• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.30-34
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• 2015

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the cohesions status of the coordination within response teams in the emergency response team (ERT) in a refinery. Methods: For this study, cohesion indicators of social network analysis (SNA; density, degree centrality, reciprocity, and transitivity) were utilized to examine the coordination of the response teams as a whole network. The ERT of this research, which was a case study, included seven teams consisting of 152 members. The required data were collected through structured interviews and were analyzed using the UCINET 6.0 Social Network Analysis Program. Results: The results reported a relatively low number of triple connections, poor coordination with key members, and a high level of mutual relations in the network with low density, all implying that there were low cohesions of coordination in the ERT. Conclusion: The results showed that SNA provided a quantitative and logical approach for the examination of the coordination status among response teams and it also provided a main opportunity for managers and planners to have a clear understanding of the presented status. The research concluded that fundamental efforts were needed to improve the presented situations.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.56 no.8
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• pp.2923-2936
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• 2024

Modern risk management philosophy emphasizes the invulnerability of human beings to cope with all kinds of emergencies. The Nuclear Accidents Emergency Response Organization (NAERO) of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is the primary body responsible for nuclear accidents emergency response. The invulnerability of the organization to disturbance or attack from internal and external sources is crucial in the completion of its response missions, reduction of severity of accidents, and assurance of public and environmental safety. This paper focused on the NAERO of a certain NPP in China, and applied the complex network theory to construct the network model of the organization. The topological characteristics of the network were analyzed. Four importance evaluation indexes of network nodes including Degree Centrality (DC), Betweeness Centrality (BC), Closeness Centrality (CC) and Eigenvector Centrality (EC), along with Pearson coefficient correlation among the indexes were calculated and analyzed. Size of the Largest Connected Component (LCC) and Network Efficiency were used as measures regarding the invulnerability of the network. Simulation experiments were conducted to assess the invulnerability of network against various attack strategies. These experiments were conducted both in the absence of node protection measures and under protection measures with different node protection rates. This study evaluated the invulnerability of the NAERO network, and provided significant decision-making basis for the enhancement of the network's invulnerability.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.43-51
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• 2015

South Korea decided to use the public safety long term evolution (PS-LTE) method to build a wireless communications network for national disaster. The move will allow all disaster management agencies, including police, firefighters and the military to use multimedia information, including videos, in addition to voice to carry out rescue operations from 2017. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning said Thursday that it adopted PS-LTE as the technology method for national disaster management system following a national policy coordination meeting last month. PS-LTE is a method integrating group communication, direction communication between terminals and independent base station function with existing LTE technology. Until now, disaster management agencies used technology that only allowed voice communication. However, transmission of multimedia information is possible using PS-LTE.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.941-950
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• 2024

This study employed network analysis techniques to examine the relationships between spatiotemporal factors associated with crimes in public restrooms, drawing on diverse relevant data sources. We then evaluated the relative importance of these factors in crime occurrence. Variables related to crime incidence were identified, and their interconnectedness was assessed for network analysis, resulting in a data-driven network model with complex relational structures. The network model contributed to calculating the weight of each factor and identifying key elements. The location of public restrooms, usage time, surrounding environment, and facility conditions emerged as crucial factors in crime occurrence, with lighting quality and local security status showing high weightings. These findings can be utilized to prioritize interventions in public restroom design and management to enhance safety. The network analysis methodology demonstrated its potential in proposing crime prevention measures for public spaces, including restrooms, and contributing to the creation of safer public environments.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.95-100
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• 2014

The disaster safety communication infrastructure is necessary basic infrastructure for protection of people's lives, safety and wealth. In order to build this infrastructure needs ensure public safety disaster communication technology and cooperation disaster recovery agencies. Recently advanced national disaster safety communication infrastructure necessity according to people's expectations increase for public safety is emerging as domestic and international. And there is situation which required leading rolls of country. In this paper, we analyzed public disaster safety communication status of domestic and international. Also, we analyzed Korea disaster safety communication management necessity and proposed its policy implication.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.15 no.8
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• pp.173-180
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• 2010

This research aims to enhance the security and safety of bicycle facilities by utilizing convergence technology of ubiquitous sensor network in the transportation system. To achieve the aim, U-bike system has developed by utilizing sensor network technology, and the serviceability and safety function of public facilities in the system have enhanced. This research also presents a plan for the construction of U-bike using ubiquitous sensor network and safety infrastructure of facilities by analyzing bicycle traffic reports and characteristics of service through studying the literature on the security of bicycles and the safety of facilities on bicycle lanes. The result of this research will contribute to the enhancement of safety function of bicycle lanes and facilities around National 4 major rivers bicycle lanes in the future.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.67-70
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• 2012

The surveillance programme of work-related diseases (WRD) is based on a network of occupational physicians who notify all WRD diagnosed during a two-week observation period. The aims are mainly to estimate the prevalence of non-compensated WRD in the working population according to socio economic factors; to determine new indicators of occupational health; to update the lists of compensable occupational diseases; to understand and assess under-compensation and under-notification. The participation rate for occupational physicians is around 33% in 2008. The main WRD are the musculoskeletal disorders, followed by the mental disorders. This 2-week protocol, repeated regularly, provides useful data on frequency of pathologies linked to employment as well as an estimate of unreported WRD subject to compensation or non-compensated WRDs, and the trends of WRDs over the time.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.173-182
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• 2023

The UAE government has set its sights on creating a smart, electronic-based government system that utilizes AI. The country's collaboration with India aims to bring substantial returns through AI innovation, with a target of over $20 billion in the coming years. To achieve this goal, the UAE launched its AI strategy in 2017, focused on improving performance in key sectors and becoming a leader in AI investment. To ensure public safety as the role of AI in government grows, the country is working on developing integrated cyber security solutions for SCADA systems. A questionnaire-based study was conducted, using the AI IQ Threat Scale to measure the variables in the research model. The sample consisted of 200 individuals from the UAE government, private sector, and academia, and data was collected through online surveys and analyzed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling. The results indicate that the AI IQ Threat Scale was effective in measuring the four main attacks and defense applications of AI. Additionally, the study reveals that AI governance and cyber defense have a positive impact on the resilience of AI systems. This study makes a valuable contribution to the UAE government's efforts to remain at the forefront of AI and technology exploitation. The results emphasize the need for appropriate evaluation models to ensure a resilient economy and improved public safety in the face of automation. The findings can inform future AI governance and cyber defense strategies for the UAE and other countries.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.315-320
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• 2010

Recently, there are environmental issues for sustainable transportation system to pursue the energy-efficient and environment-friendly public urban transit. These transportation system needs to offer demand-oriented high-quality service being on the same level with cab service for urban space. PRT(Personal Rapid Transit), small track-guided vehicle, is repeatedly mentioned as a possible alternative for the new urban public transportion system, but but there are not many researches on the operational optimal routing for PRT network. In this paper, the concept of PRT and general optimal routing methods are reviewed. And we suggest the optimal routing method for city-wide PRT network with multi-vehicles and stations, junctions and directional arcs. Futher research directions for PRT routing are presented.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.1450-1470
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• 2023

In a Vehicular Cloud (VC) network, an announcement protocol plays a critical role in promoting safety and efficiency by enabling vehicles to disseminate safety-related messages. The reliability of message exchange is essential for improving traffic safety and road conditions. However, verifying the message authenticity could lead to the potential compromise of vehicle privacy, presenting a significant security challenge in the VC network. In contrast, if any misbehavior occurs, the accountable vehicle must be identifiable and removed from the network to ensure public safety. Addressing this conflict between message reliability and privacy requires a secure protocol that satisfies accountability properties while preserving user privacy. This paper presents a novel announcement protocol for secure communication in VC networks that utilizes group signature to achieve seemingly contradictory goals of reliability, privacy, and accountability. We have developed the first comprehensive announcement protocol for VC using group signature, which has been shown to improve the performance efficiency and feasibility of the VC network through performance analysis and simulation results.