• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2023

To effectively and safely manage the radiation exposure to nuclear power plant (NPP) workers in accidents, major overseas NPP operators such as the United States, Germany, and France have developed and applied realistic 3D model radiation dose assessment software for workers. Continuous research and development have recently been conducted, such as performing NPP accident management using 3D-VR based on As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) planning tool. In line with this global trend, it is also required to secure technology to manage radiation exposure of workers in Korea efficiently. Therefore, in this paper, it is described the application method and assessment results of radiation exposure scenarios for workers in response to accidents assessment technology, which is one of the fundamental technologies for constructing a realistic platform to be utilized for radiation exposure prediction, diagnosis, management, and training simulations following accidents. First, the post-accident sampling after the Loss of Coolant Accident(LOCA) was selected as the accident and response scenario, and the assessment area related to this work was established. Subsequently, the structures within the assessment area were modeled using MCNP, and the radiation source of the equipment was inputted. Based on this, the radiation dose distribution in the assessment area was assessed. Afterward, considering the three principles of external radiation protection (time, distance, and shielding) detailed work scenarios were developed by varying the number of workers, the presence or absence of a shield, and the location of the shield. The radiation exposure doses received by workers were compared and analyzed for each scenario, and based on the results, the optimal accident response scenario was derived. The results of this study plan to be utilized as a fundamental technology to ensure the safety of workers through simulations targeting various reactor types and accident response scenarios in the future. Furthermore, it is expected to secure the possibility of developing a data-based ALARA decision support system for predicting radiation exposure dose at NPP sites.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2220-2238
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• 2024

As a typical active equipment, pump machinery is widely used in nuclear power plants. Although the mechanism of pump machinery in nuclear power plants is similar to that of conventional pumps, the safety and reliability requirements of nuclear pumps are higher in complex operating environments. Once there is significant performance degradation or failure, it may cause huge security risks and economic losses. There are many pumps mechanical parameters, and it is very important to explore the correlation between multi-dimensional variables and condition. Therefore, a condition monitoring model based on Deep Denoising Autoencoder (DDAE) is constructed in this paper. This model not only ensures low false positive rate, but also realizes early abnormal monitoring and location. In order to alleviate the influence of parameter time-varying effect on the model in long-term monitoring, this paper combined equidistant sampling strategy and DDAE model to enhance the monitoring efficiency. By using the simulation data of reactor coolant pump and the actual centrifugal pump data, the monitoring and positioning capabilities of the proposed scheme under normal and abnormal conditions were verified. This paper has important reference significance for improving the intelligent operation and maintenance efficiency of nuclear power plants.

• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.66-94
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• 2004

The objective of this study is to examine how to maximize the efficiency of hospital management by minimizing the unit cost of hospital operation. For this purpose, this paper proposes to develop a model of the profit maximization based on the cost minimization dictum using the statistical tools of arriving at the maximum likelihood values. The preliminary survey data are collected from the annual statistics and their analyses published by Korea Health Industry Development Institute and Korean Hospital Association. The maximum likelihood value statistical analyses are conducted from the information on the cost (function) of each of 36 hospitals selected by the random stratified sampling method according to the size and location (urban or rural) of hospitals. We believe that, although the size of sample is relatively small, because of the sampling method used and the high response rate, the power of estimation of the results of the statistical analyses of the sample hospitals is acceptable. The conceptual framework of analyses is adopted from the various models of the determinants of hospital costs used by the previous studies. According to this framework, the study postulates that the unit cost of hospital operation is determined by the size, scope of service, technology (production function) as measured by capacity utilization, labor capital ratio and labor input-mix variables, and by exogeneous variables. The variables to represent the above cost determinants are selected by using the step-wise regression so that only the statistically significant variables may be utilized in analyzing how these variables impact on the hospital unit cost. The results of the analyses show that the models of hospital cost determinants adopted are well chosen. The various models analyzed have the (goodness of fit) overall determination (R2) which all turned out to be significant, regardless of the variables put in to represent the cost determinants. Specifically, the size and scope of service, no matter how it is measured, i. e., number of admissions per bed, number of ambulatory visits per bed, adjusted inpatient days and adjusted outpatients, have overall effects of reducing the hospital unit costs as measured by the cost per admission, per inpatient day, or office visit implying the existence of the economy of scale in the hospital operation. Thirdly, the technology used in operating a hospital has turned out to have its ramifications on the hospital unit cost similar to those postulated in the static theory of the firm. For example, the capacity utilization as represented by the inpatient days per employee tuned out to have statistically significant negative impacts on the unit cost of hospital operation, while payroll expenses per inpatient cost has a positive effect. The input-mix of hospital operation, as represented by the ratio of the number of doctor, nurse or medical staff per general employee, supports the known thesis that the specialized manpower costs more than the general employees. The labor/capital ratio as represented by the employees per 100 beds is shown to have a positive effect on the cost as expected. As for the exogeneous variable's impacts on the cost, when this variable is represented by the percent of urban 100 population at the location where the hospital is located, the regression analysis shows that the hospitals located in the urban area have a higher cost than those in the rural area. Finally, the case study of the sample hospitals offers a specific information to hospital administrators about how they share in terms of the cost they are incurring in comparison to other hospitals. For example, if his/her hospital is of small size and located in a city, he/she can compare the various costs of his/her hospital operation with those of other similar hospitals. Therefore, he/she may be able to find the reasons why the cost of his/her hospital operation has a higher or lower cost than other similar hospitals in what factors of the hospital cost determinants.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.611-621
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• 2001

Objective : We analyzed the clinical and endocrinological results of the transsphenoidal microsurgery for ACTH secreting pituitary adenomas. Marerials and Methods : From October 1995 to August 2000, 18 patients underwent transsphenoidal microsurgery for Cushing's disease. We analyzed the surgical results of 17 patients, one patient who was previously operated from other hospital was excluded. Age of the patients were 18 to 61 years old(mean 37.7), male to female ratio was 1 : 3.3, and follow-up period was 3 to 50 months(mean 20.3). The selection of candidates for transsphenoidal exploration was based on endocrinologic criteria. Magnetic resonance imaging was the preferred radiologic test. Selective inferior petrosal sinus sampling of adrenocorticotropic hormone futher refined the diagnosis when endocrinologic and radiologic procedures were not definitive. Results : Results of the preoperative endocrinological test were : level of serum ACTH 29.4 to $225{\mu}g/dL$(mean $93.88{\mu}g/dL$) ; serum cortisol 11.9 to $47.5{\mu}g/dL$(mean $27.49{\mu}g/dL$) ; 24-hour urine free cortisol 235 to $1019{\mu}g/day$(mean $571.0{\mu}g/day$). Inferior petrosal sinus sampling for ACTH was performed in 11 patients and all were confirmed by Cushing's disease and we could predict the laterality of the tumor in 9 of 11 patients. We performed transsphenoidal selective adenomectomy in 5 patients, adenomectomy and subtotal hypophysectomy in 2 patients, adenomectomy and partial hypophysectomy in 9 patients, and in the remaining one patient, hemihypophysectomy followed by total hypophysectomy due to remission failure. Fifteen of 17 patients(88.2%) showed endocrinological remission. Glucocorticoid replacement therapy was performed in all the patients who showed remission for 1 to 24 months(mean 5.9 months), and 6 patients received steroid over 6 months. Conclusion : We conclude that the direct demonstration of a tumor in the pituitary gland by MRI is the most important and definitive diagnostic tool and the location of a mass should be confirmed with increased level of ACTH by the inferior petrosal sinus sampling. Transsphenoidal microsurgery is effective treatment modality for Cushing's disease and the immediate postoperative evaluation of the surgical resection of the tumor is very important. The patients should show hypocortisolism, decreased, subnormal serum ACTH and cortisol levels and 24-hours urine free cortisol. We performed 18 transsphenoidal microsurgery for Cushing's disease in 17 patients and 15 patients(88.2%) showed endocrinological remission.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

유기농 밭 토양의 특성을 파악하기 위해 유기농 인증을 받은 국내 15개 선도 농가를 선정하고, 밭 토양의 시료를 채취하여 유기농 인증토양에 대한 토양 이화학성 및 미생물상 조사를 실시하였다. 토양 이화학성중 pH는 4.9~7.3의 범위에서 변동하였다. 대부분의 작물은 6.0~7.0의 범위를 나타냈지만, 전남의 양파와 고구마 재배토양은 pH 4.5, 5.8의 산성을 나타내었으며, 경기의 마늘과 고추 그리고 전북의 대두 재배토양에서는 pH 7.2~7.3을 나타냈다. 이러한 토양의 알칼리화는 시용 자재에 의한 것으로 추정되었다. EC는 대부분의 조사 지역에서 관행 토양의 기준인 2 dS/m 보다 낮은 값을 보였지만, 일부 배추와 고구마 재배 토양에서는 3.9과 3.7을 나타냈다. 유효태 인산 함량은 재배 작물의 종류에 따라 크게 달라 관행 토양의 기준인 $300{\sim}500mg\;kg^{-1}$에서 크게 벗어난 $300{\sim}1,894mg\;kg^{-1}$을 나타내었다. 이것은 유기 재배 토양에는 화학 비료 대신 가축분 퇴비를 대량으로 시용하기 때문으로 추정되었다. 미생물 군집 구조 분석은 세균의 16S rDNA 및 사상균의 18S rDNA의 PCR-DGGE 분석을 실시하였다. DGGE 패턴에 기반 클러스터 분석 결과, 재배경력에 따라 5년 이하와 5년 이상으로 구분되어 재배이력이 길어질수록 토양 세균 군집이 차별화 되어 장기 유기농경지의 토양 특성 구분이 가능하였으나 사상균의 경우는 재배이력 및 지역별로 일정한 경향이 나타나지 않았다. 따라서, 유기농경지의 미생물적 특성을 구분할 때 5년 이상된 장기재배 토양을 대상으로 세균의 군집분석을 실시하는 것이 매우 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.241-258
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• 1998

우리나라 남해안에 대한 어업생물자원의 평가와 관리 및 유효이용방안 등을 모색하기 위한 기초연구로서, 남해안의 전해역에 설정한 생물학적 샘플링 정점을 대상으로 저층트롤에 의한 시험조업을 실시하고, 이들 정점에서 샘플링된 어획물의 생물학적 조성, 計量魚探調査와 관련한 漁獲選擇性의 영향 底棲漁業資源의 분포실태 등을 분석, 고찰한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 1996년 10월과 1997년 1월, 3월, 7월~8월, 9월 ~ 10월에 우리나라 남해안에 설정한 64개의 조사정점을 대상으로 저층트롤에 의한 시험조업을 실시한 결과, 魚類 114종, 軟體類 8종, 甲殼類 7종(총 129종)에 총 9,9910.6 kg이 어획되었는 데, 이 중에서 어류의 점유비율은 전갱이 19.8%, 고등어 15.0%, 달강어 6.2%, 전어 6.1%, 병어 5.1%, 아귀 5.1%, 눈볼대 3.6%, 밴댕이 3.5%, 꼼치 3.4%, 꼬치고기 1.4% 등이었고, 甲殼類로서는 깨다시꽃게 0.34%, 보리새우 0.18% 등이었고, 頭足類로서는 창꼴두기 9.0%, 살오징어 5.8%, 참갑오징어 0.28% 등이 어획되었다.2. 1996년 ~ 1997년 사이에 우리나라 남해안에 설정한 트롤조사정점을 대상으로 실시한 저층트롤조업에 의해 어획된 어획량을 트롤예망층의 공간체적으로 나누어 산출한 단위체적당에 대한 어업생물자원의 분포밀도는 해역, 계절, 어획 어종의 조성, 조업시간 등에 따라 큰 차이를 나타내었으나, 그 값은 17.9 x 10$^{-6}$ ~ 1,440.9 x 10$^{-8}$kg/m$^{3}$의 범위였고, 그 평균적인 분포밀도는 153.8 x 10$^{-6}$kg/m$^{3}$이었다. 3.우리나라 남해안에 설정한 64개의 조사정점에서 어구의 파망사고 및 조업장애가 없었던 50개의 트롤정점을 대상으로 끝자루와 커버 네트에 의한 어획비율을 조사한 결과, 커버 네트에 의한 어획비율은 0.7 ~ 91.9%의 범위로서, 그 평균적인 어획비율은 44.4%였다. 이처럼 우리나라 남해안에서는 어족자원의 감소 등에 기인하여 소형어의 어획비율이 매우 높은 실정이기 때문에 향후, TAC제도가 도입되는 경우, 조업어선에서는 상품 가치가 적은 이들 소형어를 바다에 그대로 폐기할 우려가 있으므로 소형어의 어획방지와 서식환경의 보호를 위한 대책의 수립이 절실히 요구된다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.143-162
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• 1998

This is a study for the construction of nursing care based upon the Korean attitude toward medicine. Factors which were investigated include the source of nursing care, the reason for choosing care, the type of heath care chosen, the accessability of caregivers, and the desired location of death. The population examined in this study consisted of 517 adults distributed in six large cities and 191 adults from five rural communities. Data was analyzed using frequency, percent, Cronbach alpha, $X^2$ - test, t - test, F - test and scheffe post hoc contrast with an SAS program. The results of this study are summarized as follows: 1. Among sources of nursing care used, first rank rated-pharmacy(54.4), private hospital(18.2), general hospital(8.4), folk remedies in house (5.0), chinese hospital(2.8), prayer(2.8) and others(8.4), and the reasons for choosing nursing care rated 'the easiest method' (63.6), 'the best method'(15.7), 'reliable'(10.8) and 'lower cost burden'(4.6) in order of preference. 2. The type of nursing care chosen rated western medicine(6.80), chinese medicine(6.15), folk remedies(5.46), faith remedies(3.51) and divination remedies (1.41). There were significant differences in the effect recognition degree to various kinds of medicine. 3. The difference of the type of nursing care chosen according to general characteristics showed that urban residents were higher than rural community residents(t=2.15, p=0.0320) in western medicine, and urban residents, women, and singles were higher than rural community residents(t=2.04, p=0.0414), men (t= -2.89, p=0.0039), and married(t=2.50, p= 0.0126) on folk remedies. With repect to age and education those 21-30, under 20 and 31-40, graduated from college and graduate school were higher than above 51, above 61 (F = 7.76, p = 0.0001), graduated from elementary school(F=4.39, p=0.0006) on folk remedies. In other categories, rural community residents, women, younger people. Christians were higher than urban residents ( t = -2.73, p=0.0305), men(t= -4.15, p=0.0001), older people (F=2.48, p=0.0307), Catholic, Buddhist, or atheist (F= 70.18, p=0.0001) on faith remedies. Those graduated from high school and Buddhist were higher than unschooled, graduated from middle school(F=3.18, p= 0.0075), atheist, Catholic or Christian(F=18.32, p=0.0001) on divination redemies. There were significant differences concerning age and education level. 4. The accessibility of caregivers rated 'caregivers should be nearby if the patients need them' (50.0), 'caregivers must be there all day (24 hours)' (39.6), 'caregivers must be there at night only'(5.0), 'caregivers must be there during the day only'(2.6), 'caregivers always should visit during visiting hours' 0.4), 'caregivers don't need to be there at all' (1.2). The frist rank of suitable caregivers were rated as spouse(66.6), mother(24.2), daughter (3.6), daughter-in-law(1.9), and the reasons of thinking thus were rated as 'the most comfortable' (81.5), 'people should correctly with regards to family they'(7.1), 'the easiest' (5.4), 'take good care of the patient' (5.1) and 'lower cost burden' (0.4). 5. The desired location of death rated as the following: his/her house (91. 6) to the hospital(8. 4). A person going to encounter death in the hospital wanted his house(78.5) over the hospital(21.5), and a person dieing in the hospital prefered his house(52.9) over the hospital(47.1) as a funeral ceremony place. The following suggestions are made based on the above results. 1. A sampling method that enhances the re presentativeness should be used in regional and/or national related research and replicated to confirm the result of this study. 2. This study should be used to understand the Korean view of medical centers and to meet the expectations of patients in Korean nursing. 3. Research on the Korean traditional view of humans and expectations of the sick, health and illness, and health behavior, the perception of dying, the decision to heal, and the view of general medicine should continue to be conducted continuosly so that Korean nursing theory can be advanced on these concepts.

• 아시안잔디학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2008

골프장 잔디의 주요 해충의 하나인 등얼룩풍뎅이의 발생상창을 알아보기 위하여 부산과 군포, 김포 지역의 골프장에서 토양 내에서의 발육경과와 페로몬트랩을 이용한 성충의 발생경과를 2004년부터 2007년까지 조사하였다. 등얼룩풍뎅이 성충의 발생은 6월 초순에서 8월 하순까지였는데, 성충의 발생 peak는 조사지역과 년도에 따라 차이가 있었다. 부산지역에서는 2006년 6월 25일에 발생 peak를 보였고, 2007년에는 6월 22일에 발생 peak를 보였는데 군포지역에서는 각각 6월 30일과 29일에 peak를 보였다. 페로몬트랩에 유인된 등 얼룩풍뎅이의 개체수는 조사 골프장별로 차이를 보였다. 등얼룩풍뎅이 유충의 발육경과도 부산지역이 군포지역에 비하여 빨랐는데 군포에서는 2004년 8월 27일 조사에서 2령충만 발견된데 비하여 부산지역에서는 같은 해 8월 26일에 조사한 것에서 2령충과 3령충이 함께 발견되었다. 부산지역에서 등얼룩풍뎅이의 발생경과는 월동한 3령 유충이 5월 초순에서 6월 중순까지 용화하였고, 6월 초순부터 우화하였다. 그리고 6월 하순부터 부화하였다. 8월 중순부터는 3령충이 되어 월동에 들어갔다. 등얼룩풍뎅이 성충의 교미 peak 시간은 20:00부터 22:00였다.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.5-19
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• 2006

연약 점토지반에서의 2차 압밀침하량은 일반적으로 전체 압밀침하량에 비해 미소하고 2차 압밀까지의 종료시간도 상당히 길기 때문에 이를 무시하는 경우가 많으나 유기질 또는 고압축성의 점토에서는 비교적 큰 침하량이 발생하기 때문에 중요한 공학적 요소로 간주된다. 이러한, 준설매립지반의 잔류침하량을 저감시키기 위해선 선행재하공법(preloading)이 주로 적용된다. 본 연구에서는 대규모 매립지역의 장기침하량을 보다 합리적으로 결정하기 위하여 실내에서 단계재하 압밀시험 및 surcharging 압밀시험 등을 수행하였다. 서해안(인천) 및 남해안(광양) 일대의 대규모 준설매립지역에서 시료를 채취했으며, 이 지역내 준설점토의 2차 압밀특성치들을 실험으로 규명하여 장기침하량 예측에 필요한 기초자료로 활용하였다. 또한, 지리정보체계(geographic information system, 이하 GIS)의 위치정보(수치지도)에 지반정보(속성자료)를 접목시켜 해당지역의 자료를 D/B화 한 후, GIS의 연산기능 및 공간추정 기능 등을 활용함으로써 대규모 준설매립지역의 2차 압밀침하량을 예측하였다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.238-250
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• 1993

우리나라에서 Korean lespedeza의 자생지에 대한 작물의 생육상태, pH, 무기 및 유기물 함량, 토양입자, 토성 등과 토양의 물리-화학성에 관한 기초자료를 얻고져 총 62개 지역을 조사하였으며 얻은 자료를 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. Korean lespedeza의 초장 및 건물량은 조사시기 및 지역에 따라서 큰 차이를 보였으며, 8월 하순 및 9월 상순에 조사한 수치가 높았다 2. 식물체내의 영양분 함량에 있어서 지상부는 지하부보다 N, P, K, Ca, Mn의 함량이 많았으며, 지하부에서는 지상부보다 Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn의 성분이 많이 함유되어 있었다. 3. Korean lespedeza의 자생지 토양을 우리나라 전체토양과 비교하였을 때 자생지 토양의 화학적 특성에 있어서는 pH와 Ca의 함량은 높았으나, P$_2$O$_{5}$, K, Mg, Na, OM의 함량은 낮았으며 토양물리적인 특성에 있어서는 자생지는 모래함량이 월등히 많은 대신 미사와 점토의 함량은 극히 낮은 현상을 보였다. 4. Korean lespedeza는 대체적으로 일반작물이 잘 자라지 못하는 척박한 토양에서도 잘 자라며 다양한 물리-화학적 특성을 가진 토양에서도 잘 자라고 특성을 갖고 있으나 대체적으로 사양토나 양질사토에서 많이 자생하고 있음을 볼 수 있다.