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Comparison of ab initio Effective Valence Shell Hamiltonian with Semiempirical Theories of Valence: Pairing Theorem

  • Sun, Ho-Sung;Kim, Un-Sik;Kim, Yang
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.168-170
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    • 1985
  • The pairing properties of electronic structure are investigated from ab initioists' point of view. Numerical results of exact ab initio effective valence shell Hamiltonian are compared with simple semiempirical Hamiltonian calculations. In the oxygen atom case it was found that effective three-electron interaction terms break the similarity between electron-states and hole-states. With the trans-butadiene as an example the pairing theorem was studied. Even for alternant hydrocarbons, the deviation from the pairing was found to be enormous. The pairing theorem, which is usually stated for semiempirical Hamiltonians, is not valid when the exact effective Hamiltonian is considered. The present study indicates that comparisons between the pairing theorem of semiempirical methods and ab initio effective Hamiltonian give important information on the accuracy of semiempirical methods.

Stability condition for the evaluation of damage in three-point bending of a laminated composite

  • Allel, Mokaddem;Mohamed, Alami;Ahmed, Boutaous
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.203-220
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    • 2013
  • The study of the tensile strength of composite materials is far more complex than analysis of the properties of elasticity and plasticity. Indeed, during mechanical loading, micro-cracks in the matrix, the fibers break, debonding of the interfaces are created. The failure process of composites is of great diversity and cannot be described if even we know: the strength criterion of each individual component, the state of stress and strain in the material, the propagation phenomena cracks in the structure and nature of the interface between the matrix and the reinforcement. This information is only partially known and the obtained by the analysis of a stress limit beyond which there is destruction of the material is almost impossible. To partially process the issue, a solution lies in a mesoscopic approach of seeking a law to locate the ultimate strength of the material for a plane stress state. Tests on rectangular plates in bending PEEK/APC2 and T300/914 three were made and this in order to validate our approach, the calculation has been implemented in a nonlinear finite element code (Castem 2000), in order to make comparison with the numerical results. The results show good agreement between numerical simulation and the two materials; however, it would be interesting to consider other phenomena in the criterion.

An Empirical Study on the Relationship between the Key Success Factors and the Usage Effect of the e-Sports Business (e스포츠 비즈니스의 주요 성공요인과 이용효과와의 관계에 관한 실증연구)

  • Lee, Kyung-Jin;Kim, Chang-Su
    • The Journal of Information Systems
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.109-134
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the characteristics of the e-sports business at a crucial point in the era of information and knowledge. That is, an investigation was conducted surrounding the key success factors of e-sports as a newly growing industry, and the relationship between the key success factors and the usage effect. In order to do this, the key success factors were extracted from interviews with e-sports experts in conjunction with a survey that was conducted to gather empirical data. The key points of the statistical analysis of the survey are as follows. First, the success factors of a policy do not have a significant effect on the usage. Second, some administrative success factors of the e-sports business include the distribution of e-sports in the form of franchise chain, the establishment of policies to prevent the excellent members of e-sports from seceding, making a good impression as a high-class sport, the frequent notice of the break-even point, and educating people on how to use the e-sports machine. Third, the development and distribution of excellent e-sports software was analyzed as a technical success factor of the e-sports business. Finally, there is no doubt that results of this study can be used to facilitate the growth of the e-sports business as a new industry related to the IT industry.

Economic Analysis of Korean-type Mobile Carbonization Apparatus for the Field Utilization of Logging Residues (산지폐잔재의 현지 활용을 위한 한국형 조립식 탄화장치의 경제성분석)

  • Chang, Cheol-Su
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2007
  • This study was designed to analyze the economic efficiency that is needed to develop and make practical application of a mobile carbonization apparatus, which are able to make wood charcoals and pyroligneous liquid at the logging field with debris. B/C ratio was employed to make an economic analysis, and sensitivity analysis with respect to change in price and interest rates also was made. Cylindrical type is the proper type for the mobile carbonization apparatus, when important factors such as handling capacity, a carbonization time, quality of products and assembling ability were considered. It weighs 400 kg, and a three-step fold-up equipment. The size of 2 (diameter) by 2.4 m (height) carbonization equipment required 1,500 kg wood debris per batch. A forty-eight to fifty-two carbonization time produced 300 kg of wood charcoal and $45{\ell}$ of pyroligneous liquid. The average life span of the apparatus was 5 years. If the private enterprise operated 100 batch, 80 batch, and 70 batch with one apparatus, the B/C ratio of them was greater than 1, indicating that the production is economically feasible. The period to achieve a break-even point required to be 4 years in case of 100 and 80 batches to 5 years in case of 70 batch. But the private enterprises should operate at least two apparatus for the profits. Also, if the production was to be profitable, the prices of wood charcoals and pyroligneous liquid should be at least 750 won per kg and 700 won per liter.

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Energy Economic Analysis of Standard Rural House Model with PV System (PV 시스템이 적용된 농어촌 주택 표준모델의 에너지 경제성 분석)

  • Lee, Chan Kyu;Kim, Woo Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.1540-1547
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    • 2013
  • The energy economic analysis of the standard rural house model with PV system was performed based on annual energy demand calculation using the EnergyPlus to contribute in reducing building energy which occupies 25% of national energy consumption and in developing a low-energy & eco-friendly house model. Two types of PV system installation was considered to cover electricity demand for cooling, electric, and heating devices. For the selected house model, heating energy demand is 7 times higher than cooling energy demand. For the Case1, it is favorable to use electricity from PV system for cooling and electric devices and to sell surplus electricity. For the Case2, it is favorable to use electricity from PV system for cooling, electricity and heating devices and to sell surplus electricity. Considering the installation cost of PV system and heat pump air conditioning system, the break-even point of Case1 and Case2 are about 13 and 11 years respectively. Although the installation cost of Case2 is more expensive, Case2 provides three times more profit than Case1 after the break-even point. Because the expected average life time of the selected PV system is 25 years, Case2 is more favorable option for the given standard rural house model.

A Study on the Idol Survivability Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques : Focused on the Industrial Competitiveness (머신러닝 기법을 활용한 아이돌 생존 가능성 예측 연구 : 산업 경쟁력 증진을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Seul-ah;Ahn, Ju Hyuk;Cui, Fuquan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.291-302
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    • 2020
  • Korean popular music industry, which is lead by "Idol group", has forsaken their fandom all over the world. Therefore, idol groups has become not only an artist but also the most influential people in the Korean economy. A global idol group with a strong fandom can earn more than a trillion-dollar by attracting their global fan's interest in Korea. In other words, it is considerably important to carry the idol to a successful conclusion. This study tries to expect whether the idols can be survived or not at a certain point after their debut by ANN, Decision Tree, Random Forest. We decide that certain point as the three-year and eight-year after their debut, because it is their break-even point year and the year after their average renewal of the contract. In addition, this study also explains which feature is the most important to their survival by feature importance and Logistic regression. In conclusion, features like the number of idol competitors, the number of debut members and the number of the genre are significant. These results shed light on the efficient management of K-Pop idol to improve industrial competitiveness.

A Study on the Principle of Rationalization in Fisheries Management (어업경영합리화의 원리에 대한 고찰)

  • 공용식
    • The Journal of Fisheries Business Administration
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 1983
  • This study has examined the principle of rationalization as a guiding principle in fisheries management. Generally speaking, the guiding principle of business management is the principle of profitability which is oriented to the profit maximization, but it has been insisted by Dr, Mohri that the principle of profitability should be translated into the maximization of ratio of added value on gross capital, According to Dr. Durcker, added value (contributed value) can be used to analyze productivity only if the allocation of costs which together make up the figures is economically meaningful. Therefore, the rationalization of fisheries management can be measured as a result of economic allocation of costs, The analysis of economic allocation of costs divides into macro-allocation of costs and micro-allocation of costs. In fisheries management, the former makes use of the analysis of break-even point, and the latter analyzes the efficiency of individual cost respectively and the state of division of costs which allocate into above-the-line expenses of lay system and management's burden expenses. In macro-allocation of costs, it is advisable that fixed costs be converted into variable costs. This is characteristically possible in fisheries management, because wages belong to variable costs in fisheries management while they are regarde as fixed cost in the other industires. Because we could find that all costs would belong to above-the-line expenses, in micro-allocation analysis, the very costs which are directly related to fisherman's poduction activity should be classified into above-the-line expenses, and the other costs into management's burden expenses. This is a central problem in the rationalization of fisheries management.

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Aerial Application using a Small RF Controlled Helicopter (I) - Status and Cost Analysis - (소형 무인헬기를 이용한 항공방제기술 (I) - 현황 및 경제성 분석 -)

  • Koo Y.M.;Lee C.S.;Soek T.S.;Shin S.K.;Kang T.G.;Kim S.H.;Choi T.Y.
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.31 no.2 s.115
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    • pp.95-101
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    • 2006
  • Present chemical application system using a power sprayer has been a labor intensive, ineffective and shirking task in farming. Therefore, a small RF controlled (unmanned) helicopter was suggested to replace the conventional spray system. The aerial application using the unmanned helicopter has been already utilized in Japan, where total area applied up to 704,000 ha in 2005. In this article, the status and cost analysis on the unmanned agricultural helicopter were studied. The aerial application using the agricultural helicopter helps precise and timely spraying and reduces labor intensity and pollution. The field capacity of the helicopter was found to be 60-70 ha a day. The break even point was estimated near the operating area of 750 ha annum. The development of an agricultural helicopter was necessary for taking advantages of both technique and economy.

A Syntactic and Semantic Analysis of Alternations (변이의 통사ㆍ의미론적 고찰)

  • 김현효
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.134-138
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    • 2003
  • The purpose of this study is to analyse the argument alternations in terms of semantic perspective. Argument alternation has long been an interesting topic for the linguists regardless of their linguistic schools. Semantic analysis of argument alternation is attempted by Dowty(2001) based on the Levin(1993)'s classification. The study is focused on the phenomenon where meaning changes with argument alternations even though those sentences look the same syntactically and lineally. 1 tried not only to classify verbs according to the meaning changes but to explain the alternations in semantic point of view. The verbs are divided into 4 types- Touch type, Hit type, Cut type, and Break type. Each type of verbs are tested if they show special characteristics with three alternations-Middle alternation, Body-part possessor Ascension, and Conative Alternation. And semantic analysis is tried based on that classification.

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Cost Analysis of Recycled Aggregate Production on Airport Pavement (공항포장용 순환골재의 처리방법별 경제성 분석)

  • Kang, Seung Min;Lee, Hwal Ung;Yang, Sung Chul
    • International Journal of Highway Engineering
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2014
  • PURPOSES : This study aimed to analyze economic effect of recycled aggregate production on job-site airport pavement. METHODS : The validation of site recycling for waste concrete as economic efficiency is analyzed through the case study of site recycling at an O airport pavement construction. The break-even point for the cost of site recycling was estimated according to two different waste concrete processing methods such as job-site recycling and processing on commission (or plant). RESULTS : Job-site recycling cost decreases as the use rate of job-site recycled concrete aggregate increases, or the amount of concrete waste increases, but transporting distance decreases. It was shown in an O airport case that as the use rate of job-site recycled concrete aggregate exceeds 61.4 %, the job-site recycling cost is cheaper than the processing cost on commission. CONCLUSIONS : The results of this study can utilize basic data of feasibility for site recycling of waste concrete on airport pavement construction.