• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.737-748
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• 2014

Increasing amounts of ships exhaust gases emitted worldwide forced the International Maritime Organization to issue some restricted maritime legislation for reducing the adverse environmental impacts arising from such emissions. Consequently, ships emission reduction became one of the technical and economical challenges that facing the ships, operators. The present paper addresses the different strategies that can be used to reduce those emissions, especially nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. The strategies included: applying reduction technologies onboard, using of alternative fuels, and follows one of fuel saving strategies. Using of selective catalytic reduction and sea water scrubbing appeared as the best reduction technologies onboard ships. Moreover, among the various proposed alternative fuels, natural gas, in its liquid state; has the priority to be used instead of conventional fuels. Applying one of those strategies is the matter of ship type and working area. As a numerical example, the proposed methods were investigated at a high-speed craft operating in the Red Sea area between Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results obtained are very satisfactory from the point of view of environment and economic issues, and reflected the importance of applying those strategies.

• 한국디지털건축인테리어학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to propose strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on urban areas. This study is made up GHG emission estimation and emission prospect methods, setting of GHG reduction target, GHG reduction plan formulation and feasibility assessment. The significance of this study is as follows. First, this study provides the local government for the overall frame of low carbon strategies. Second, this study contribute to establishment of GHG emission reduction strategies in the local autonomy by providing GHG emission estimation and setting reduction target which is essential elements of reduction strategy. Third, we organize a reduction element for low carbon city embodiment and showed the way to assessment the reduction effect of these elements quantitatively.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.895-904
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• 2016

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed invasive cancer among women. Many factors, both genetic and non-genetic, determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and several breast cancer risk prediction models have been proposed. It is vitally important to risk stratify patients as there are now effective preventive strategies available. All women need to be counseled regarding healthy lifestyle recommendations to decrease breast cancer risk. As such, management of these women requires healthcare professionals to be familiar with additional risk factors so that timely recommendations can be made on surveillance/risk-reducing strategies. Breast cancer risk reduction strategies can be better understood by encouraging the women at risk to participate in clinical trials to test new strategies for decreasing the risk. This article reviews the advances in the identification of women at high risk of developing breast cancer and also reviews the strategies available for breast cancer prevention.

• 복식문화연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2013

Consumers' perception of risk plays a major role in how they make online purchase decisions. Since online shopping is perceived to be riskier than in-store shopping, consumers engage in a variety of risk reduction strategies such as searching online for alternative products and alternative e-tailers. This study examines the influence of risk involvement on risk reduction strategies and customer satisfaction. It discusses three aspects of risk reduction strategies: time spent in making a purchasing decision, searching for alternative e-tailers, and searching for alternative products. Data from 294 female shoppers who had experience in purchasing fashion products online was analyzed. This study found that risk involvement had a positive influence on the time spent in making decisions, while the influence of risk involvement on searching for alternative retailers and alternative products was not significant. However, consumer satisfaction was negatively related to search for alternative retailers and positively related to risk involvement. This study provides a better understanding of customers' risk involvement and risk reduction strategies in online shopping. This information would be beneficial for marketers and retailers to reduce customer perception of risks and to promote online sales.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.134-149
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• 2005

Although Internet retailing is becoming a viable channel for apparel retailing, consumers are still reluctant to use Internet for apparel purchasing because at their concerns at Internet security and the difficulties at virtual shopping in unfamiliar shopping environment. The purpose at this study is to examine the nature at perceived risk associated with Internet apparel shopping and risk-reduction strategies used by Internet apparel shoppers. The data were collected via an online survey by a online research company. A total at 4,254 Internet users participated in this survey. Among these Internet users, 1,146 respondents had previous shopping experience in Internet shopping. Within this group, 195 were Internet apparel information seekers, and 589 were Internet apparel purchasers. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, and t-test were used to analyze the data. The perceived risks and risk-reduction strategies used by Internet apparel no-interest shoppers, Internet apparel information seekers (browsers), moderate Internet apparel purchasers, heavy Internet apparel purchasers were examined and compared. The results indicated that these tour groups were significantly different in apparel related risk, performance risk, and privacy risk. Internet purchasers tend to perceive more apparel-related, performance, and privacy risks than others. The results also indicated that these tour groups were significantly different in their opinions of risk-reduction strategies.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2004년도 Sharing Experience of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment and Management in Asia/Pacific Region
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• pp.54-54
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• 2004

• 공학교육연구
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.32-44
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• 2023

This research aims to examine the role of writing self-efficacy in engineering students' writing metacognitive strategies and writing apprehension. To achieve this purpose, first, the relationships among writing self-efficacy, writing metacognitive strategies and writing apprehension were investigated. Second, the effects of writing self-efficacy, as perceived by engineering students, on writing metacognitive strategies as well as writing apprehension were explored. A total of 173 engineering students from one university in Korea responded to survey based on a three-variables scale. The findings were that, firstly, positive correlations between writing self-efficacy and writing metacognitive strategies were identified in terms of sub-factors of those two variables. Secondly, negative correlations between writing apprehension and writing self-efficacy, and between writing apprehension and writing metacognitive strategies, were identified in terms of sub-factors of those variables. Thirdly, writing self-efficacy predicted engineering students' writing metacognitive strategies' sub-factors and writing apprehension. The practical implications of these findings are discussed herein, with particular attention on education for promotion of writing self-efficacy and reduction of writing apprehension.

• KIEE International Transactions on Power Engineering
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• 제2A권3호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2002

Due to the many attractive aspects of DG in the future power distribution system, distribution automation will be a center hub of integration of the distribution system and resources to satisfy the various needs of customers in a competitive and deregulated environment. In this paper, operation strategies are presented which use network reconfiguration of the automated distribution systems with DG as a real-time operation tool for loss reduction and service restoration from the view of distribution operation. The algorithms and operation strategies of an automated distribution system with DG are introduced to achieve the positive effects of DG in distribution systems. A simple case study shows the effectiveness of the proposed operation strategies.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.281-304
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• 2011

21세기 에너지기후시대를 맞이하여 세계 각국은 미래 국가성장동력으로 녹색산업을 중점 육성하고 있으며, 우리나라 역시 현정부 들어 녹색성장을 국정과제로 추진하고 있다. 이 같은 녹색혁명의 바람은 해운항만산업도 예외가 아니어서 IMO를 비롯한 국제기구와 미국, EU를 중심으로 한 세계 주요국들은 항만에서 발생하는 대기오염을 줄이기 위한 다방면의 노력을 경주하고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 우리나라의 경우 선박이나 항만에서 발생하는 환경오염 및 이의 저감방안에 대한 논의는 비교적 최근 들어 이루어지고 있어 선진국 항만들과는 그 격차가 큰 실정이다. 또한 최근 급격한 성장을 보이고 있는 중국 항만을 비롯한 주변 항만들과의 치열한 경쟁에서 국내 항만들이 지속가능한 우위를 확보해 나가기 위해서도 차별화된 Green Port 전략의 필요성은 그 어느 때보다 절실한 상황이다. 이에 본 연구는 항만활동으로 인해 발생되는 대기오염원과 인천항의 환경오염 실태 및 현황을 살펴보고, 세계 주요항만에서 시행되고 있거나 향후 도입될 예정으로 있는 청정대기 전략을 검토함으로써 인천항에 대한 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 특히 본 연구는 수도권 관문항으로서 연간 막대한 양의 벌크화물을 취급하고 있는 인천항의 대기오염 저감방안을 컨테이너터미널과 벌크터미널로 구분하여 제시함으로써 기존연구와 차별성을 도모하였다. 항만에서 발생하는 대기오염을 줄이기 위한 방안으로는 컨테이너 터미널의 경우 기술적 측면에서 청정연료사용, 배출통제장치 설치, 노후장비 교체 및 개조, 운영적 측면에서는 선박속도저감 프로그램 도입, 육상전원공급장치의 도입, RFID를 활용한 게이트 자동화, 그리고 시장기반프로그램으로 차별화된 항만이용료 프로그램의 도입을 검토해 볼 필요가 있다. 한편 벌크부두(일반부두)의 경우 선적과 하역 시 다단식 선적슈트, 고각도 컨베이어벨트, 건무시스템 등을 사용하여 비산분진과 화물유출 발생을 방지하는 한편, 화물보관 시 기존 사이로 방식 대신 돔구조물이나 폴리에스터 보관시설을 사용하는 방안을 검토할 필요가 있다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2007

The Korean government enacted the "Special Law for Improving Air Quality of Metropolitan Area" in 2003. According to this plan, Korean government plan to lower the concentrations of $PM_{10}$ and $NO_x$ to $40{\mu}g/m^3$ and 22 ppb, respectively, by 2014. In this study, we analyze emission reduction strategies to lower their concentration. Emission reduction for the supply of mass energy and regenerative energy are compared with several scenarios. According to the results, 713 t/y of $NO_x$ and 165 t/y of $PM_{10}$ will be reduced by enhancing the number of households supplied by local heating and air conditioning. And also 5 t/y of $PM_{10}$ and 312 t/y of $NO_x$ will be reduced by replacing conventional energy with solar energy by 2014.