• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1721-1737
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• 2020

Human apparent age estimation has become a popular research topic and attracted great attention in recent years due to its wide applications, such as personal security and law enforcement. To achieve the goal of age estimation, a large number of methods have been pro-posed, where the models derived through the cumulative attribute coding achieve promised performance by preserving the neighbor-similarity of ages. However, these methods afore-mentioned ignore the geometric structure of extracted facial features. Indeed, the geometric structure of data greatly affects the accuracy of prediction. To this end, we propose an age estimation algorithm through joint feature selection and manifold learning paradigms, so-called Feature-selected and Geometry-preserved Least Square Regression (FGLSR). Based on this, our proposed method, compared with the others, not only preserves the geometry structures within facial representations, but also selects the discriminative features. Moreover, a deep learning extension based FGLSR is proposed later, namely Feature selected and Geometry preserved Neural Network (FGNN). Finally, related experiments are conducted on Morph2 and FG-Net datasets for FGLSR and on Morph2 datasets for FGNN. Experimental results testify our method achieve the best performances.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2020

과학기술정보통신부는 2016년 1월부터 전기통신설비의 상호접속 기준에 대한 고시개정을 통해 인터넷망의 상호접속료 정산방식을 기존의 용량 기준 정액제에서 사용 트래픽량 기준의 종량제로 변경하고 접속요금의 상한제를 도입하는 등의 새로운 방식을 도입해 운영해 오고 있다. 본 연구는 인터넷 상호접속 제도의 개선안에 대한 대안을 탐색한다. 이를 위해, 관련 신문 기사를 대상으로 토픽모델링을 통해 주요 쟁점을 탐색하고 이에 대해 AHP 방법론을 적용, 인터넷 상호접속 제도 개선을 위해 고려되어야 할 기준에 대한 상대적 중요도 및 대안의 우선순위를 도출하였다. 인터넷 상호접속제도와 관련된 핵심 전문가들은 가장 중요한 대안 선택 기준은 '해외 사업자에 대한 공정한 과금'으로, 가장 바람직한 대안은 '제도의 일부 개정'으로 평가하였다. 인터넷 상호접속제도 개선을 위한 세부 과제로는 '접속료 산정원칙에 대한 재검토'가 가장 우선되어야 한다고 응답하였다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.13-25
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• 2005

양방향 터널 (대면통행 터널)에 있어 방향별로 동일한 차속을 기준으로 터널환기를 분석하는 방법은 터널내 교통환기력을 거의 동일시하는 문제점을 내포하므로, 실제 양방향 터널에서 발생하는 다양한 조건들을 반영할 수 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 국내 터널환기 계획시, 양방향 차속의 불균등성 영향 분석을 목표로 하였으며, 차등차속의 영향을 환기계획에 고려하기 위하여서는 (1) '고속-지체' 시의 경우, 높은 차속에서의 매연의 허용기준을 적용할 필요가 있으며, (2) 교통량의 적절한 중방향비율의 선정 및 (3) 적절한 차등차속차이의 단계를 결정할 기준마련 등의 필요성이 제기된다. 그리고 본 연구에서는 국내 양방향 터널의 환기설계시, 동일차속과 차등차속을 적용한 경우의 환기설비 규모 차이를 비교 분석함을 목적으로 한다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.123-143
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• 2010

Skeleton Tower 문제는 대수와 기하를 통합하는 교육과정의 한 예로, 산술적인 세기, 정육면체의 개수를 세는 다양한 규칙이나 가능성을 열거하기, 기하학적 그림 그리기, 대수 방정식의 사용과 같은 다양한 방법으로 접근할 수 있으므로, 대수 방정식의 사용 방법만 제외한다면 초등학생에게도 사용 가능한 자료이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 J대학교 부설 영재교육원에서 실시한 2010학년도 초등수학반 영재선발시험에 응시한 3, 4학년생들을 대상으로, '4층 Skeleton Tower'를 해결하게 한 후, 이들의 문제해결 실태를 분석하여, 영재교육을 담당하는 교사들을 위한 시사점을 알아보고자 한다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1325-1344
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• 2019

Recently, to satisfy mobile users' increasing data transmission requirement, energy efficiency (EE) resource allocation in distributed antenna systems (DASs) has become a hot topic. In this paper, we aim to maximize EE in DASs subject to constraints of the minimum data rate requirement and the maximum transmission power of distributed antenna units (DAUs) with different density distributions. Virtual cell is defined as DAUs selected by the same user equipment (UE) and the size of virtual cells is dependent on the number of subcarriers and the transmission power. Specifically, the selection rule of DAUs is depended on different scenarios. We develop two scenarios based on the density of DAUs, namely, the sparse scenario and the dense scenario. In the sparse scenario, each DAU can only be selected by one UE to avoid co-channel interference. In order to make the original non-convex optimization problem tractable, we transform it into an equivalent fractional programming and solve by the following two sub-problems: optimal subcarrier allocation to find suitable DAUs; optimal power allocation for each subcarrier. Moreover, in the dense scenario, we consider UEs could access the same channel and generate co-channel interference. The optimization problem could be transformed into a convex form based on interference upper bound and fractional programming. In addition, an energy-efficient DAU selection scheme based on the large scale fading is developed to maximize EE. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm for both sparse and dense scenarios.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.703-710
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• 2020

The stock market serves as a representation of economic well-being in a country. Along with the myriad of economic predictors, specific knowledge possession may lead to different macro consequences of stock performance and market value. This study empirically investigates the capacity of possessing excellent intellectual capital to increase the performance and values of listed banks in Indonesia. The selection of banks as the primary data represents such sectors' capability to attract, employ, or exploit the excellent internal capacity under the discussion of resource-based view theory. At best to the authors' knowledge, this topic's findings are still elusive and debatable upon considering the direct and indirect relationships between the proposed exogenous and endogenous variables. Eighteen listed banks form the panel data throughout 2011-2016. This study employs a path analysis and Sobel test to obtain the results of the proposed hypothesis. The results report some positive relationships of the intellectual capital to firms' performances and values, directly and indirectly, with a substantial effect on the second model compared to the first model. This study highlighted knowledge's capacity as a vital basis to gauge the banks' performance and valuation. However, a better formulation of intellectual capital is required to capture a better measurement.

• 한국IT서비스학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.33-49
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of information application of the elderly on their lives through analysing the key papers on the topic. To achieve the aim of this study, we searched the papers from RISS, KISS, DBpia and the National Assembly Library of the Republic of Korea, using keywords such as 'the elderly and informationization,' 'the elderly and information application,' and 'mediator effect.' In the search process, we did not limited the publication year or journal types. A total of 476 papers were searched as the result of the initial search. Based on three researchers consent of selection criteria, we finally selected 19 papers and analysed the important mediator variables between the information application and the life satisfaction or happiness. Using the content analysis, we analysed the quantitative analyses (including sample characteristics and sociodemographic statistics) and qualitative analyses (including result interpretation and policy implication about the elderly information education). After in-depth analysis of the papers, we built a table organized by the independent variable and the mediator variable. With the results, several implications were discussed and contributions are also explained.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.2315-2325
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• 2015

Induction motors are widely used in industrial processes since they offer a very high degree of reliability. But like any other machine, they are vulnerable to faults, which if left unmonitored, might lead to an unexpected interruption at the industrial plant. Therefore, the condition monitoring of the induction motors have been a challenging topic for many electrical machine researchers. Indeed, the effectiveness of the fault diagnosis and prognosis techniques depends very much on the quality of the fault features selection. However, in induction-motor drives, rotor defects are the most complex in terms of detection since they interact with the supply frequency within a restricted band around this frequency, especially in the no-loaded case. To overcome this drawback, this paper deals with an efficient and new method to diagnose the induction-motor rotor fault based on the digital implementation of the monitoring algorithm based on the association of the Time Synchronous Averaging technique and Discrete Wavelet Transform. Experimental results are presented in order to show the effectiveness of the proposed method. The obtained results are largely satisfactory, indicating a promising industrial application of the combined “Time Synchronous Averaging – Discrete Wavelet Transform” approach.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2012

Recent requirements in component management of building systems have focused on the requirement for improving methods and metric tools to support component condition assessment and appropriate decisions for infrastructure owned facilities. Although engineers and researchers have focused on developing methodologies for component assessment in recent years but there is not enough attention dedicate to facilities and components that have been constructed. This paper is a literature study of scientific papers within the topic of component condition index system (CCIS) in the period 1976 to 2009. Infrastructure component condition index had existed for some 40 years. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of CCIS to identify the suitable method for component condition assessment during its service life. This paper finds that the focus of CCIS, surveyed in several aspects during the 40 years that have been investigated, from technology to measurement and from assessment function to component maintenance as an integrated part of the infrastructure component management. This study offers help to researchers in understanding the selection of an appropriate method for component condition assessment in building and non-building systems.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2018

Despite recent clinical guidelines, the optimal therapeutic strategy for the management of refractory chronic cough is still a challenge. The present systematic review was designed to assess the evidence for efficacy and safety of gabapentin in the treatment of chronic cough. A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases, and publications cited in bibliographies was performed. Articles were searched by two reviewers with a priori criteria for study selection. Seven relevant articles were identified, including two randomized controlled trials, one prospective case-series designed with consecutive patients, one retrospective case series of consecutive patients, one retrospective case series with unknown consecutive status, and two case reports comprising six and two patients, respectively. Improvements were detected in cough-specific quality of life (Leicester Cough Questionnaire score) and cough severity (visual analogue scale score) following gabapentin treatment in randomized controlled trials. The results of prospective case-series showed that the rate of overall improvement of cough and sensory neuropathy with gabapentin was 68%. Gabapentin treatment of patients with chronic cough showed superior efficacy and a good safety record compared with placebo or standard medications. Additional randomized and controlled trials are needed.