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The Campus of University Earthquake Disaster Prevention Planning - The Research of Spatial Pattern Based on GIS

  • Mi, Shan;Piao, Yong-Ji;Zhang, Rui;Cho, Tae-Dong
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.23 no.7
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    • pp.1213-1221
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    • 2014
  • In the background of rapid urbanization and frequent earthquakes, earthquake disaster prevention planning has become an important topic of current research. Universities are irreplaceable disaster shelter, as they are public institutions with a lot of open space. This article puts forward the concept of "disaster prevention campus". With the refuge behavioral and psychological characteristics of people in the campus when the earthquake happens, it integrated uses GIS spatial analysis technique, takes Shandong Agricultural University as an example, and studies the spatial pattern of earthquake disaster prevention planning in campus from five aspects. The aspects include building distribution, population distribution, analysis of service radius, infrastructure configuration and choice of the optimal refuge path. On the basis of researches above, reform proposals and specific strategies are put forward to build the safe and harmonious disaster prevention campus.

Why do registered nurses choose to offer complementary and alternative medicine?

  • Johannessen, Berit
    • CELLMED
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.7.1-7.4
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    • 2012
  • The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is increasing in Norway. A growing number of nurses choose to offer CAM, and the purpose of the study presented in this article was to examine the reasons for their choices. Fieldwork including interviews with 20 nurses offering CAM was conducted. The results showed that the nurses in general are not satisfied with the public health service. They had four main reasons for their choice to offer CAM: 1. A desire to perform holistic nursing. 2. A tendency to value self-realization. 3. A wish to experience meaning in their work and develop a stronger professional identity. 4. A freedom to mix care and cure. The results of this study are also discussed in view of medicalization.

Short-Term Demand Forecasting for the Public WLAN Service Using the Analogy Method (유사추론을 이용한 공중 무선 LAN 서비스의 단기 수요 예측)

  • Kim, H.;Song, Y.K.
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.17 no.4 s.76
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2002
  • 본 고에서 저자는 신규 통신 서비스로서 공중 무선 LAN 서비스의 수요 예측에 대해 다룬다. 신규 사업에 있어서 수요 예측은 사업의 수익성을 평가하는 가장 기본적인 자료이며 효과적인 마케팅 전략 수립을 위한 기초 단계로서 의미가 크다. 그러나 신규 서비스는 특성상 과거의 판매 자료가 존재하지 않기 때문에 시계열 자료를 이용한 수요 예측이 불가능하다. 따라서 본 고에서는 공중 무선 LAN 서비스와 유사한 특성을 지닐 것으로 판명되는 기존 서비스인 ADSL/케이블모뎀 서비스와 이동전화 서비스의 과거의 확산 과정을 분석하여 공중 무선 LAN 서비스의 확산 과정을 살펴본다. 이러한 유사추론과정을 통해 2006년까지 공중 무선 LAN 서비스의 가입자 수를 예측한다. 또한 선택모형(choice model)을 이용한 잠재 시장 규모의 추정법에 대해 언급한다.

Simulation and Analysis for Small Rapid Transit System (소형궤도열차시스템 모의시험 및 분석)

  • Jeong, Rag-Gyo;Kim, Yeon-Soo;Cho, Bong-Kwan;Choi, Hyo-Jeong
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2006.11b
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    • pp.748-754
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    • 2006
  • Small Rapid Transit System(SRTS) will be defined fully automated urban transit system providing a rapid and personalized door to door transport service. Conventional forms of public transit require passengers to collect in groups until a large vehicle is scheduled to travel on predetermined routes. In contrast, SRTS offers personal transport with no waiting, and takes passengers non-stop to their chosen destination. This is a transport system which is as convenient as, or in congested environments more convenient than, the car, but with minimal environmental impact. Accordingly the foundation study of choice system size for development of SRTS

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Necessity of Grade Designation for Location Information (위치정보 등급제 도입의 필요성)

  • Kim Tae-Sung;Yoo Hye-Won;Nam Kwang-Woo
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.31 no.2B
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    • pp.164-173
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    • 2006
  • It is essential to ensure public use of and privacy of location information for promoting the location based services. The grade designation for location information is required to accomplish them. The grade designation for location information can increase the reliability of location information and reinforce the right of choice for user. Therefore the institution of grade designation for location information should be introduced rapidly to keep up with the growth of the location based services industry.

Applying a New Approach to Estimate the Net Capital Stock of Transport Infrastructure by Region in South Korea

  • LEE, JONGYEARN
    • KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.23-52
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    • 2018
  • Given the limited availability of data in South Korea, this study proposes a method by which to estimate regional capital stock by modifying the benchmark year method (BYM) and applies it to estimate regional net capital stock by sector in transport infrastructure. First, it estimates time-varying sectoral depreciation rates using the sectoral net capital stock and the investment amount for each period. Second, it estimates the net capital stock of each period using the net capital stock in the base year and the investment in each period. Third, in order to ensure that the sum of net capital stocks by region is equal to the nationwide estimate, the national estimates are allocated to each region according to the proportion of the values derived from the previous stage. The proposed method can alleviate well-known problems associated with conventional BYMs, specifically the upward bias and arbitrary choice of the depreciation rate.

Comparative Analysis of Urban Public Transportation Systems with Emphasis on Subway-Feeder Bus System

  • Lee, Seung-Hawn
    • Journal of Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.33-47
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    • 1978
  • This paper attempts to develop a method which combines a subway system with a feeder bus system in order to increase the efficiency of the performance of the subway system. The 'feasible region' where a subway system is more desirable than a conventional bus in its travel time far the CBD-bound trip is determined and the service-specification models of the two systems in this region have been formulated and analyzed in an aggregate manner. The model developed in this study is applied to the Subway Line No. 1 in Seoul. The result obtained in the analysis indicates that the combined system can be guaranteed as a desirable mode in the point of travel time and cost within the feasible region. The concept of the model will lead to a proper assessment of the system's potentials for the choice of an optimal combination of the existing transport technologies.

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Estimating the Use and Preservation Values of Jirisan National Park Using a Dichotomous Contingent Valuation

  • Han, Sang-Yoel
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.95 no.5
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    • pp.551-555
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    • 2006
  • This research was conducted to estimate the use and preservation values of Jirisan national park, using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation. Jirisan national park was estimated to have the use value of 6,377 won per visitor. In terms of preservation value was estimated 13,030 won per housed per year. The results of this research show that Jirisan national park generated considerable use and preservation values, exceeding far greater than current admission fees. The findings also indicate that the estimated economic value provides enough justification for the national park service to increase admission fees in order to maintain the quality of the natural environment. This result may contribute to guidance on the pricing policy of national park managers and practitioners, although public policy may be made in the political arena.

Evaluation of 16S rRNA Databases for Taxonomic Assignments Using a Mock Community

  • Park, Sang-Cheol;Won, Sungho
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.24.1-24.4
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    • 2018
  • Taxonomic identification is fundamental to all microbiology studies. Particularly in metagenomics, which identifies the composition of microorganisms using thousands of sequences, its importance is even greater. Identification is inevitably affected by the choice of database. This study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of three widely used 16S databases-Greengenes, Silva, and EzBioCloud-and to suggest basic guidelines for selecting reference databases. Using public mock community data, each database was used to assign taxonomy and to test its accuracy. We show that EzBioCloud performs well compared with other existing databases.

Restructuring Primary Health Care Network to Maximize Utilization and Reduce Patient Out-of-pocket Expenses

  • Bardhan, Amit Kumar;Kumar, Kaushal
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.122-140
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    • 2019
  • Providing free primary care to everyone is an important goal pursued by many countries under universal health care programs. Countries like India need to efficiently utilize their limited capacities towards this purpose. Unfortunately, due to a variety of reasons, patients incur substantial travel and out-of-pocket expenses for getting primary care from publicly-funded facilities. We propose a set-covering optimization model to assist health policy-makers in managing existing capacity in a better way. Decision-making should consider upgrading centers with better potential to reduce patient expenses and reallocating capacities from less preferred facilities. A multinomial logit choice model is used to predict the preferences. In this article, a brief background and literature survey along with the mixed integer linear programming (MILP) optimization model are presented. The working of the model is illustrated with the help of numerical experiments.