나타났다. 수치해석을 이용하여 수소탱크 용량(52, 72, 156 L)과 터널 단면적(40.5, 54, 72, 95 m2)이 폭발압력에 미치는 영향에 대한 검토한 결과, 터널에서 폭발 압력파는 초기에는 대기중에서와 마찬가지로 반구형 형태로 전파되나 벽체에 도달하면 반사파가 형성되며, 일정 거리 이상에서는 평면파로 변형되어 아주 완만한 감쇄율로 전파하는 것으로 나타났다. 등가 TNT모델인 Henrych식은 폭발압력이 급격하게 감소하는 구간에서는 수치해석 결과와 잘 일치하나 폭발압력파가 변형된 이후에는 큰 폭으로 과소평가하는 것으로 나타났다. 수소탱크용량이 동일한 경우에는 터널 단면적이 증가할수록 폭발압력이 감소하며, 단면적이 동일한 경우에는 수소탱크 용량이 52 L에서 156 L로 증가하면 폭발압력은 약 2.5배 정도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 인체에 영향을 미치는 한계거리에 대한 평가결과, 수소탱크용량이 52 L인 경우 사망에 이르는 한계거리는 약 3 m, 중상에 이르는 거리는 단면적별로 차이가 있으나 28.5~35.8 m로 나타났다.
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced in May 2008 that U.S. retail e-commerce sales for 2006 reached $ 107 billion, up from $ 87 billion in 2005 - an increase of 22 percent. From 2001 to 2006, retail e-sales increased at an average annual growth rate of 25.4 percent. The explosive growth of E-Commerce has caused profound changes in marketing channel relationships and structures in many industries. Despite the great potential implications for both academicians and practitioners, there still exists a great deal of uncertainty about the impact of the Internet channel introduction on distribution channel management. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the ownership of the new Internet channel affects the existing channel members and consumers. To explore the above research questions, this study conducts well-controlled mathematical experiments to isolate the impact of the Internet channel by comparing before and after the Internet channel entry. The model consists of a monopolist manufacturer selling its product through a channel system including one independent physical store before the entry of an Internet store. The addition of the Internet store to this channel system results in a mixed channel comprised of two different types of channels. The new Internet store can be launched by the independent physical store such as Bestbuy. In this case, the physical retailer coordinates the two types of stores to maximize the joint profits from the two stores. The Internet store also can be introduced by an independent Internet retailer such as Amazon. In this case, a retail level competition occurs between the two types of stores. Although the manufacturer sells only one product, consumers view each product-outlet pair as a unique offering. Thus, the introduction of the Internet channel provides two product offerings for consumers. The channel structures analyzed in this study are illustrated in Fig.1. It is assumed that the manufacturer plays as a Stackelberg leader maximizing its own profits with the foresight of the independent retailer's optimal responses as typically assumed in previous analytical channel studies. As a Stackelberg follower, the independent physical retailer or independent Internet retailer maximizes its own profits, conditional on the manufacturer's wholesale price. The price competition between two the independent retailers is assumed to be a Bertrand Nash game. For simplicity, the marginal cost is set at zero, as typically assumed in this type of study. In order to explore the research questions above, this study develops a game theoretic model that possesses the following three key characteristics. First, the model explicitly captures the fact that an Internet channel and a physical store exist in two independent dimensions (one in physical space and the other in cyber space). This enables this model to demonstrate that the effect of adding an Internet store is different from that of adding another physical store. Second, the model reflects the fact that consumers are heterogeneous in their preferences for using a physical store and for using an Internet channel. Third, the model captures the vertical strategic interactions between an upstream manufacturer and a downstream retailer, making it possible to analyze the channel structure issues discussed in this paper. Although numerous previous models capture this vertical dimension of marketing channels, none simultaneously incorporates the three characteristics reflected in this model. The analysis results are summarized in Table 1. When the new Internet channel is introduced by the existing physical retailer and the retailer coordinates both types of stores to maximize the joint profits from the both stores, retail prices increase due to a combination of the coordination of the retail prices and the wider market coverage. The quantity sold does not significantly increase despite the wider market coverage, because the excessively high retail prices alleviate the market coverage effect to a degree. Interestingly, the coordinated total retail profits are lower than the combined retail profits of two competing independent retailers. This implies that when a physical retailer opens an Internet channel, the retailers could be better off managing the two channels separately rather than coordinating them, unless they have the foresight of the manufacturer's pricing behavior. It is also found that the introduction of an Internet channel affects the power balance of the channel. The retail competition is strong when an independent Internet store joins a channel with an independent physical retailer. This implies that each retailer in this structure has weak channel power. Due to intense retail competition, the manufacturer uses its channel power to increase its wholesale price to extract more profits from the total channel profit. However, the retailers cannot increase retail prices accordingly because of the intense retail level competition, leading to lower channel power. In this case, consumer welfare increases due to the wider market coverage and lower retail prices caused by the retail competition. The model employed for this study is not designed to capture all the characteristics of the Internet channel. The theoretical model in this study can also be applied for any stores that are not geographically constrained such as TV home shopping or catalog sales via mail. The reasons the model in this study is names as "Internet" are as follows: first, the most representative example of the stores that are not geographically constrained is the Internet. Second, catalog sales usually determine the target markets using the pre-specified mailing lists. In this aspect, the model used in this study is closer to the Internet than catalog sales. However, it would be a desirable future research direction to mathematically and theoretically distinguish the core differences among the stores that are not geographically constrained. The model is simplified by a set of assumptions to obtain mathematical traceability. First, this study assumes the price is the only strategic tool for competition. In the real world, however, various marketing variables can be used for competition. Therefore, a more realistic model can be designed if a model incorporates other various marketing variables such as service levels or operation costs. Second, this study assumes the market with one monopoly manufacturer. Therefore, the results from this study should be carefully interpreted considering this limitation. Future research could extend this limitation by introducing manufacturer level competition. Finally, some of the results are drawn from the assumption that the monopoly manufacturer is the Stackelberg leader. Although this is a standard assumption among game theoretic studies of this kind, we could gain deeper understanding and generalize our findings beyond this assumption if the model is analyzed by different game rules.
The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70
The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70