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Design of Distributed Beamforming for Dual-Hop Multiple-Access Relay Networks

  • Liu, Binyue
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.625-634
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    • 2014
  • This paper studies a dual-hop multiple-access relay network where two independent source nodes transmit information to a common destination node with the aid of multiple single-antenna amplify-and-forward relays. Each relay node is subject to an individual power constraint. We focus on the design of distributed beamforming schemes for the relays to support the transmission rate requirements of the two sources. To this end, we first characterize the achievable rate region for this network via solving a sequence of corner point optimization problems proposed in this paper. We also develop several low-complexity suboptimal schemes in closed form. Two inner bounds of the achievable rate region are theoretically shown to be approximately optimal in two special scenarios. Finally, numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approaches.

New Dielectric Polymers for Electronic Applications

  • Kravtsova, V.;Soh, Deawha
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.101-103
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    • 2000
  • Research for the synthesis of high-temperature polymers by the Photochemical method has been carrying out. The use of cheap and available compounds (viz. benzene, its alkyl, aryl and halogen substitutes, furan and maleic anhydride) subject to ultra violet irradiation resulted in a single stage quantitative yield of about 40 new polymers: polyimide films, enamel insulation, molding materials. At present experimental & industrial lots of wire have been produced. Polymer insulation possesses temperature exploitation range (from -l00$^{\circ}C$ to +300$^{\circ}C$) without significant changing of properties. As a result, new polyimide lacquers for production of a wide number of technical articles, such as polyimide films, fibers, enamel-wires, press-materials have been synthesized. An application field of the polyimides in membrane technology, printing plate and optic electronics manufactures has been outlined.

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Effects of Occupational-based intervention on Chopsticks Skill in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Ahn, Si-Nae
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.80-86
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    • 2018
  • The intervention of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is limited research focus on the effect of occupational-based intervention. This study sought to determine the effect of occupational-based intervention of chopstick skills for children with ASD. This study included a total of 3 children with ASD.Using single-subject study design, a changing criterion design and ABC design were implemented. The participants' behavior was observed and recorded throughout each session. In this study, the results were analyzed through visual graphs. The amount of food that was moved using the chopsticks was gradually increased. The results show that all participants significantly improved in their ability to use chopsticks in each intervention session. In addition, Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS) improved the generalization. According to the AMPS, both the overall motor and process skills increased from baseline an average of 0.7 logit. The results of this study showed occupational-based intervention on chopsticks skill to be effective in acquisition and generalization of chopstick skill in children with ASD.

Off-grid direction-of-arrival estimation for wideband noncircular sources

  • Xiaoyu Zhang;Haihong Tao;Ziye, Fang;Jian Xie
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제45권3호
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    • pp.492-504
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    • 2023
  • Researchers have recently shown an increased interest in estimating the direction-of-arrival (DOA) of wideband noncircular sources, but existing studies have been restricted to subspace-based methods. An off-grid sparse recovery-based algorithm is proposed in this paper to improve the accuracy of existing algorithms in low signal-to-noise ratio situations. The covariance and pseudo covariance matrices can be jointly represented subject to block sparsity constraints by taking advantage of the joint sparsity between signal components and bias. Furthermore, the estimation problem is transformed into a single measurement vector problem utilizing the focused operation, resulting in a significant reduction in computational complexity. The proposed algorithm's error threshold and the Cramer-Rao bound for wideband noncircular DOA estimation are deduced in detail. The proposed algorithm's effectiveness and feasibility are demonstrated by simulation results.

패션연구 및 패션디자인·미학·복식사 분야 관련 연구동향 - 2004~2013년 및 <복식문화연구>를 중심으로 - (The research trends of fashion studies and fashion design·aesthetics·fashion history field - Focused on 2004~2013 and -)

  • 한수연;김영선
    • 복식문화연구
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.579-594
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    • 2014
  • The areas of fashion research and fashion design aesthetics & fashion history have been studied under a common research heading as a Humanities subject in the UK and the USA, and as Clothing and Textiles Studies in Korea. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the 2004~2013 research tendencies in terms of reporting methods and contents from 181 world-renowned Fashion Theory research papers within the UK and USA fashion research corpus, and 359 Korean research papers from The Research Journal of Costume Culture related to fashion design aesthetics & costume history field. The subject areas, periods, methodologies, and differences in the topics of the studies were examined. The results of the research are as follows. Regarding the research authorship and length of the research papers, in Fashion Theory most papers were written by a single English-speaking or other foreign language-speaking author and were on average longer than 21 pages, while in The Research Journal of Costume Culture, many papers were jointly written by two Korean researchers and were between 11 and 20 pages. Regarding the content, Fashion Theory was connected to relatively wide and diverse periodical and regional boundaries including the body, clothing, the fashion media, and the overall fashion system, while The Research Journal of Costume Culture revolved around the body and clothing, textiles, the fashion media, and costumes. In addition, since the late $20^{th}$ century, the studies appeared to be related to the current Western world overall or to the country of the author. Regarding the research methodology, Fashion Theory used diverse research subjects and methodologies, and research was conducted on topics relating to fashion culture or fashion aesthetics. On the other hand, The Research Journal of Costume Culture featured relatively more dynamic studies aimed at suggesting developments or solutions to problems. It was found that a large share of that research focused on detailed style analyses and suggestions for aspects such as design elements and design developments. Such differences are considered to be caused by the inherent differences between the academic departments for the Humanities, and the Human Ecology. The above research results are expected to provide fundamental information in setting a direction for future research to assist the globalization of domestic research.

수중이완운동이 편마비 환자의 근긴장도에 미치는 영향 (The Effect of Submerged Relaxation Exercise on Muscle Tone in Persons With Hemiparesis)

  • 천승철;윤성익;오덕원;심재훈;이규완;안창식
    • 한국전문물리치료학회지
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.84-91
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of submerged relaxation therapy for the spasticity on the affected side in three subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis. A single-subject alternating design with multiple baselines across individuals was employed in this study. Each subject alternately participated in a range of motion exercises on the mat and in the pool, and relaxation exercises in the pool. The muscle tone of the affected side was measured using the tone assessment scale (TAS). Measurements were made immediately and one hour following the intervention. The findings showed a therapeutic effect of submerged relaxation exercise on reducing spasticity for all subjects. The effect of submerged relaxation exercise on decreasing muscle tone was maintained for one hour measurements after the submerged relaxation exercise, although the mean TAS score assessed one hour after intervention was higher than that assessed immediately. The results of this study suggest that submerged relaxation exercise has a positive effect on decreasing spasticity on the affected side in persons suffering from post-stroke hemiparesis. Future research on submerged relaxation exercise should focus on objective evaluation and functional the aspects relevant to activities of daily living.

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구강활동을 병행한 감각통합치료가 발달장애 아동의 호흡 및 구강협응능력에 미치는 효과 (The Effects of Oral Activity With Sensory Integration Intervention on Breathing and Oral Diadochokinetic Movement of a Child With Developmental Disability)

  • 최연우;정혜림;김경미
    • 대한감각통합치료학회지
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2013
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 구강활동을 병행한 감각통합치료가 발달장애 아동의 호흡과 구강협응능력에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 방법 : 연구대상은 G시에 거주하는 만 6세 7개월의 남아로, 발달장애 진단을 받았다. 연구는 2012년 11월부터 2013년 2월까지 실시하였다. 실험은 개별실험연구 중 AB디자인을 사용하였다. 실험과정은 기초선(A) 3회기, 중재(B) 16회기이었다. 기초선 기간 동안에는 감각통합치료를 실시하였고, 중재기간동안에는 감각통합치료에 구강활동을 병행하여 실시하였다. 호흡기능은 폐활량 측정계로 측정하였으며, 구강협응능력은 "파타카(pataka)"를 10회 반복할 때 소요된 시간을 초단위로 측정하였다. 결과 : 아동의 호흡과 구강협응능력은 기초선과 비교하여 중재기간 동안 유의하게 증가하였다. 결론 : 구강활동을 병행한 감각통합치료가 아동의 호흡과 구강협응능력 향상에 긍정적이었다.

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교실 게시판을 활용한 비동시적 논의에서의 탐구 문제 생성 관련 상호작용 분석 (Analysis of Students' Interaction for Generating Inquiry Problem in Asynchronous Discussion with the Class Bulletin Board)

  • 정주현;김선자;박종욱
    • 한국초등과학교육학회지:초등과학교육
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.468-481
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    • 2011
  • This research is to observe and analyze the student interactions when inquiry problems were generated along with the students by using asynchronous discussion methods with the class bulletin board. For this research, 10 students from a single class of 6th grade were selected. The subject students were divided into 2 groups by cognitive levels. After the students were submitted the 4 problem situations for 1 week each, the discussion process was analyzed. The research results are as follows. First, the analysis of the step by step interactive discussion showed that several students answered for the question from a single student while discussing first for the question and answer in a form of a question with many multiple answers without any connections with the previously asked questions. At the end of the discussion, one to two students answered to a question by taking turns and the type of discussion changed to one question - one answer type by answering to the person who spoke prior to the next. Second, the discussion took place with the students in the transitional stage speaking in time in order, to provide comments to the bottom of the linear form and students in the formal operational stage students speaking in temporal order, regardless of the number of comments in the direction of the radiation(mind map) forms. The individual comment speaking rates were similar in the two groups so the students were able to speak indiscriminately.

Optimization of modular Truss-Z by minimum-mass design under equivalent stress constraint

  • Zawidzki, Machi;Jankowski, Lukasz
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제21권6호
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    • pp.715-725
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    • 2018
  • Truss-Z (TZ) is an Extremely Modular System (EMS). Such systems allow for creation of structurally sound free-form structures, are comprised of as few types of modules as possible, and are not constrained by a regular tessellation of space. Their objective is to create spatial structures in given environments connecting given terminals without self-intersections and obstacle-intersections. TZ is a skeletal modular system for creating free-form pedestrian ramps and ramp networks. The previous research on TZ focused on global discrete geometric optimization of the spatial configuration of modules. This paper reports on the first attempts at structural optimization of the module for a single-branch TZ. The internal topology and the sizing of module beams are subject to optimization. An important challenge is that the module is to be universal: it must be designed for the worst case scenario, as defined by the module position within a TZ branch and the geometric configuration of the branch itself. There are four variations of each module, and the number of unique TZ configurations grows exponentially with the branch length. The aim is to obtain minimum-mass modules with the von Mises equivalent stress constrained under certain design load. The resulting modules are further evaluated also in terms of the typical structural criterion of compliance.

상호작용효과에 의한 고령자 사고 추가발생비용 추정에 대한 연구 (A Study of the Estimation of Additional Costs on the Car Accident for Senior People Due to Interaction Effects)

  • 윤병조
    • 도시과학
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.59-72
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    • 2017
  • Studies on the calculation of accident costs include the approach on calculating damage costs covering all accidents regardless of first or secondary party and the one calculating damage costs generated by a single victim. These two approaches have a limitation of considering a subject for costs analysis as a single entity. In addition, research on estimating the interaction effects caused in the relationship between diverse traffic accident features and factors remains inadequate since most studies focused on calculating costs incurred in a single entity such as a victim, damaged building, or social organization in charge of managing car accident. This study intends to identify the expected range of old age where a specific interaction effect would remain, compare accidents between old age section and the entire age section, and discover an exogenous variable to be applied in accident drop effects in senior people and reduced benefits by calculating and testing additional accident costs in case the first party and the second party all pertain to the senior age section. By classifying the entire accidents caused by old drivers according to the types of cars, significant coefficients representing the influence that affects car accidents according to the characteristics are calculated and set them as the representative variables by selecting top variable in accordance with from low to high order. Furthermore, characteristics on five age groups such as a group of over 65 and less than 70, a group of over 70 and less than 75, a group of over 75 and less than 80, a group of over 80 and less than 85, and a group of over 85 are elicited and compared them with these preselected accident characteristics variables, thereby identifying what changing effects come out.

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