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Fishing capacity assessment of the octopus coastal trap fishery using data envelopment analysis(DEA) (DEA 기법을 이용한 낙지통발어업의 어획능력 측정)

  • Kim, Do-Hoon;An, Heui-Chun;Lee, Kyoung-Hoon;Hwang, Jin-Wook
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.43 no.4
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    • pp.339-346
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    • 2007
  • Estimating fishing capacity is one of current hot issues in the international fisheries. It is because that increased fishing capacity has caused not only fish stocks to be reduced, but also additional fishing costs to be incurred without additional incomes, which resulted in decrease of economically viability of fisheries. In order to solve this problem, FAO adopted 'the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity' in 1999 and recommended that member countries to measure fishing capacity and to implement the domestic action plan to reduce excess fishing capacity. This study is aimed at assessing fishing capacity of the octopus coastal trap fishery(OCTF) using data envelopment analysis(DEA) which is a method recommended by FAO. The DEA results on 10 individual OCTF vessels showed that the capacity utilization(CU) was a 0.93 on average, indicating some differences in CU among vessels(0.79-1.0). In addition, results of the sensitivity analysis revealed that under the current level of catch, the gross tonnage, horse power, days fished, and traps per trip could be reduced by 35%, 33%, 16%, and 18% on average, respectively.

Research on a handwritten character recognition algorithm based on an extended nonlinear kernel residual network

  • Rao, Zheheng;Zeng, Chunyan;Wu, Minghu;Wang, Zhifeng;Zhao, Nan;Liu, Min;Wan, Xiangkui
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.413-435
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    • 2018
  • Although the accuracy of handwritten character recognition based on deep networks has been shown to be superior to that of the traditional method, the use of an overly deep network significantly increases time consumption during parameter training. For this reason, this paper took the training time and recognition accuracy into consideration and proposed a novel handwritten character recognition algorithm with newly designed network structure, which is based on an extended nonlinear kernel residual network. This network is a non-extremely deep network, and its main design is as follows:(1) Design of an unsupervised apriori algorithm for intra-class clustering, making the subsequent network training more pertinent; (2) presentation of an intermediate convolution model with a pre-processed width level of 2;(3) presentation of a composite residual structure that designs a multi-level quick link; and (4) addition of a Dropout layer after the parameter optimization. The algorithm shows superior results on MNIST and SVHN dataset, which are two character benchmark recognition datasets, and achieves better recognition accuracy and higher recognition efficiency than other deep structures with the same number of layers.

A study of the relationship of Entrepreneurship, Absorptive capacity and Creative product (기업가정신, 흡수역량과 창의성과 간의 관계에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Byung-Cheol;Cho, Yong-Hwa;Song, Chan-sub;Kim, Eun-Kyeong;Lee, Sun-Kyu
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.16 no.10
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    • pp.187-197
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    • 2018
  • To improve Organization's creative product by using external knowledge and information. This study suggests the procedure among Entrepreneurship, absorptive capacity(Potential absorptive capacity, Realized absorptive capacity), Creative product. To the empirical analysis of the theoretical relationship, The research model was set up through literature research. method Empirical analysis was conducted using total 487 questionnaires from worker of electronic industry in Kyung-buk region. the results of this study are as followings; First, Entrepreneurship related positively to Creative product. Second, Creative product was affected through process in order of Entrepreneurship, Potential absorptive capacity, Realized absorptive capacity. This results contribute to the improvement of organization's Creativity and the utilization of external knowledge.

A New Current Controller for PWM Converters (PWM Converter의 새로운 전류제어기)

  • Lee, J.W.;Min, J.J.;Baek, S.K.;Kang, B.H.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1995.07a
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    • pp.410-412
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    • 1995
  • From the cost-effective product point of view, it is very important to design a new current controller with the highest utilization factor of current capacity of power devices. This paper deals with a state-deadbeat current controller for PWM converters, which shows the fastest current control response without overshoot irrespective of the saturation of control voltage. No-overshoot control response means that the current capacity could be fully utilized in the control sense. Simulational results done by Matlab's Simulink show good current control characteristics.

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Ionic Additives to Increase Electrochemical Utilization of Sulfur Cathode for Li-S Batteries

  • Seong, Min Ji;Yim, Taeeun
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 2021
  • The high theoretical specific capacity of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries makes them a more promising energy storage system than conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the slow kinetics of the electrochemical conversion reaction seriously hinders the utilization of Li-S as an active battery material and has prevented the successful application of Li-S cells. Therefore, exploration of alternatives that can overcome the sluggish electrochemical reaction is necessary to increase the performance of Li-S batteries. In this work, an ionic liquid (IL) is proposed as a functional additive to promote the electrochemical reactivity of the Li-S cell. The sluggish electrochemical reaction is mainly caused by precipitation of low-order polysulfide (l-PS) onto the positive electrode, so the IL is adopted as a solubilizer to remove the precipitated l-PS from the positive electrode to promote additional electron transfer reactions. The ILs effectively dissolve l-PS and greatly improve the electrochemical performance by allowing greater utilization of l-PS, which results in a higher initial specific capacity, together with a moderate retention rate. The results presented here confirmed that the use of an IL as an additive is quite effective at enhancing the overall performance of the Li-S cell and this understanding will enable the construction of highly efficient Li-S batteries.

Utilization of Sapwood Waste of Fast-Growing Teak in Activated Carbon Production and Its Adsorption Properties

  • Johanes Pramana Gentur SUTAPA;Ganis LUKMANDARU;Sigit SUNARTA;Rini PUJIARTI;Denny IRAWATI;Rizki ARISANDI;Riska DWIYANNA;Robertus Danu PRIYAMBODO
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.118-133
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    • 2024
  • The sapwood portion of fast-growing teak is mostly ignored due to its inferior quality. One of the possibilities for utilizing sapwood waste is to convert it into activated carbon that has good adsorption capabilities. The raw materials used in this research were sapwood of 14-year-old fast-growing teak sapwood (FTS) waste, which was taken from three trees from community forests in Wonosari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta Special Region. FTS waste was taken from the bottom of the tree up to a height of 1.3 m. The activation process is conducted with an activation temperature of 750℃, 850℃, and 950℃. The heating duration consists of three variations: 30 min, 60 min, and 90 min. The quality evaluation parameters of activated carbon include yield, moisture content, volatile matter content, ash content, fixed carbon content, adsorption capacity of benzene, adsorption capacity of methylene blue, and adsorption capacity of iodine. The results showed that the activated carbon produced had the following quality parameters: yield of 75.61%; moisture content of 1.27%; volatile matter content of 9.98%; ash content of 5.43%; fixed carbon content of 84.58%; benzene absorption capacity of 8.58%; methylene blue absorption capacity of 87.73 mg/g; and iodine adsorption capacity of 948.19 mg/g. It can be concluded that activated carbon from FTS waste has good iodine adsorption, which fulfilled the SNI 06-3730-1995 quality standard. Due to the iodine adsorption ability of FTS waste activated carbon, the conversion of FTS waste to activated carbon is categorized as a potential method to increase the value of this material.

A Study on the Factors Affecting the Qualitative Digital Divide of People with Disabilitie (장애인 질적 정보격차의 영향요인에 관한 분석)

  • Lee, sun-hee
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2016.05a
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    • pp.479-480
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    • 2016
  • This study aimed to present the tasks to solve digital divide by understanding the actual condition of the digital divide of persons with disabilities in South Korea. Moreover, It is considered that the factors about qualitative digital divide. As a result, it was found that "Information Utilization Capacity" and "Information Utilization" tend to be higher among the young, more often male, higher education level, higher income people who had some information technology education and experience using telecommunication services. In Addition, all failure type affected the "age", "income", "information technology education" in common. Among them, influence of "age" and "information technology education" has become stronger than the other variables. Therefore, in order to solve the qualitative digital divide, it is required to focus as "age" and "information technology education".

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RETScreen(R) Ground Source Heat Pump(GSHP) Application for Korea (RETScreen(R) 지중열 히트펌프 모듈 한국 적용에 관한 연구)

  • Naveed Ahmed T;Park Sanghyun;Lee Euijoon;Kim Byungseon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.678-683
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    • 2005
  • Korea is utilizing geothermal resources mainly in the bathing and swimming facilities with very few applications for industrial processes or space heating. It is estimated that geothermal capacity and annual utilization are 36.2MWt and 761TJ/year as compared to global capacity and annual utilization of 15,145MWt and 190,699 TJ/year. RETScreen software is a user's friendly tool for analyzing the technical and financial pre-feasibility of potential Renewable Energy (RE) projects that promotes the use of RE applications through the capacity building of planners, decision-makers and industries for successful implementation of RE projects. Strong ties between Canada and Korean organizations such as Korean Solar Energy Society (KSES) and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) exist for knowledge transfer about RETScreen. In this paper, an overview of RETScreen and its ground source heat pump (GSHP) model with a practical example of an existing project of a community hall in Canada are described to illustrate effectiveness of RETScreenin the implementation of RE technologies. The same community hall project is then evaluated hypothetically considering its location at Kangnyng, Korea. The main objective is to demonstrate how RETScreen GSHP model can also be utilized effectively for GSHP applications in Korea.

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Evaluation of Coffee Ground as a Feedstuff in Practical Diets for Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

  • Rahimnejad, Samad;Choi, Jin;Lee, Sang-Min
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.257-264
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    • 2015
  • A 10-week feeding trial was carried out to investigate the feasibility of using spent coffee ground (CG) as a potential feed ingredient for olive flounder. Growth, feed utilization, body composition and antioxidant enzyme activity were examined. A control diet was formulated and three other diets were prepared to contain 5, 10 or 15% CG (designated as Con, CG5, CG10 and CG15, respectively) by replacing for wheat flour. Two hundred forty fish ($104{\pm}0.7g/fish$) were allotted to 12 circular tanks of 400 L capacity at a density of 20 fish per tank and fed the experimental diets twice daily. At the end of the feeding trial, fish fed the CG5 diet exhibited significantly (P < 0.05) higher growth performance than those fed the control diet. Also, fish fed the CG10 diet had a comparable growth to that of the control group, but further increase of dietary CG inclusion level to 15% resulted in significant decrease of growth performance. Fish fed the CG15 diet showed significantly lower feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio than other treatments. Significantly lower muscle protein content was observed in fish fed CG15 diet compared to the control. Significant reduction in plasma cholesterol concentration was found in fish fed CG15 diet compared to control. No significant changes were found in alkyle and superoxide radicals scavenging activities of plasma, muscle and liver among dietary treatments. Also, liver total protein, total antioxidant capacity, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were not significantly influenced by dietary inclusion of CG. According to these results, we concluded that CG can be included up to 10% in the diet for olive flounder without any adverse effects on growth, feed utilization and antioxidant enzyme activity.

A Classification-Based Virtual Machine Placement Algorithm in Mobile Cloud Computing

  • Tang, Yuli;Hu, Yao;Zhang, Lianming
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.1998-2014
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    • 2016
  • In recent years, cloud computing services based on smart phones and other mobile terminals have been a rapid development. Cloud computing has the advantages of mass storage capacity and high-speed computing power, and it can meet the needs of different types of users, and under the background, mobile cloud computing (MCC) is now booming. In this paper, we have put forward a new classification-based virtual machine placement (CBVMP) algorithm for MCC, and it aims at improving the efficiency of virtual machine (VM) allocation and the disequilibrium utilization of underlying physical resources in large cloud data center. By simulation experiments based on CloudSim cloud platform, the experimental results show that the new algorithm can improve the efficiency of the VM placement and the utilization rate of underlying physical resources.