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A Test on Price Volatility of CO2 Emission Trading Permits focusing on ECX and CCX (탄소배출권 가격변동성의 가설검정 - ECX와 CCX를 중심으로)

  • Lho, Sangwhan
    • Journal of Environmental Policy
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.45-60
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    • 2011
  • An aim of this paper is to test four hypotheses on price volatility in the $CO_2$ emission markets focusing on European Climate Exchange(ECX) in the EU Emission Trading Schemes(EU ETS) and Chicago Climate Exchange(CCX). I expect that, due to an influx of market information, a differently designed exchange market would bring a different price volatility, and various types of emission permits in the same exchange market would result in the same effects on the price volatility. Major findings are that the price volatility is same regardless of the types of emission exchange markets and emission permits comparing the rate of returns. However, comparing the GARCH variance, the volatility between ECX EUAs and CCX-CFIs and the volatility between EUAs(CERs) futures and daily futures are different with the exception of the volatility between EUAs futures and CERs futures. In conclusion, the price volatility depends on the types of exchanges and the types of emission permits.

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The Effect of Leonurus sibiricus on Uterine Activity (익모초(Leonurus sibiricus)가 자궁운동에 미치는 영향)

  • Pak, S.C.;Na, H.M.;Bai, Y.H.;Cho, C.;Na, C.S.;Kim, J.S.;Wilson Jr., L.
    • Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.245-250
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    • 1996
  • This study was undertaken to illustrate the uterotonic effect of Leonurus sibiricus. It was dissolved in sterile water and several different dosages were administered both in vitro and in vivo study. Rat uterine tissue for in vitro bioassay was obtained from estrous rat. From the low to high dosages of Leonurus sibiricus were tried and each uterine contraction was recorded and integrated. Anesthetized estrous rat for in vivo study was cannulated into the jugular vein for infusion of the compound. Another cannula with a balloon tipped and water filled was inserted into the uterus to measure uterine activity. While the uterine tissue did not respond to low dosage of compound, high dosage of compound stimulated the tissue to contract less than 1 minute with low amplitude. In vivo rat uterus showed a certain, consistent pattern of contractions which was initial relaxation and followed by prolonged and increased amplitude of contractions. It also caused a short breathing stop which might be due to acute acidosis.

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A Study on the Physical and Psychological Characteristics in Sasang Constitutional Medicine (사상체질에 따른 신체적, 심리적 특성의 연구)

  • Seo, Eun-Hee;Choi, Ae-Ryun;Ha, Jin-Ho;Chae, Han;Kim, Pan-Joon;Goo, Deok-Mo
    • Journal of Sasang Constitutional Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.48-62
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    • 2009
  • 1. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the physical and psychological characteristics of each Sasang type groups which were classified by Sasang medicine specialist. 2. Methods: The subjects were 115 (85.2% of male) university students with $26.8\pm5.4$ yrs. of age and $12.9\pm1.7$ yrs. of education. We can get 30 of Soyang type, 39 of Taeeum type, 46 of Soeum type after the Sasang type classification. Their physical characteristics were measured with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (Inbody 720, Biospace, Seoul), and psychological characteristics with Temperament and Character Inventory (Maumsarang, Seoul). The general linear model (SPSS 12.0, SPSS Inc, Chicago) were used for the analysis with gender and age as covariance. 3. Results and Conclusions: Taeeum type group ($75.64\pm13.01$, $26.12\pm4.16$, $15.74\pm2.42$, $11.30\pm1.80$, $3.93\pm0.62$, $18.43\pm7.70$) showed significantly bigger weight, intra-cellular water, extra-cellular water, protein, mineral, body fat mass than Soeum type group ($61.32\pm8.56$, $22.54\pm3.87$, $13.70\pm2.15$, $9.74\pm1.68$, $3.35\pm0.51$, $10.79\pm3.97$). In obesity degree such as Body Mass Index and Waist-hip ratio, and circumference measures in chest, waist and hip, we found significant differences in the order of Taeeum>Soyang>Soeum. As a psychological perspectives Soyang type group ($41.90\pm13.32$) has higher NS (Novelty-Seeking) score than Soeum type group ($35.22\pm11.22$) with marginal significance (p=0.052). In sub-scale measurements Soeum type group ($10.61\pm3.69$) has significantly lower value than other two groups in P3 (Ambition). The results of present study showed that Taeeum type by specialist has same physical characteristics as previously reported QSCC II based studies. Temperament profile of each Sasang type group will serve as an important evidence for further study showing that the Sasang typology has biological basis.

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A MEASUREMENT OF THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND B-MODE POLARIZATION WITH POLARBEAR

  • ADE, P.A.R.;AKIBA, Y.;ANTHONY, A.E.;ARNOLD, K.;ATLAS, M.;BARRON, D.;BOETTGER, D.;BORRILL, J.;CHAPMAN, S.;CHINONE, Y.;DOBBS, M.;ELLEFLOT, T.;ERRARD, J.;FABBIAN, G.;FENG, C.;FLANIGAN, D.;GILBERT, A.;GRAINGER, W.;HALVERSON, N.W.;HASEGAWA, M.;HATTORI, K.;HAZUMI, M.;HOLZAPFEL, W.L.;HORI, Y.;HOWARD, J.;HYLAND, P.;INOUE, Y.;JAEHNIG, G.C.;JAFFE, A.H.;KEATING, B.;KERMISH, Z.;KESKITALO, R.;KISNER, T.;JEUNE, M. LE;LEE, A.T.;LEITCH, E.M.;LINDER, E.;LUNGU, M.;MATSUDA, F.;MATSUMURA, T.;MENG, X.;MILLER, N.J.;MORII, H.;MOYERMAN, S.;MYERS, M.J.;NAVAROLI, M.;NISHINO, H.;ORLANDO, A.;PAAR, H.;PELOTON, J.;POLETTI, D.;QUEALY, E.;REBEIZ, G.
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.625-628
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    • 2015
  • POLARBEAR is a ground-based experiment located in the Atacama desert of northern Chile. The experiment is designed to measure the Cosmic Microwave Background B-mode polarization at several arcminute resolution. The CMB B-mode polarization on degree angular scales is a unique signature of primordial gravitational waves from cosmic inflation and B-mode signal on sub-degree scales is induced by the gravitational lensing from large-scale structure. Science observations began in early 2012 with an array of 1.274 polarization sensitive antenna-couple Transition Edge Sensor (TES) bolometers at 150 GHz. We published the first CMB-only measurement of the B-mode polarization on sub-degree scales induced by gravitational lensing in December 2013 followed by the first measurement of the B-mode power spectrum on those scales in March 2014. In this proceedings, we review the physics of CMB B-modes and then describe the Polarbear experiment, observations, and recent results.