• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2660-2669
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• 2022

The attractiveness for weapons usage of the proposed fuel cycle for the PT-SCWR was evaluated in this study using the Figure-of-Merit methodology. It was compared to the attractiveness of other fuel cycles namely, Low Enriched Uranium (LEU), U/Th, Re-enriched Reprocessed Uranium (RepU), and Pu/Th/U. The optimal content of natural uranium, which can be added to Pu/Th to render the produced U-233 unattractive, was found to be 9%. A ranking system to compare the attractiveness of the various fuel cycles is proposed. RepU was found to be the most proliferation resistant fuel cycle for the first 100 years,while, the least proliferation resistant fuel cycle was the originally proposed Pu/Th one. The reactivity feedback coefficients were calculated for all proposed fuel cycles. All studied reactivity coefficients have the same sign implying that all the fuel cycles will behave neutronically in a similar way. The Pu/Th/U fuel was found to have the most negative value of the Coolant Void Reactivity which will help to restore the core to a safe status faster in case of a loss-of-coolant accident. The fuel and moderator temperature coefficients did not show significant differences between the fuels studied.

• 치과방사선
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.417-422
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• 1999

Purpose : The aim of this study was to assess the validity of standard deviation of gray scale histogram in digital subtraction radiography as a test parameter for superimposition error. Materials and Methods : Twenty periapical radiographs were used as baseline images and they were copied to exclude the influence of exposure geomety and contrast differences. These subsequent images were linearly displaced by 0.1-0.5 mm in the x-. y- and xy-directions, rotated by 0.5-3° and distorted by angular contraction of 1-5° in x- and y-axis before subtraction. The standard deviations of gray levels in the subtraction images were obtained and paired t-tests were performed. Pearson correlation coefficients(r) were calculated between the standard deviations and the superimposition errors. Results : Linear displacement showed high correlation coefficients of 0.997, 0.997 and 0.995 in x-. y- and xy-axis respectively. Statistically significant different standard deviation existed among all linearly displaced groups(p<0.05). Distortion showed relatively low correlation coefficients of 0.982 and 0.959 in x- and y-axis. The standard deviations between the two distortion groups were statistically significant different(p<0.05). Conclusion : Standard deviation of gray level distribution in digital subtraction images is satisfactory but not perfect similarity measure to assess the superimposition errors.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.62-71
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• 1999

The containment retardation capacities of four different aquifers were evaluated in a preliminary study for development of bank filtration in the Young San river area. $NO_3-N$, $NO_2-N$, $NH_4^+-N$, Fe, Mn, phenol, and chloride were selected as the target contaminants and a nonreactive tracer, respectively. Batch isotherm tests were conducted to measure the partition coefficients of the target contaminants. The mass transport parameters of nonreactive tracer were estimated from column tests. From the results of bath isotherm tests, it was shown that lower stream aquifer materials have greater partition coefficients of $NO_3-N$, $NH_4^+-N$, Mn, and phenol than the upper stream aquifer materials; however, there was no significant position-dependent trend for Fe. All aquifer materials tested have the same range of partition coefficients for $NO_2-N$. Column tests showed that the molecular diffusion of Cl- was much less than the mechanical dispersion; and there was no significant difference between the estimated dispersivities of tested aquifer materials. Consequently, it seems that the difference in the containment retardation capacities between four aquifers tested in this study would primarily result not from hydrodynamic dispersion but from partitioning.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.365-370
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• 2003

항공이나 위성 영상과 같이 고주파 성분을 많이 포함하고 있는 영상에 워터마크를 삽입하기 위해 웨이블릿 패킷 변환을 이용한 새로운 워터마킹 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 워터마킹 알고리즘은 최저 주파수대역을 포함한 전대역에 걸쳐 워터마크를 삽입한다. 워터마크는 웨이블릿 패킷 계수 중에서 중요계수를 선택한 후에 원 영상에 삽입된다. 워터마크가 삽입될 위치의 중요계수는 CPSO를 이용하여 웨이블릿 패킷 변환에 제로트리기법을 적용하여 전대역에 걸쳐 선택한다. 실험결과는 제안된 알고리즘이 비가시적이고 강인함을 보여준다. 특히 고주파 성분이 많이 포함되어 있는 영상을 고압축하는 경우에도 강인함을 보여준다.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 악의적인 공격에는 워터마크가 쉽게 깨어지고 비악의적인 공격에는 워터마크가 쉽게 깨어지지 않도록 하는 투 가지 목적을 동시에 만족시키기 위한 다중 워터마킹 알고리즘을 제안한다. Discrete Wavelet Transform(DWT)의 계수를 이용해 이미지를 인증하는 기법으로, 워터마크로 사용될 이진 이미지와 LL3 영역에서 추출된 특징을 조합하여 이미지에 삽입될 정보를 생성한다 이미지의 공간영역과 주파수영역에 정보를 다중으로 삽입하여 공간영역에서 일어날 수 있는 악의적인 공격에 대응할 뿐만 아니라 주파수영역에서의 blurring, sharpening 및 JPEG 압축과 간은 비 악의적인 공격을 허용하는 기법이다. 공간영역에서는 이미지 블록의 모든 픽셀의 Least Significant Bit(LSB)에 정보를 삽입하고, 주파수영역에서는 삽입할 정보에 따라 LH2와 HL2의 계수를 조절하므로 정보를 삽입하게 된다.

• 무역학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.135-171
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• 2022

This study is to find out how psychological characteristics and management capabilities of small manufacturers influence business performance through parameters including self-efficiency, network, and collaboration strategies. The survey was implemented between December 26, 2017 and January 15, 2018. The final 439 valid questionnaires were collected and used for analysis. The results were followed. First, the relationship between psychological characteristics and self-efficiency, and the path coefficient for psychological characteristics and network were significant. Second, management capabilities was related to self-efficiency, and the path factor for managing capability and network relationships was significant. Lastly, the path coefficients for self-efficiency and collaboration strategies were not significant, and the path coefficients for network and collaboration strategies were significant.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권8호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2015

Purpose: We evaluated three blood glucose self-monitoring for measuring whole blood glucose levels in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Methods: Between December 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013, 230 blood samples were collected from 50 newborns, who weighed, ${\leq}2,300g$ or were ${\leq}36$ weeks old, in the the neonatal intensive care unit of Eulji University Hospital. Three blood glucose self-monitoring (A: Precision Pcx, Abbott; B: One-Touch Verio, Johnson & Johnson; C: LifeScan SureStep Flexx, Johnson & Johnson) were used for the blood glucose measurements. The results were compared to those obtained using laboratory equipment (D: Advia chemical analyzer, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.). Results: The correlation coefficients between laboratory equipment and the three blood glucose self-monitoring (A, B, and C) were found to be 0.888, 0.884, and 0.900, respectively. For glucose levels ${\leq}60mg/dL$, the correlation coefficients were 0.674, 0.687, and 0.679, respectively. For glucose levels>60 mg/dL, the correlation coefficients were 0.822, 0.819, and 0.839, respectively. All correlation coefficients were statistically significant. And the values from the blood glucose self-monitoring were not significantly different from the value of the laboratory equipment, after correcting for each device's average value (P>0.05). When using laboratory equipment (blood glucose ${\leq}60mg/dL$), each device had a sensitivity of 0.458, 0.604, and 0.688 and a specificity of 0.995, 0.989, and 0.989, respectively. Conclusion: Significant difference is not found between three blood glucose self-monitoring and laboratory equipment. But correlation between the measured values from blood glucose self-monitoring and laboratory equipment is lower in preterm or low-birth-weight infants than adults.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 HVS 및 DWT 기반의 비디오 워터마킹 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 이 알고리즘에서는 인간의 시각 구조와 유사한 특성을 나타내는 DWT을 이용하여 각 비디오 프레임을 4-레벨로 분해한 후, 웨이블릿 계수들에 대한 HVS를 이용하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 이때 가장 낮은 레벨에 속한 부대역들은 최고주파 성분을 나타내므로 견고성을 위하여 워터 마크 삽입에서 제외시키고, 나머지 부대 역들에서 PSCs (perceptually significant coefficients)를 선택한 후 이들에 대하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 기저대역에서는 계수값들의 크기에 따라 PSCs를 선택하고, 고주파 부대역에서는 SSQ (successive subband quantization) 방법을 이용하여 PSCs를 선택함으로써 견고성을 향상시킨다. 이렇게 선택된 기저대역 및 고주파 부대역들의 PSCs에 대하여 비가시성을 위하여 웨버 법칙 및 공간적인 마스킹 효과를 각각 이용하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 따라서 제안한 워터마킹 알고리즘은 우수한 비가시성 및 견고성을 확보할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 워터마킹 알고리즘의 성능 평가를 위한 모의 실험에서 이 알고리즘이 기존의 알고리즘보다 비가시성 및 견고성 면에서 모두 우수함을 확인하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제26권12A호
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• pp.2100-2108
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 HVS (human visual system) 및 DWT (discrete wavelet transform) 기반의 디지털 영상 워터마킹 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 이 알고리듬에서는 인간의 시각 구조와 유사한 특성을 나타내는 DWT을 이용하여 영상을 4-레벨로 분해한 후, 웨이브릿 계수들에 대한 HVS를 이용하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 이때 가장 낮은 레벨에 속한 부대역들은 최고주파 성분을 나타내므로 견고성(robustness)을 위하여 워터마크 삽입에서 제외시키고, 나머지 부대역들에서 PSCs (perceptually significant coefficients)를 선택한 후 이들에 대하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 기저대역에서는 계수값들의 크기에 따라 PSCs를 선택하고, 고주파 부대역에서는 SSQ (successive subband quantization) 방법을 이용하여 PSCs를 선택함으로써 견고성을 항상시킨다. 이렇게 선택된 기저대역 및 고주파 부대역들의 PSCs에 대하여 비가시성 (invisibility)을 위하여 웨버의 법칙(Weber law) 및 공간적인 마스킹 (spatial masking) 효과를 각각 이용하여 워터마크를 삽입한다. 따라서 제안한 워터마킹 알고리듬은 우수한 비가시성 및 견고성을 확보할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 워터마킹 알고리듬의 성능 평가를 위한 모의 실험에서 이 알고리듬이 기존의 알고리듬보다 비가시성 및 견고성 면에서 모두 우수함을 확인하였다.

• Plant Resources
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.196-201
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• 2002

This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between yearly variations of climatic elements and yearly variations of productivity in sesame. In addition, correlation coefficients among yield and yield components were estimated. The data of yield and yield components were investigated for 10 years from 1992 to 2001. The meteorological data gathered at the Yeosu Weather Station for the same period were used to find out the relationships between climatic elements and productivity. Yearly variation of the amount of precipitation in July and September were large with coefficients of variation(c.v.) of 64.59, 92.47%, respectively, but the variation of the average temperature in June and August were relative small. Yield and plant height greatly with c. v. of 26.24, 23.41 %, respectively, 1, 000 grain weights show more or less c.v. of 3.83% and length capsule setting show still less variation. Correlation coefficients between maximun temperature in period of cultivation(from June to September) and yield are positively significant at the level of 5.1 %, respectively. Correlation coefficients amount the plant height, length capsule setting, number of capsules per plant, weight of 1, 000 grains and seed yield were positively significant at the level of 1 %, respectively. Simple linear regression equations by the least square method are estimated for number of capsules per plant(Y$_1$) and the maximun temperature in August(X) as $Y_1$=10.1255+0.1725X, and for yield(Y$_2$) and the maximun temperature in August(X) as $Y_2$=21.6151 + 1.3724X.