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Syllable-timing Interferes with Korean Learners' Speech of Stress-timed English

  • Lee, Ok-Hwa;Kim, Jong-Mi
    • Speech Sciences
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.95-112
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    • 2005
  • We investigate Korean learners' speech-timing of English before and after instruction in comparison with native speech, in an attempt to resolve disagreements in the literature as to whether speech-timing is measurable (Lehiste, 1977; Roach, 1982; Dauer, 1983 vs. Low et al., 2000; Yun 2002; Jian, 2004). We measured the pair-wise variability between the adjacent stressed and unstressed syllables within a foot as well as that among adjacent feet in approximately 555 English sentences, which were read by 29 native speakers and 41 Korean learners in the intermediate proficiency level. The results show that in comparison with native American English, Korean learner speech is before instruction significantly (p<.001) smaller for the pair-wise variability between the adjacent stressed and unstressed syllables within a foot; and significantly (p=.01) bigger for the variability among adjacent feet within the utterance. The learner speech after instruction showed significant (p=.01) improvement in the pair-wise variability of syllable sequence toward native speech values. The variability among adjacent feet was progressively smaller for learner speech before and after instruction and for native speech (p=.03). We thus conclude that the speech timing difference between Korean English and American English is measurable in terms of the duration. of stressed and unstressed syllables and that the latter is stress-timed and the former is syllable-timing interfered.

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Determination of Reinforcement Method for Abandoned Tunnel by Fuzzy Approximate Reasoning (퍼지근사추론에 의한 폐터널의 보강방식 선정)

  • 조만섭
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.275-286
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    • 2004
  • It is studied to select the reinforcement method of an abandoned tunnel which are intersected under the new roadway line. In the various decision makings, the reasonability for the reinforcement method of an abandoned tunnel was estimated using the pair-wise comparison and the fuzzy approximate reasoning to simplify the process of survey research. And there is reflected all the qualitative and quantitative characterizations by investigation items. In order to select the reinforcement method of an abandoned tunnel, 4 characteristic factors of construction, economical efficiency, safety and maintenance were used. Using the simple survey research and pair-wise comparison matrix, the weight of 4 factors was decided. The fuzzy approximate reasoning was used to calculate the quantitative value of each factor And then reflecting each weight to these results, the final reinforcement method of an abandoned tunnel could be determined.

Protein Backbone Torsion Angle-Based Structure Comparison and Secondary Structure Database Web Server

  • Jung, Sunghoon;Bae, Se-Eun;Ahn, Insung;Son, Hyeon S.
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2013
  • Structural information has been a major concern for biological and pharmaceutical studies for its intimate relationship to the function of a protein. Three-dimensional representation of the positions of protein atoms is utilized among many structural information repositories that have been published. The reliability of the torsional system, which represents the native processes of structural change in the structural analysis, was partially proven with previous structural alignment studies. Here, a web server providing structural information and analysis based on the backbone torsional representation of a protein structure is newly introduced. The web server offers functions of secondary structure database search, secondary structure calculation, and pair-wise protein structure comparison, based on a backbone torsion angle representation system. Application of the implementation in pair-wise structural alignment showed highly accurate results. The information derived from this web server might be further utilized in the field of ab initio protein structure modeling or protein homology-related analyses.

Management Evaluation on the Regional Fisheries Cooperatives using Data Envelopment Analysis Model (DEA모형에 의한 지역수협의 경영평가)

  • Lee, Kang-Woo
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.15-30
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    • 2011
  • This study is designed to measure the relative efficiency of regional fishery cooperatives based on Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) methods. Selecting 40 regional fishery cooperatives in Busan as Decision Making Units (DMUs), the study uses their panel data from 2007 to 2008 to rank the relative efficiency of the DMUs. First, the efficiency score of the DMUs are calculated using CCR, SBM, and super-SMB model. Within the model, input variables are the number of employees and area of fishery cooperatives. Output variables are the amount of deposit money, loan and profit. Based on the efficiency scores calculated from super-SMB model, the efficiency ranking of the DMUs is determined. Second, the differences in average efficiency calculated from the three DEA models are tested using a pair-wise mean comparison test. The results based on the efficiency scores evaluated from super-SMB model show that seven out of the forty DMUs are efficient; among the efficient DMUs, the DMUs that can be benchmarked for inefficient DMUs through the frequency analysis of reference set being identified. Third, the differences in average efficiency of the three DEA models between 2007 and 2008 are tested using pair-wise mean comparison test and the study estimates the efficiency change of the DMUs between 2007 and 2008 using Malmquist productivity index(MPI). Finally, the paper suggests an improved composite DMU superior to the inefficient DMUs evaluated by Super-SBM model.

Prediction of Protein Subcellular Localization using Label Power-set Classification and Multi-class Probability Estimates (레이블 멱집합 분류와 다중클래스 확률추정을 사용한 단백질 세포내 위치 예측)

  • Chi, Sang-Mun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.2562-2570
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    • 2014
  • One of the important hints for inferring the function of unknown proteins is the knowledge about protein subcellular localization. Recently, there are considerable researches on the prediction of subcellular localization of proteins which simultaneously exist at multiple subcellular localization. In this paper, label power-set classification is improved for the accurate prediction of multiple subcellular localization. The predicted multi-labels from the label power-set classifier are combined with their prediction probability to give the final result. To find the accurate probability estimates of multi-classes, this paper employs pair-wise comparison and error-correcting output codes frameworks. Prediction experiments on protein subcellular localization show significant performance improvement.

Personal Information Leakage Prevention Scheme of Smartphone Users in the Mobile Office Environment (모바일 오피스 환경에서 스마트폰 사용자의 개인정보 유출 방지 기법)

  • Jeong, Yoon-Su;Lee, Sang-Ho
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.5
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    • pp.205-211
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    • 2015
  • Recently, a mobile communication network and the wireless terminal is suddenly develop, mobile office service is more and more the sportlight. However, the user may receive an attack from a malicious third party if the up/download the data in the remote to perform the work in a mobile office environment. In this paper, we propose scheme to manage the information lost due to theft smartphone that contain spill prevention personal information and company information from the mobile office environment (call history, incoming messages, phonebook, calendar, location information, banking information, documents, etc.). The proposed scheme using the number of triangular fuzzy information about the state of the personal information and business intelligence to implement a pair-wise comparison matrix. In particular, the proposed scheme is to prevent the value obtained by constructing a pair-wise comparison matrix for personal information and business intelligence and pair your smartphone is lost when a third party not allow access to personal information and corporate information is leaked to the outside.

A Study of Factors for Evaluating Smartphone Selection and Use using Fuzzy AHP (Fuzzy AHP를 활용한 스마트폰 선택 및 이용 평가요인에 관한 연구)

  • Hwang, Hyun-Seok;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Kim, Su-Yeon
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.107-117
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    • 2011
  • Smartphones are widely used as a mobile communication devices with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. As the market expands, many brand-new smartphones are released and chosen by (potential) smartphone users. In spite of smartphone's popularity, little research of the factors affecting the evaluation of smartphones and their influences on smartphone choice have been performed. Therefore, we aim to analyze evaluation factors of smartphone selection and use in this research. We use Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process method, a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) model, to find the relative importance among the factors considering the fuzziness of pair-wise comparison using AHP. After reviewing related works and interviewing the focus group, we extract the five independent factors influencing the choice and use of a smartphone. Pair-wise comparison and triangle fuzzy numbers are used to calculate the relative importance of factors. We analyze not only the whole interviewees' responses, but the differences between smartphone users and non-users. Practical implications are delivered in concluding remarks.

Development of Evaluation Dimensions regarding the Image of Clothing Materials (의류 소재의 이미지 평가 차원 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 신혜원;이정순
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.1638-1648
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    • 2002
  • In this study, we classified adjectives to represent the image of clothing materials as the fundamental process for evaluation of the images on various fabrics and reviewed hierarchy and evaluation dimensions regarding the image of clothing materials. The adjectives to express the image of clothing materials were extracted from Fashion Magazine and Fashion Trend Book The similarity among adjectives was measured by pair-wise comparison without showing fabrics. From the result of the cluster analysis, 87 adjectives were finally extracted through the integrated processing of the adjectives with similar meaning and a close distance. Through the cluster analysis, the hierarchy of the clothing material images was examined. The clothing material images were classified into 12 primary sub-clusters such as ‘feminine', ‘warm', ‘neat', ‘classical', ‘pastoral.' ‘casual', ‘modern'. ‘ambiguous', ‘primitive', masculine', ‘abundant', and ‘arranged'. The dimensions evaluating the clothing material images were also developed using the multi-dimensional scaling method. A 4-dimensions and 8-axes system was established, which is composed of ‘masculine-feminine', ‘new-old', ‘casual-classical', and ‘ambiguous-arranged' images.

A Study on the Alternate Airport Selection Critreia (대체공항 선택요인에 관한 연구)

  • Jo, E.K.;Kim, B.J.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.77-89
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    • 1999
  • The atmosphere condition at Kimpo International Airport occasionally prevents the aircraft from landing and forces them to fly to an alternate airport, especially in October and November during a year. Many airlines designated foreign airports instead of Korean airports as alternate airports in the case of the bad weather condition preventing use of Kimpo Airport. This paper addresses 1) economic comparison of candidates for the alternate airport, 2) what are the criteria for the alternate airport selection and the relative importance among the criteria and 3) evaluation of candidates for alternate airport using Brown and Gibson's pair-wise comparison method. It is found to be possible to reduce costs related alternate flight by 36% using Korean airports rather than using Japan's Hukuoka Airport. However, airlines weigh more on the factors such as service level of ground handling, accommodation for passengers and ground access convenience than costs. Among Korean airports, Kimhae International Airport is found the most favorable airport as the alternate airport for Kimpo International Airport.

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