• 환경위생공학
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

A wastewater treatment plant, operating process is physico-chemical/biological activated sludge attached sand filtration, was selected to evaluate effluent quality and pollutants removal efficiencies consideration for deriving the technology-based effluent limitation for petroleum refining industry discharge. The results of influent and effluent analysis were as follows: Average effluent quality were 0.076mg/l of copper, 0.084mg/l of lead, 0.036mg/l of zinc, 0.005mg/l of nickel and 0.004mg/l of cadmium, and the range of coefficient of reliability from 0.007 of copper to 1.0 of lead. Also, 95% of reliability, 0.112, 0.15, 0.063, 0.015 and 0.009mg/l, respectively, were remarkably lower than their effluent limitations. And to reach 95% reliability of effluent limitation at cleanness area, designed effluent quality of copper, lead, zinc and cadmium should be 0.268, 0.099, 0.526 and 0.008mg/l, respectively.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2017

Purpose - Clarifying one of the biggest public Hospital Costs and incomes according to patients' case mix. It leads to prepare financial information about pubic medical tariffs and hospital operational costs. Research design, data, and methodology - This study calculates the costs both, with and without taking into account capital costs. This holds for comparison of hoteling based on case mix in all medical procedures. The checklists were reviewed and filled by reviewing accounting documents of the hospital, warehouse exclusion list, and daily books of laundry and CSR. Data was analyzed descriptively by using Excel. Results - In both cases, the hospital is losing in terms of hoteling. Because the buildings and equipment are new, this loss is not tangible. However, this will be revealed when costs of reconstruction and replacement of equipment. The loss rate per day of hospitalization was 569318 Rials for Coronary Care Unit (CCU), 528171 Rials for Post Intensive Care Unit (Post ICU), 474570 Rials for ICU, 233183 Rials for Post CCU and 204803 for Surgical ward. Conclusions - Income of hoteling was lower than its costs. ANOVA showed a strong relationship between case mix and hospital costs as well as case mix and its income. This suggests that optimal case mix can minimize the costs and maximize income.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2020

The effects of the mixed two solvents, Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and Dimethylformamide (DMF), and Polyethylene glycol (PEG) and Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as additives on performance of Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes were studied. Initially, PEG200 was used as a primary additive at fixed percentage of 5% wt. PVP was then blended with PEG200 in different concentrations. PVDF and DMAc were used as polymer and solvent in the casting solutions, respectively. To control the diffusion rate of PVP in the presence of PEG200 and PVP blend, mixtures of DMAc and DMF were used as the mixed solvent in the casting solutions. Asymmetric PVDF membranes were prepared via phase inversion process in a water bath and the effects of two additives and two solvents on the membrane morphology, pure water flux (PWF), hydrophilicity and rejection (R) were investigated. Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra (ATR-FTIR) analysis was used to show the residual PVP on the surface of the membranes. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) was utilized to determine roughness of membrane surface. The use of mixed solvents in the casting solution resulted in reduction of PVP diffusion rate and increment of PEG diffusion rate. Eventually, PWF and R values reduced, while porosity and hydrophilicity increased.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2014

Purpose - According to the applied studies knowledge, management implementation can improve organizational performance. The main objective of this study is to develop an understanding of critical success factors that enhance the successful implementation of knowledge management. Research design, data, and methodology - This study used Analytical Hierarchy Procedure (AHP), which is a multi-criteria decision making model that works on fuzzy logic. Using this method, researchers can find the proportion of success due to the contribution of the critical success factors (CSFs). Results - The results show that more than 70% of respondents indicate the possibility of success in knowledge management implementation. Further, the results show that top management support has the greatest relationship with the success of knowledge management implementation. This was followed by information technology, performance measurement, and culture, which had a high relation with knowledge management success. Process and activities have a moderate positive relation, while education and training has a low relation with success. Because of an inappropriate p-value, knowledge management strategies show no relation to the success of knowledge management in the Iranian health Industry. Conclusions - This study was conducted because of a critical issue in the Iranian health industry that indicated that a significant portion of the workforce would retire in 5 to 10 years. Most highly experienced and knowledge oriented employees would become eligible for retirement. Therefore, knowledge management is presented as a complete solution in the Iranian health sector.

• 국제학술발표논문집
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• The 6th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• pp.82-86
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• 2015

Construction delay is a common problem worldwide, which is considered as one of the main reasons for project failure. Bangladesh construction industry is no exception. This study investigated the main causes of delay in large building construction projects in Bangladesh. A questionnaire survey was conducted to determine the causes of delay from owners, consultants, and contractors of large building construction projects. About 70 respondents participated in the survey. Using the importance index analysis, the study identified 10 most important causes of delay from a list of 30 different causes. Ten most important causes were: (1) lack of experienced construction manager, (2) lowest bidder selection, (3) funding shortage by owner, (4) lack of proper management, (5) improper planning and scheduling, (6) lack of skilled workers, (7) site constraints, (8) contractors' cash flow problems during construction, (9) escalation of resources price, and (10) contractors' excessive workload. Furthermore, Kruskal-Wallis test indicates that there is no significant variation exists among the three group of respondents, ie owners, consultants and contractors.

• 중국학논총
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• 제71호
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• pp.151-167
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• 2021

Looking at the economic effects of the Chinese coal industry analyzed in this text, the following results could be drawn. First, according to the analysis result of the influence coefficient of the Chinese coal industry in 2017, it is mainly rural and regional development It was analyzed that it had a great influence on the necessary sectors. Second, the sensitivity coefficient of the Chinese coal industry in 2017 was presented in the order of electricity and heat production and supply, monetary finance and other financial services, business services, refined petroleum and nuclear fuel processing products, wholesale business, and retail business. It is judged that this is more influenced by government policy than by influence coefficient.

• 에너지공학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.164-172
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• 2015

국가 기간산업 중 하나인 정유산업은 산출물인 석유제품을 각 산업부문에 중간재로 공급하고 있으므로 석유제품의 공급지장이 국민경제에 미치는 영향은 큰 편이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 정유산업 산출물 1원 어치의 공급지장이 타 산업에 미치는 부정적 생산차질 효과를 의미하는 공급지장효과를 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위해 산업간 중간재의 흐름을 하나의 표로 나타낸 산업연관표를 활용한 산업연관분석을 적용하고자 한다. 보다 구체적으로는 공급유도형 모형을 활용하되 1990년부터 2012년까지를 분석대상 기간으로 한다. 아울러 조선산업, 반도체산업, 철강산업과 같은 타 국가 기간산업과의 비교분석도 수행한다. 분석결과 2012년 기준 정유산업의 공급지장효과는 0.9025원으로 분석되었다. 세부적으로 살펴보면 화학제품산업 및 운송서비스산업에 미치는 공급지장효과가 각각 0.2113원 및 0.1140원으로 비교적 큰 편이었다. 정유산업의 공급지장효과는 철강산업에 대한 값(1.4131원)보다는 작지만 조선산업(0.0586원) 및 반도체산업(0.1111원)에 비해서는 큰 것으로 판단된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.323-328
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• 1990

본문은 기술진보 혹은 생산성 측정과 같은 기술모형에 오랫동안 사용되어진 배움모형의 광물 및 에너지 분야 경제 예측 방법으로서의 유용성을 제시하였다. 또한 사례연구로서 미국 석유자원평가에 배움 모형을 적용하여 미국 석유자원 부존량을 예측하였으며 배움모형이 경제 예측방법에 어떻게 접근하는지를 구체적으로 설명하였다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.5-20
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• 1996

Today's firms exist and run business in an uncertain and rapidly changing environment in terms of industry, market, technology, economic conditions, and culture. To be competitive, at least to survive, firms must cope with and manage uncertainty effectively. In other words, firms should be equipped with powerful weapons to capture competitive advantage over their competitors. There are several ways for a firm to capture competitive edge over its competitors such as cost leadership, quality of the products and services, manpower, higher productivity, and technology. Among these, technology, especially information technology, could be the most effective weapon for competitive advantages since it is possible to monitor competitors' movement as well as to provide appropriate information with both planning and control phases through an information system. In this paper, a competitive weapon in action, a Process Control System which is developed by and installed at a U.S petroleum company would the described.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2014

New technologies and techniques to extract natural gas and gas liquids, as well as petroleum, from shale rock have greatly altered expectations for North America's capacity to produce energy products. As a result of innovations such as hydraulic fracturing, some government, industry, and academic observers have predicted that the United States will soon become energy self-sufficient and possibly become a net exporter of natural gas and petroleum. This paper will cover literature review and measure the potential impacts on economic growth and development. Fracking, renewable energy are just a few of the things that have reshaped the energy picture over the past 20 years, how much it will change in the next 20 years and the impacts on the economy will be discussed.