• 임상간호연구
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.162-176
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to perform an operating room nursing activities analysis and estimate nursing intensity of each nursing activity based on the Relative Value Scale (RVS). Methods: The methodology for this study of RVS was based on the work of Hsiao et al. The first stage was to identify nursing activities and the second to measure intensity of nursing activities including technical skill, mental effort, and stress. Results: Calculation of the RVS for 99 nursing practices showed a score range from 300.00 to 1337.78. CS operation assistant, OS operation assistant, and obtaining certification had high nursing intensity. Surgical hand washing, putting on surgical gowns, surgical gloves and surgical caps and mask had low nursing intensity. Conclusion: The activities of operating room are not compensated separately but reimbursement is usually included in physician fees. In the future, an estimation of nursing cost should show the nursing contribution rate to total operation revenue.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.126-130
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• 2007

This paper proposes a method that automatically extracts characteristics of cracks such as length, thickness and direction, etc., from a concrete surface image with image processing techniques. This paper, first, uses the closing morphologic operation to adjust the effect of light extending over the whole concrete surface image. After applying the high-pass filtering operation to sharpen boundaries of cracks, we classify intensity values of the image into 8 groups and remove intensity values belong to the highest frequency group among them for the removal of background. Then, we binarize the preprocessed image. The auxiliary lines used to measure cracks of concrete surface are removed from the binarized image with position information extracted by the histogram operation. Then, cracks broken by the removal of background are extended to reconstruct an original crack with the $5{\times}5$ masking operation. We remove unnecessary information by applying three types of noise removal operations successively and extracts areas of cracks from the binarized image. At last, the opening morphologic operation is applied to compensate extracted cracks and characteristics of cracks are measured on the compensated ones. Experiments using real images of concrete surface showed that the proposed method extracts cracks well and precisely measures characteristics of cracks.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1081-1087
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• 2011

An internally radiating photobioreactor was applied for the production of astaxanthin using the unicellular green alga Haematococcus pluvialis. The cellular morphology of H. pluvialis was significantly affected by the intensity of irradiance of the photobioreactor. Small green cells were widespread under lower light intensity, whereas big reddish cells were predominant under high light intensity. For these reasons, growth reflected by cell number or dry weight varied markedly with light conditions. Even under internal illumination of the photobioreactor, light penetration was significantly decreased as algal cells grew. Therefore, we employed a multistage process by gradually increasing the internal illuminations for astaxanthin production. Our results revealed that a multistage process might be essential to the successful operation of a photobioreactor for astaxnthin production using H. pluvialis.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제85권3호
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• pp.396-408
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• 1996

본 연구는 우리나라 간벌림 벌채작업에서 작업강도를 구명하여 산림작업을 성력화하며, 아울러 작업방법의 개선과 생산성 향상을 도모하는데 그 목적이 있다. 이를 구명하기 위하여 침엽수 간벌림에서 벌채작업을 요소작업으로 구분하여 순수작업시간과 맥박수를 측정 분석하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 맥박수 측정 분석에서 전체 순수작업시간에서의 1분당 평균맥박수는 작업원 A의 경우 108로 나타났으며, 작업원 B의 경우 130, 작업원 C는 119, 그리고 작업원 D는 125로 나타났다. 2. 요소작업 구분별로 맥박수를 분석한 결과에서는 1분당 맥박수가 가장 높을 때는 작업원 A의 경우 주위정리에서 115였고, 작업원 B는 이동에서 131, 작업원 C는 지타작업에서 122, 작업원 D는 현목처리에서 128로 나타났다. 3. 작업원별로 기준맥박을 100%로 보았을 때 작업강도는 작업원 A(기본맥박 61=100%)가 전체 작업강도 160%, 요소작업 구분중에서는 주위정리가 188%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 작업원 B(기본맥박 57=100%)의 전체 작업강도는 220%, 요소작업중에서는 이동이 229%로 가장 높았으며, 작업원 C(기본맥박 73=100%)의 경우에는 전체 강도는 159%, 요소작업중에서는 지타작업이 168%로 가장 높았고, 작업원 D(기본맥박 70=100%)는 전체 작업강도 156%, 요소작업중에서는 현목처리가 182%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 4. 전체 작업강도를 나다내는 작업원에 따른 노동이행능력 한계점에서의 1분당 초과맥박수는 작업원 A의 경우 30, 작업원 B의 경우 207, 작업원 C는 14이며, 작업원 D는 67로 작업원 B가 가장 작업강도가 높아 신체적인 부담을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2017

An electron-excited temperature ($T_{ex}$) is not determined by the Boltzmann plots only with the spectral data of $4p{\rightarrow}4s$ in an Ar-plasma jet operated with a low frequency of several tens of kHz and the low voltage of a few kV, while $T_{ex}$ can be obtained at least with the presence of a high energy-level transition ($5p{\rightarrow}4s$) in the high-voltage operation of 8 kV. The optical intensities of most spectra that are measured according to the voltage and the measuring position of the plasma column increase or decay exponentially at the same rate as that of the intensity variation; therefore, the excitation temperature is estimated by comparing the relative optical-intensity to that of a high voltage. In the low-voltage range of an Ar-jet operation, the electron-excitation temperature is estimated as being from 0.61 eV to 0.67 eV, and the corresponding radical density of the Ar-4p state is in the order of $10^{10}{\sim}10^{11}cm^{-3}$. The variation of the excitation temperature is almost linear in relation to the operation voltage and the position of the plasma plume, meaning that the variation rates of the electron-excitation temperature are 0.03 eV/kV for the voltage and 0.075 eV/cm along the plasma plume.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 사면안정학술발표회
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• pp.13-22
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• 2003

Train speed and infiltration of rainfall causes railway embankment to be unstable and may result in failure. Therefore, the variation in the safety factor of railway embankment should be analyzed as the function of rainfall intensity, rainfall duration, and train speed and the study is accomplished using numerical analysis program. Based on unsaturated soil engineering, the variables in the shear strength function and permeability function are also defined and used for the numerical model for evaluation of railway embankments under rainfall. As a result of the study, in order to secure the safety of train under rainfall, the variation in the safety factor of railway embankment is predicted as the function of rainfall intensity, duration time and the train load as a function of train speed. It is possible to ensure the safety of train under rainfall. Thereafter, the feasibility of the rail-transport operation control with engineering basis was established.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1234-1245
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• 2003

An experimental study was carried out to investigate the reduced frequency effect on the near-wake of an elliptic airfoil oscillating in pitch. The airfoil was sinusoidally pitched around the center of the chord between -5$^{\circ}$and ＋25$^{\circ}$angles of attack at an airspeed of 3.4 m/s. The chord Reynolds number and reduced frequencies were 3.3 ${\times}$10$^4$, and 0.1, 0.7, respectively Phase-averaged axial velocity and turbulent intensity profiles are presented to show the reduced frequency effects on the near-wake behind the airfoil oscillating In pitch. Axial velocity defects in the near-wake region have a tendency to increase in response to a reduced frequency during pitch up motion, whereas it tends to decrease during pitch down motion at a positive angle of attack. Turbulent intensity at positive angles of attack during the pitch up motion decreased in response to a reduced frequency, whereas turbulent intensity during the pitch down motion varies considerably with downstream stations. Although the true instantaneous angle of attack compensated for a phase-lag is large, the wake thickness of an oscillating airfoil is not always large because of laminar or turbulent separation.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2019

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the intensity of the extremely low frequency magnetic fields(ELF-MF) generated inside of the cabins during subway operation. Methods: The ELF-MF intensity were investigated on 30 subway lines in Korea, including in the Greater Seoul Metropolitan Area(Seoul and Gyeonggi-do Province), Incheon, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju. ELF-MF intensity was measured at 0.9 m from the floor using EMDEX II meters with a resolution of $0.01{\mu}T$. All data were collected every three seconds and analyzed with EMCALC 2013 version 3.0B software. Basic characteristics of subway operation, including alternative current(AC) or direct current(DC), voltage level, and opening year of the line were investigated. Real-time information during measurement, such as the time of departure, moving and arrival of trains, were also recorded. Results: The arithmetic mean(AM) and maximum(Max) intensity of ELF-MF were $0.62{\mu}T$ and $11.51{\mu}T$, respectively. Compared by region, the ELF-MF intensity measured inside cabin were the highest in the Seoul Metropolitan Area($AM=0.80{\mu}T$), followed by Busan($AM=0.30{\mu}T$), Daegu($AM=0.29{\mu}T$), Incheon($AM=0.14{\mu}T$), Gwangju($AM=0.04{\mu}T$) and Daejeon($AM=0.03{\mu}T$). The average ELF-MF level measured in AC trains($AM=1.36{\mu}T$) was also significantly higher than in DC trains($AM=0.28{\mu}T$). In terms of the opening year of the subway, trains opened before 1990($AM=0.85{\mu}T$) was the highest and the lowest was 2000-2009($AM=0.24{\mu}T$). Conclusions: The AC supply has the greatest influence on the generation of the ELF-MF intensity in subway cabins.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2016

Due to aging of the rural and mountain populations the labor force is reduced. However work intensity continues to increase, thus, there is a need to improve the current effectiveness of forest operations. This study compared and analyzed the Operation productivity and efficiency of planting containerized seedlings using a battery-powered planting auger and a mattock. Growth was also investigated by looking into the initial growth increments in the planted seedlings. Tasks were investigated by analyzing the process and operation time needed to plant 1 containerized seedling using a planting auger and a mattock. The time spent on the various elements of the planting process was measured with a stopwatch but observations were done continuously. Result of the study shows that with the use of a lightweight planting auger the average time spent to plant a containerized seedling is 18.61 seconds while with the use of a mattock it took an average of 26.96 seconds which clearly demonstrates that the planting auger is more efficient in terms of working hours. Working intensity was also analyzed with the use of a portable heart rate monitor (Polar V800). The average increase in heart rate and work intensity index were analyzed for one planting cycle. It was observed that when using the lightweight planting auger, there was a 46.51% increase in the average heart rate while a 74.67% increase in heart rate when the mattock was used which shows that there is a significant increase in heart rate when mattock is used. In addition, work intensity index was observed to be 29.95% and 47.83% when the planting auger and mattock were used respectively. With the continuous use, work intensity index is significantly higher with the use of the mattock as compared to that of the lightweight planting auger. There were no significant differences on the growth increment of seedlings planted using the different tools until a year after planting, however differences in growth increment were observed after a year. A difference of 15.1 cm in height and 3.41 mm in diameter was observed which shows that the use of lightweight planting auger is excellent for planting containerized seedlings.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.483-487
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• 2022

본 논문에서는 태양에너지 하베스팅을 위한 자가발전 아두이노 시스템을 설계하고 이의 동작을 설명한다. 이를 위해서 아두이노 시스템이 시시각각 변하는 태양에너지의 양을 센싱하고 이에 따라서 active mode와 sleep mode의 동작 시간의 비율을 스스로 조정해서 주어진 태양 빛의 세기에 대해서 최적으로 동작할 수 있는 동작 조건을 스스로 찾아가는 방법을 설명하고 이의 동작을 검증한다. 본 논문에서 개발한 active mode와 sleep mode의 동작 시간의 비율의 자가 조절을 통해서 태양 빛의 세기가 충분히 강할 경우에는 아두이노 시스템이 active mode로 지속적으로 구동되고, 태양광으로부터 전력을 충분히 공급받을 수 없는 경우 sleep mode를 사용하여 전력 소모를 최소화한다. 그 결과 active mode를 지속적으로 구동하는 것에 비해 sleep mode를 사용하는 경우 전력 소모를 최대 81.7% 줄여 에너지 소비를 최소화할 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있다. 또한 빛의 세기가 중간 수준일 때에는 active mode와 sleep mode의 비율을 빛의 세기에 맞게 적정하게 배분하여 동작하게 한다. 본 논문에서 제안한, 스스로 active mode와 sleep mode의 동작 시간 비율을 조절하는 방법은 특히 높은 전력 소비 효율 특성이 필요한 웨어러블 및 바이오-헬스용 자가발전 시스템을 에너지 효율적으로 동작시킬 때에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.