• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2016

Purpose: This paper suggests the procedure to enhance the reliability of the software of the medical device that is to cure, treat, diagnose, and prevent a disease or an abnormal health conditions. Methods: After test requirements are classified by the software requirements specification for safety and backgrounds, reliability assessment methods are suggested. Results: Verification and validation for function and safety can be performed whether the medical device software are implemented as intended. Conclusion: Procedure on the static analysis, unit test, integration test, and system test are provided for the medical device software.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity of the Short Form of Bobath Memorial Hospital Fall Risk Assessment Scale (BMFRAS-SF). Methods: A validation study was conducted on 207 elderly patients aged over 65 who were admitted to Bobath Memorial Hospital. Fall risk scores of BMFRAS, composed of eight subscales (age, fall history, physical activity, consciousness level, communication, fall risk factors, underlying disease, and medications) were assessed from the electronic medical record. BMFRAS-SF was derived from eight subscales of the BMFRAS representing the significance between fallers and non-fallers (fall history, physical activity, fall risk factors, underlying disease, and medications). Internal consistency reliability and interrater reliability were assessed by Cronbach's alpha and kappa coefficient. Validity was assessed by Spearman correlation analysis, factor analysis. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive and negative predictive values, and a receiver-operating characteristic curve (ROC) were generated. Results: Fallers had significantly higher risk scores than non-fallers in fall history, physical activity, fall risk factors, underlying disease, and medication scales. The BMFRAS-SF demonstrated acceptable Cronbach's alpha (.706) and kappa coefficients of .95. The BMFRAS-SF subscales showed good convergent validity and construct validity. The BMFRAS-SF presented good sensitivity(86.7%), specificity(67.9%), positive predictive value(42.9%) and good negative predictive value(94.8%) at a cut-off score of 5. Areas under the ROC curves were .860 for the BMFRAS and .861 for the BMFRAS-SF. Conclusion: The BMFRAS-SF was proved to be reliable and valid. It could be used for time-saving assessment and evaluation of the high risks for falls in clinical practice settings.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2007

Because the damages of corrosion resulting from the chloride ion are very serious, many research studies have been performed to measure the penetration depth of the chloride ion. However, there is a problem with data selection obtained from collection during experiments. After careful study, it appears that the collected data are not conformed to a normal distribution. The result of this study will play a very important role, as a first step for the development and construction of a forecasting system to help determine a reliable service lifetime of marine structures.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to report the instrument modification and validation processes to make existing health belief model scales culturally appropriate for Korean Americans (KAs) regarding colorectal cancer (CRC) screening utilization. Methods: Instrument translation, individual interviews using cognitive interviewing, and expert reviews were conducted during the instrument modification phase, and a pilot test and a cross-sectional survey were conducted during the instrument validation phase. Data analyses of the cross-sectional survey included internal consistency and construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The main issues identified during the instrument modification phase were (a) cultural and linguistic translation issues and (b) newly developed items reflecting Korean cultural barriers. Cross-sectional survey analyses during the instrument validation phase revealed that all scales demonstrate good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha=.72~.88). Exploratory factor analysis showed that susceptibility and severity loaded on the same factor, which may indicate a threat variable. Items with low factor loadings in the confirmatory factor analysis may relate to (a) lack of knowledge about fecal occult blood testing and (b) multiple dimensions of the subscales. Conclusion: Methodological, sequential processes of instrument modification and validation, including translation, individual interviews, expert reviews, pilot testing and a cross-sectional survey, were provided in this study. The findings indicate that existing instruments need to be examined for CRC screening research involving KAs.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.346-376
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• 2018

Digital forensics is a vital part of almost every criminal investigation given the amount of information available and the opportunities offered by electronic data to investigate and evidence a crime. However, in criminal justice proceedings, these electronic pieces of evidence are often considered with the utmost suspicion and uncertainty, although, on occasions are justifiable. Presently, the use of scientifically unproven forensic techniques are highly criticized in legal proceedings. Nevertheless, the exceedingly distinct and dynamic characteristics of electronic data, in addition to the current legislation and privacy laws remain as challenging aspects for systematically attesting evidence in a court of law. This article presents a comprehensive study to examine the issues that are considered essential to discuss and resolve, for the proper acceptance of evidence based on scientific grounds. Moreover, the article explains the state of forensics in emerging sub-fields of digital technology such as, cloud computing, social media, and the Internet of Things (IoT), and reviewing the challenges which may complicate the process of systematic validation of electronic evidence. The study further explores various solutions previously proposed, by researchers and academics, regarding their appropriateness based on their experimental evaluation. Additionally, this article suggests open research areas, highlighting many of the issues and problems associated with the empirical evaluation of these solutions for immediate attention by researchers and practitioners. Notably, academics must react to these challenges with appropriate emphasis on methodical verification. Therefore, for this purpose, the issues in the experiential validation of practices currently available are reviewed in this study. The review also discusses the struggle involved in demonstrating the reliability and validity of these approaches with contemporary evaluation methods. Furthermore, the development of best practices, reliable tools and the formulation of formal testing methods for digital forensic techniques are highlighted which could be extremely useful and of immense value to improve the trustworthiness of electronic evidence in legal proceedings.

• Journal of Platform Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2022

항공기 소프트웨어를 개발하는 도구는 도구에서 생성된 결과물에 오류가 있으면 항공기 소프트웨어에 에러를 유입할 수 있기 때문에 항공기 소프트웨어와 동일한 수준의 안전성이 요구된다. 본 논문은 한화시스템의 A661UAGEN 도구를 통해 ARINC 661 표준 UA 정의 파일과 CDS 설정 파일을 생성 시에 도구의 입력과 출력 파일에 대한 유효성 확인을 통해 항공기 소프트웨어의 일부가 되는 도구 산출물의 신뢰성을 확보하는 방법에 대해 기술한다. A661UAGEN 도구의 입력인 XML 파일에 대한 스키마 정의를 통해서 XML 데이터의 구조와 내용이 유효한지를 확인하는 방법을 제시하였다. 그리고 출력인 바이너리 데이터는 자료 구조의 유효 값에 대한 마스크 데이터를 생성하여 유효성을 확인하는 방법을 제시하였다. 이와 같이 A661UAGEN 도구의 입력과 출력에 대한 유효성 확인을 통해 항공기 소프트웨어에 통합되는 바이너리 DF와 CF의 신뢰성을 향상시켜 항공기 소프트웨어 개발자가 도구를 활용하여 OFP를 개발 시에 안전성을 보장할 수 있도록 하였다.

• Asia pacific journal of information systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.81-98
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• 2001

This study investigates the reliability and validity of research instruments used in Korean MIS research. Examination of reliability and validity is a necessary process for establishing proper arguments based on research results. We examined 172 MIS research articles published in four major Korean journals between 1990 and 1999. Among them, 79 papers which used multivariate research methods were analyzed in this study. The relationships between reliability measures and several research design characteristics were examined. We found that scale format and the number of items used to measure a construct were significantly correlated with reliability measure. About 27 percent of the articles we examined did not perform validity analysis. Based on the findings in our study, we proposed a checklist for presenting data validation analysis.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.242-247
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• 2004

Literature review on reliability test method for developing high performance optical/thermofluidic components. Since the miniaturization by the conventional mechanical process is limited to milli-structure, i.e. $10^{-3}m$, new technology for fabricating of mechanical components is needed to match cost, reliability, and integrability criteria of micro-structure. Although numbers of various researches on MEMS/MOEMS devices and components, including material characterization, design and optimization, system validation, etc., the lack of standards and specifications make the researches and developments difficult. For that reason, this paper is intended to propose the methods of reliability test for measuring the mechanical property of optical/ thermofluidic components.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.593-602
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• 2004

We have developed a digital control rod control system not only to improve its performance but also to improve its reliability and speed of response so that it can replace the old fashioned analog system. However, a new developed digital control system should be tested to prove the validity by using any prototype or mock-up before application. The reliability prediction and the reliability block diagram analysis methods were adopted to verify the reliability of the developed hardware. For the case of software, especially fur a new developed control algorithm it has been tested to prove performances and validation by using a dynamic simulator and mock-up of control rod drive mechanism altogether. Here we want to present some key factors regarding to the new developed digital system with some verification procedures.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.45-58
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• 2001

암호기술 검증에 대한 연구는 암호 알고리즘의 안전성 및 신뢰성을 검증하는데 집중되어 있는 경우가 대부분이다. 그러나 정보보호 시스템의 수준 향상과 안전성 신뢰성 확보를 위해서는 암호기술 자체에 대한 검증뿐만 아니라, 암호기술을 구현한 구현물에 대한 검증이 필요하다. 특히, 암호기술에 대해서 국내외적으로 폭 넓은 표준화가 진행되고 있는 가운데, 이들 기술표준을 정화하게 구현하는 것은 정보보호 시스템의 안전성 및 신뢰성 향상을 가져올 뿐만 아니라, 정보보호 시스템 간의 상호연동성 확보 및 사용자 편익 증대라는 면에서도 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 RSA, KCDSA, SHA-1, HAS-160 등 국내 공인인증체계 기술표준으로 적용되고 있는 암호기술의 구현물이 기술표준을 정확하게 준용하여 구현되었는지를 테스트할 수 있는 검증도구를 설계 및 구현하였다. 각각의 암호기술에 내한 검증은 여러 개의 세부항목으로 구성되어 있고, 충분한 테스트 항목을 통해 검증의 정확성을 높였으며, 검증도구와 검증 대상이 원격에 위치한 상태에서 검증을 수행한 수 있도록 하였다. 본 논문에서 설계 및 구현한 검증도구는 RSA, KCDSA, SHA-1, HAS-160 등을 구현한 모든 보안 제품에 적용할 수 있으며, 각종 암호제품의 평가 및 인증에 활용한 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.