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Locating Idle Vehicles in Tandem-Loop Automated Guided Vehicle Systems to Minimize the Maximum Response Time

  • Lee, Shiwoo
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.125-135
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    • 2007
  • An automated guided vehicle (AGV) system is a group of collaborating unmanned vehicles which is commonly used for transporting materials within manufacturing, warehousing, or distribution systems. The performance of an AGV system depends on the dispatching rules used to assign vehicles to pickup requests, the vehicle routing protocols, and the home location of idle vehicles, which are called dwell points. In manufacturing and distribution environments which emphasize just-in-time principles, performance measures for material handling are based on response times for pickup requests and equipment utilization. In an AGV system, the response time for a pickup request is the time that it takes for the vehicle to travel from its dwell point to the pickup station. In this article, an exact dynamic programming algorithm for selecting dwell points in a tandem-loop multiple-vehicle AGV system is presented. The objective of the model is to minimize the maximum response time for all pickup requests in a given shift. The recursive algorithm considers time restrictions on the availability of vehicles during the shift.

A Study on the Smoldering Zone Spread of the Heaped Saw-Dust (퇴적 목분의 훈소층 전파에 관한 연구)

  • 정국삼;강민호
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.90-96
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    • 1997
  • This paper was concerned with temperature aspect in the smoldering time of the accumulated each saw-dust sample of larch, oregon, aromatic trees which was formed with heaped cone-shape. The smoldering time and temperature of each sample was measured under the wind velocity of 0.10~0.15 m/s and circumstance relative humidity of 60%. As a result, the very lowest heat beginning temperature was detected in aromatic. The effective smoldering phenomena in the sample were detected when the larch saw-dust of [-20+40mesh] and the aromatic saw-dust of [-40+50mesh, -50+60mesh]. Finally the larger a particle size of saw-dust was the better a smoldering time was short. Also, it showed more increasing temperature above $70^{\circ}C$in the smoldering reaction.

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The Life of Laplace and His Influences on Modern Sciences (라플라스의 생애와 현대과학에 미친 영향)

  • Kim, Daniel;Kim, Sung Sook
    • Journal for History of Mathematics
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.271-279
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    • 2019
  • Pierre-Simon de Laplace(1749-1827) is considered one of the most influential scientists in history. He was known to his contemporaries as the Newton of France, and a scientific sage valued for his magisterial syntheses of scientific works through the 18th century. Laplace was a determined mathematician, astronomer, writer, philosopher, and educator. In this paper, we take a survey of his achievements in the areas of astronomy and mathematical statistics, along with his scientific philosophy, the universal determinism.

Fractionation and Angiotensin I-converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitory Activity of Gelatin Hydrolysates from by-products of Alaska Pollock Surimi

  • Park, Chan-Ho;Kim, Hyung-Jun;Kang, Kyung-Tae;Park, Jae-W.;Kim, Jin-Soo
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.79-85
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    • 2009
  • Gelatin hydrolysates with a high inhibitory activity against angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) were fractionated from Alaska pollock surimi refiner discharge. The ACE-inhibitory activity, expressed as $IC_{50}$ (mg/mL), was highest (0.49 mg/mL) in gelatin hydrolysates formed by sequential 2-hr treatments of Pronase and Flavourzyme. After fractionation through four different membrane filters with molecular weight cut-offs of 3, 5, 10, and 30 kDa, the highest ACE-inhibitory activity (0.21 mg/mL) was observed with the 3-kDa filtrate.

Needs and Perceptions with Smart Technology Usage in the Elderly Care Facilities

  • Lee, Sun-Hyung;Lim, Choon-Hee;Lee, Seunghae
    • International Journal of Contents
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.25-30
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study is to identify the current state of usage and needs for Smart Technology (ST) in the elderly care facilities based on the point of view of staff members. Using survey via mails, data were analyzed with responses from top- or middle-level staff members working in 171 elderly care facilities located in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Chungcheongnam-do. Results indicated that the most needed smart technology was home automation, followed by nurse call system and health monitoring. The technology with the highest feasibility was health monitoring, followed by nurse call system and video phone. Staff members in higher positions working in the elderly care facilities had the highest expectation in improving the image of their facilities by using ST, while they had low expectation for the fact that ST may increase the locus of control of the elderly. This study implies that ST implementations may vary depending on the level of responsibility of staff members and ST how people responsible for the elderly care facilities subjectively perceive the ST.

Changes in the Titer of Protein and Cholesterol Content in Non-Diapause, Artificially Diapause Terminated and Diapause Eggs of Silkworm, Bombyx mori.

  • Moorthy, S.M.;Krishnan, N.;Bhattacharya, Tanmay;Chaudhuri, A.
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.165-169
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    • 2007
  • A differential specific pattern of variation in the metabolism of protein and cholesterol was noticed in non -diapause and diapause eggs due to the significant differences in embryonic development. The rate of metabolism was different due to specific demands of such metabolites during active embryogenesis and maintenance of diapause respectively. In general, the metabolic rate was found to be accelerated in non- diapause eggs just after egg deposition, while it was very slow in diapause eggs. When the diapause eggs were treated with hydrochloric acid within 16-20 hrs, the rate of turnover was found to very similar to non- diapause eggs, though the base level of protein and cholesterol was recorded to be different.

Hedonic Shopping Value as a Determinant of Brand Loyalty in Apparel Shopping

  • Chang, Eunyoung
    • The International Journal of Costume Culture
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.203-216
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    • 2001
  • Subjects were 405 female college students and 505 was utilized for structural equation modeling. As results, hedonic shopping value had positive effects on impulse purohasing, variety seeking, and purchasing involvement. In contrast, interestingly, impulse purchasing did not show any significant effect on brand loyalty and purchasing involvement had rather a positive effect on brand loyalty. There was a Positive effect of hedonic shopping value on brand loyalty. This result indicates that people who get more involved in and enjoy clothing shopping are likely more brand loyal than others. This seems to come from the intrinsic characteristics of shopping. People who enjoy clothing shopping likely have high level of fashion or style concern, and this might lead higher levels of purchasing involvement and brand loyalty. Due to the symbolic characteristics of clothing, the brand loyalty of clothing seems to be more symbolic and emotive rather than utilitarian and cognitive.

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Studies on Some Parasites from Aquarium Rockfishes, Sebastes spp.

  • Chun, Kae-Shik
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.17-20
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    • 2003
  • The results of study of the parasites of rockfishes, Sebastes spp. collected at Oregon coast aquarium during April 6 to June 30, 2002 are presented. Six species of parasites were recovered from examination of 19 rockfishes with an incidence of infection of 42.1 %. This study investigated parasitic infestation of 7 black rock-fish, Sebastes melanops ; 3 quillback rockfish, S. maliger ; 2 yellowtail rockfish, S. flavidus ; 3 canary rockfish, S. pinniger 2 yelloweye rockfish, S. ruberrimus ; 2 tiger rockfish, S. nigrocinctus. Sebastes spp. from aquarium were found to be infested with parasites: Mycrocotyle sebastis, Megalocotyle trituba, Clavella uncinata, Anisakis simplex larvae, Contracaecum sp. larvae, Pseudoterranova decipiens larvae. Prevalence and mean intensity of rockfishes were infected respectively as follows: 21.1%, 4.0 of M. sebastis, 10.5%, 55.5 of M. trituba, 21.1%, 34.3 of A. simplex larvae, 10.5%, 15.0 of Contracaecum sp. larvae, 10.5%, 8.5 of Pseudoterranova decipiens larvae and 10.5%, 5.0 of Clavella uncinata. This study reveled that gills and gastrointestinal tracts of S. pinniger were heavily infested with M. trituba and A. simplex larvae.

Infectious Status on Monogenetic Trematodes of Sebastes spp. (Family : Scorpaenidae) Including Microcotyle sebastis, Megalocotyle trituba an Trochopus australis in Newport Fish Market

  • Chun, Kae-Shik
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.55-57
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    • 2003
  • Nine (34.6%) of the 26 rockfishes taken from Newport fish market, Oregon in July 2003 had a total of 135 monogenetic trematodes attached the gills. Microcotyle sebastis, Megalocotyle trituba and Trochopus australis were encountered, occurring in rockfishes examined. In the monogenetic trematodes in Sebastes spp, the prevalence were found to be between 30.8 and 40.0%. Prevalence of M. sebastis was 37.5%, 40.0% on M. trituba and 30.8% on T. australis. Nine of Sebastes spp. were infected with one or two species of monogenetic trematodes. Intensities of infection for M. sebastis, M. trituba and T. australis were recorded as 2.0 (2-12), 22.0 (48-62) and 1.0 (1-3), respectively. It may be that the intensities of infection for M. trituba should be high, and M. sebastis and T. australis little low.

Estimation of the Heat Budget Parameter in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer considering the Characteristics of Soil Surface (지표면의 특성을 고려한 대기경계층내의 열수지 parameter 추정 -열수지 parameter를 이용한 중규모 순환의 수치예측-)

  • 이화운;정유근
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.5 no.6
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    • pp.727-738
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    • 1996
  • An one dimensional atmosphere-canopy-soil interaction model is developed to estimate of the heat budget parameter in the atmospheric boundary layer. The canopy model is composed of the three balance equations of energy, temperature, moisture at ground surface and canopy layer with three independent variables of Tf(foliage temperature), Tg(ground temperature), and qg(ground specific humidity). The model was verilied by comparative study with OSUID(Oregon State University One Dimensional Model) proved in HAPEX-MOBILHY experiment. Also we applied this model in two dimensional land-sea breeze circulation. According to the results of this study, surface characteristics considering canopy acted importantly upon the simulation of meso-scale circulation. The factors which used in the numerical experiment are as follows ; the change for a sort of soil(sand and peat), the change for shielding factor, and the change for a kind of vegetation.

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