• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.261-273
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• 2014

In this paper, metal insulator metal (MIM) plasmonic slot cavity narrow band-pass filters (NBPFs) are studied. The metal and dielectric of the structures are silver (Ag) and air, respectively. To improve the quality factor and attenuation range, two novel NBPFs based on tapered structures and double cavity systems are proposed and numerically analyzed by using the two-dimensional (2-D) finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. The impact of different parameters on the transmission spectrum is scrutinized. We have shown that increasing the cavities' lengths increases the resonance wavelength in a linear relationship, and also increases the quality factor, and simultaneously the attenuation of the wave transmitted through the cavities. Furthermore, increasing the slope of tapers of the input and output waveguides decreases attenuation of the wave transmitted through the waveguide, but simultaneously decreases the quality factor, hence there should be a trade-off between loss and quality factor. However, the idea of adding tapers to the waveguides' discontinuities of the simple structure helps us to improve the device total performance, such as quality factor for the single cavity and attenuation range for the double cavity. According to the proposed NBPFs, two, three, and four-port power splitters functioning at 1320 nm and novel ultra-compact two-wavelength and triple-wavelength demultiplexers in the range of 1300-1550 nm are proposed and the impacts of different parameters on their performances are numerically investigated. The idea of using tapered waveguides at the structure discontinuities facilitates the design of ultra-compact demultiplexers and splitters.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.3344-3351
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• 2021

The Rare Isotope Science Project was launched in 2011 in Korea toward constructing the Rare isotope Accelerator complex for ON line experiments (RAON). RAON will house several experimental systems, including the Muon Spin Rotation/Relaxation/Resonance (μSR) facility in High Energy Experimental Building B. This facility will use 600-MeV protons with a maximum current of 660 pμA and beam power of 400 kW. The key μSR features will facilitate projects related to condensed-matter and nuclear physics. Typical experiments require a few million surface muons fully spin-polarized opposite to their momentum for application to small samples. Here, we describe the design of a muon transport beam line for delivering the requisite muon numbers and the electromagnetic-component specifications in the μSR facility. We determine the beam-line configuration via beam-optics calculations and the transmission efficiency via single-particle tracking simulations. The electromagnet properties, including fringe field effects, are applied for each component in the calculations. The designed surface-muon beamline is 17.3 m long, consisting of 2 solenoids, 2 dipoles affording 70° deflection, 9 quadrupoles, and a Wien filter to eliminate contaminant positrons. The average incident-muon flux and spin rotation angle are estimated as 5.2 × 10⁶ μ⁺/s and 45°, respectively.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2021

Objectives: This study explored changes in individuals' behavior in response to social distancing (SD) levels and the "no gatherings of more than 5 people" (NGM5) rule in Korea during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: Using survey data from the COVID-19 Behavior Tracker, exploratory factor analysis extracted 3 preventive factors: maintenance of personal hygiene, avoiding going out, and avoiding meeting people. Each factor was used as a dependent variable. The chisquare test was used to compare differences in distributions between categorical variables, while binary logistic regression was performed to identify factors associated with high compliance with measures to prevent transmission. Results: In men, all 3 factors were significantly associated with lower compliance. Younger age groups were associated with lower compliance with maintenance of personal hygiene and avoiding meeting people. Employment status was significantly associated with avoiding going out and avoiding meeting people. Residence in the capital area was significantly associated with higher compliance with personal hygiene and avoiding venturing out. Increasing SD levels were associated with personal hygiene, avoiding going out, and avoiding meeting people. The NGM5 policy was not significantly associated with compliance. Conclusions: SD levels, gender, age, employment status, and region had explanatory power for compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). Strengthening social campaigns to inspire voluntary compliance with NPIs, especially focused on men, younger people, full-time workers, and residents of the capital area is recommended. Simultaneously, efforts need to be made to segment SD measures into substrategies with detailed guidance at each level.

• 정보처리학회논문지:컴퓨터 및 통신 시스템
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2019

인체 통신은 인체를 매질로 통신하는 기술로, BAN (Body-Area Network) 환경에서, 무선 통신에 비해 신호 감쇠 측면에서 큰 이점이 있어 배터리로 동작하는 웨어러블 기기 간 통신 시 저전력 통신을 지원할 수 있다. 하지만, 인체 통신은 그 이점에 비해 안전성 등의 문제가 있어 채널 특성에 대한 연구가 미비하였다. 이에 본 논문은 인체 채널 특성에 있어 통신 성능에 영향을 주는 MAC 파라미터를 제시하고, 이를 이용한 새로운 인체 통신 용 MAC 프로토콜을 제안하고, 또한, 각기 다른 가드 인터벌을 설정하여 성능을 분석하였다. 결과로, IEEE 802.15.6 표준 기반 Slotted aloha 프로토콜에 비해 약 300kbps의 Goodput 이득을 가졌으며, Duty cycle 또한 약 7.07%로, 표준의 최소 duty cycle이 약 5%이지만, Goodput을 고려했을 때, 인정할 수 있는 성능이라 볼 수 있다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.5744-5764
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• 2018

In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) for Internet of Things (IoT) environment, fault tolerance is a most fundamental issue due to strict energy constraint of sensor node. In this paper, a robust energy saving data dissemination protocol for IoT-WSNs is proposed. Minimized energy consumption and dissemination delay time based on signal strength play an important role in our scheme. The representative dissemination protocol SPIN (Sensor Protocols for Information via Negotiation) overcomes overlapped data problem of the classical Flooding scheme. However, SPIN never considers distance between nodes, thus the issue of dissemination energy consumption is becoming more important problem. In order to minimize the energy consumption, the shortest path between sensors should be considered to disseminate the data through the entire IoT-WSNs. SPMS (Shortest Path Mined SPIN) scheme creates routing tables using Bellman Ford method and forwards data through a multi-hop manner to optimize power consumption and delay time. Due to these properties, it is very hard to avoid heavy traffic when routing information is updated. Additionally, a node failure of SPMS would be caused by frequently using some sensors on the shortest path, thus network lifetime might be shortened quickly. In contrast, our scheme is resilient to these failures because it employs energy aware concept. The dissemination delay time of the proposed protocol without a routing table is similar to that of shortest path-based SPMS. In addition, our protocol does not require routing table, which needs a lot of control packets, thus it prevents excessive control message generation. Finally, the proposed scheme outperforms previous schemes in terms of data transmission success ratio, therefore our protocol could be appropriate for IoT-WSNs environment.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.3194-3210
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• 2022

Wall obstruction is the main factor leading to the non-line of sight (NLoS) error of indoor localization based on received signal strength indicator (RSSI). Modeling and correcting the path loss of the signals through the wall will improve the accuracy of RSSI localization. Based on electromagnetic wave propagation theory, the reflection and transmission process of wireless signals propagation through the wall is analyzed. The path loss of signals through wall is deduced based on power loss and RSSI definition, and the theoretical model of path loss of signals through wall is proposed. In view of electromagnetic characteristic parameters of the theoretical model usually cannot be accurately obtained, the statistical model of NLoS error caused by the signals through the wall is presented based on the log-distance path loss model to solve the parameters. Combining the statistical model and theoretical model, a hybrid model of path loss of signals through wall is proposed. Based on the empirical values of electromagnetic characteristic parameters of the concrete wall, the effect of each electromagnetic characteristic parameters on path loss is analyzed, and the theoretical model of regional path loss of signals through the wall is established. The statistical model and hybrid model of regional path loss of signals through wall are established by RSSI observation experiments, respectively. The hybrid model can solve the problem of path loss when the material of wall is unknown. The results show that the hybrid model can better express the actual trend of the regional path loss and maintain the pass loss continuity of adjacent areas. The validity of the hybrid model is verified by inverse computation of the RSSI of the extended region, and the calculated RSSI is basically consistent with the measured RSSI. The hybrid model can be used to forecast regional path loss of signals through the wall.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.141-152
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• 2022

As a method to understand the ecological habits around the artificial reef, various reports such as fishing gear survey, diving, sound survey, underwater CCTV and camera, etc. are reported. Among them, the sound survey method is carried out by installing an acoustic system on the ship and can be investigated regardless of the marine environment such as time constraints and turbidity. Such method, however, takes a lot of manpower and time as the ship travels at a constant speed. Investigations around artificial reefs are being conducted in an artificial way, and a lot of time and labor are consumed as such. Maritime buoys have been operated for various purposes such as route signs, weather observation, marine environment monitoring and defense monitoring for navigation safety in the past, but studies on monitoring systems for ecological habits and distribution of fish using marine buoys are remarkably insufficient. Therefore, this study aims to develop a system that allows users to directly monitor fish group detector data by estimating the distribution of fish groups around artificial reefs and using wireless communication at sea. In order to confirm the suitability of the maritime buoy used in this study, it was operated to compare data using LTE-equipped buoys capable of wireless communication and a data logger-type system buoy. Data transmission of buoys capable of LTE communication was carried out in a 10-minute ON, 10-minute OFF method due to the limitation of the power supply capacity, and data of the data logger-type buoy received full data. We compared and analyzed the data received from the two fish detectors. It is expected that real-time monitoring of the wireless buoy detection device using LTE will be possible through future research.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.2158-2165
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• 2023

Marine radioactivity monitoring is critical for taking immediate action in case of unexpected nuclear accidents at nuclear facilities located near coastal areas. Especially when the level of contamination is not predictable, mobile monitoring systems will be useful for wide-area ocean radiation survey and for determination of the level of radioactivity. Here, we used a silicon photomultiplier and a high-efficiency GAGG crystal to fabricate a compact, battery-powered gamma spectroscopy that can be used in an ocean environment. The developed spectroscopy has compact dimensions of 6.5 × 6.5× 8 cm³ and weighs 560 g. We used LoRa, a low-power wireless protocol for communication. Successful data transmission was achieved within 1.4 m water depth. The developed gamma spectroscopy was able to detect radioactivity from a ¹³⁷Cs point source (3.7 kBq) at a distance of 20 cm in water. Moreover, we demonstrated an unmanned radioactivity monitoring system in a real sea by combining unmanned surface vehicle with the developed gamma spectroscopy. A hidden ¹³⁷Cs source (3.07 MBq) was detected by the unmanned system at a distance of 3 m. After successfully testing the developed mobile spectroscopy in an ocean environment, we believe that our proposed system will be an effective solution for mobile real-time marine radioactivity monitoring.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.535-548
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• 2023

The intermittent nature of renewable energy is a challenge to overcome for safety and stable performance in water electrolysis systems linked to renewable energy. Oxygen removal using the catalyst is suitable for maintaining the oxygen concentration in hydrogen below the explosive level (4%) even in intermittent power supply. Metals such as Pd, Pt, and Ni are expected to be effective materials due to their hydrogen affinity. The oxygen removal performance was compared under high hydrogen concentration conditions by loading on γ-Al₂O₃ with high reactivity and large surface area. The characteristics of the catalyst before and after the reaction were analyzed through X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, H₂-temperature programmed reduction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscope, etc. The Pd catalyst that showed the best performance was able to lower 2% oxygen to less than 5 ppm. Changes in catalyst characteristics after the reaction indicate that oxygen vacancies are related to oxygen removal performance and catalyst deactivation.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.18-41
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• 2011

1962년 문화재보호법이 제정되면서 무형문화재 보호가 시작되었다. 우리의 무형문화재 보호제도는 일본의 문화재보호법에 근거하고 있다. 일본은 1954년 기 예능 보유자를 인정하는 중요무형문화재 지정제도를 시작으로 지금까지 중요무형민속문화재, 선정보존기술, 기록작성 등 4가지의 무형문화재 보호제도를 채택하여 다원화된 제도를 운영하고 있다. 반면에 한국은 무형문화재 보호제도를 도입하면서 일본으로부터 벤치마킹한 중요무형문화재 지정제도 하나만을 지금까지 운영하고 있다. 중요무형문화재 보유자 인정제도로 특징되는 우리의 무형문화재 보호제도는 무형문화재 종목의 기예를 발현하는 기 예능 보유자를 인정하고, 그 보유자가 전승자를 양성하는 것을 목적으로 하는 보호제도이다. 그 결과 전승자의 확산 및 이와 관련한 관계기관의 설립 등 무형문화재를 전승하는 내재적인 기반을 구축하였다. 그러나 전승자를 중심으로 한 보호제도가 50여 년간 지속되면서 종목 지정의 한계성, 파편화된 지정방식, 무형문화재의 문화 권력화, 종목지정(보유자 인정)조사 평가방식 등 무형문화재의 보호방법과 전승현실의 난맥상이 지적되고 나아가 무형문화재 전승의 진정성 문제와 관련하여 보호제도 자체의 정당성 문제 등 제도에 대한 다양한 문제가 제기되고 있다. 따라서 본 글은 무형문화재 보호제도에 대한 이러한 문제제기와 그 원인을 검토하기 위하여 그간의 제도 이행과정과 성과를 고찰하고자 하였다. 문화재위원회 회의자료, 문화재 정책 담당자, 문화재위원 전문위원들의 저술 등을 기초 자료로 활용하여 제도운영의 전반적인 사항보다는 제도의 핵심인 중요무형문화재 지정(보유자 인정)과 관련한 내용을 중심으로 살펴보았다. 그리하여 특정 기 예능 보유자의 존재가 전제되어야 무형문화재 종목 지정이 가능하므로 현실적으로 무형문화재 보호범위를 확대하기 어려운 제한성, 보유자를 정점으로 한 위계적 폐쇄적 전승구조로 인해 다수의 전승자 접근이 제한되는 문제점 그리고 무형문화재 전승원리로 채택한 '원형' 개념이 무형문화재의 실제전승과 맞지 않는 부적합성 등을 현제도의 문제점으로 상정하고, 이러한 문제점이 중요무형문화재 보유자 인정제도에 뿌리를 두고 생겨난 것임을 밝혀서 향후 우리 무형문화재 보호제도의 확장을 위해 보유자 인정제도는 반드시 개선되어야할 제도이고 그 외에 다원화된 보호제도가 수립되어야함을 강조하였다.