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Critical Analysis of Unmet Healthcare Needs Index for Addressing Regional Healthcare Inequality (지역 의료불평등 해소를 위한 미충족 의료지표 활용의 비판적 분석)

  • Park, Yukyung;Kim, Jin-Hwan;Kim, Sun;Kim, Chang-yup;Han, Joo-sung;Kim, Saerom
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.37-49
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    • 2020
  • Background: Unmet healthcare needs have many advantages for measuring inequalities in healthcare use. However, the existing indicator is difficult to capture the reality of unmet healthcare needs sufficiently and is not quite appropriate in comparing regional inequality. The purpose of this study is to critically analyze the utilization of the unmet healthcare need indicator for regional healthcare inequalities research. Methods: We used the level of healthcare accessibility and healthcare need to categorize the regions that are known to cause differences in healthcare utilization between regions and verified how existing unmet healthcare need indicator is distributed at the regional level. Results: Four types of regions were classified according to the high and low levels of healthcare needs and accessibility. The hypothesis about the regional type expected to have the highest unmet healthcare need was not proved. The hypothesis about the lowest expected regional type was proved, but the difference in the average rate of unmet healthcare needs among regional types was not significant. The standard deviation of the rate of unmet healthcare needs among regions within the same type was also higher than the overall regional variation, which also disproved the whole frame of hypothesis. Conclusion: Failure to prove the hypothesis means the gap between the supposed meaning of the indicator and the reality. In order to understand the current state of healthcare utilization of people in various regions of Korea and to resolve inequality, fundamental research on the in-depth structure and mechanisms of healthcare utilization is needed.

An Experimental Study on Crack Detection of RC Structure using Measured Strain (측정변형률을 이용한 RC 구조물의 균열검출에 관한 실험적 연구)

  • Park, Ki-Tae;Park, Hung-Seok;Lee, Kyu-Wan
    • Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2002
  • Structral crack of RC structure generally occurs when the tension stress by applied load is larger than tension resistance of concrete, and it means deterioration of structure and the decrease of load resistance. Because structural crack of structure can occur critical damage to structure occasionally, the research on crack detection algorithm of RC structure is needed for assurance of structural safety and effective maintenance of structure. In this paper, we executed the laboratory test on measuring strain of RC beam's tension and compression zone, using strain gauge which is widely used on strain measurement of civil structure. By using measured strain, we analyzed strain change, elastic modulus change, and neutral axis change to detect crack of RC beam. As a result, we proposed the simple and effective crack detection algorithm using trends of neutral axis position change.

The Size Specification by Catalogue and Online-order for Apparel(Part I) - the Catalogue and Online-order Market Compared between Korea and the U.S. Through the Surveys Using PC-Network - (통신판매용 의류제품의 사이즈 체계에 관한 연구(제1보) -미국과 한국의 통신판매 이용현황 비교분석 : PC통신을 이용하여 -)

  • 최혜선;김선희
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.585-596
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    • 1998
  • This report gathers data on current catalogue and online order market in the apparel products in order to: 1) identify the current status and critical issues in this area, and 2) identify the differences between the department store markets and the domestic markets on catalogue and online order. In addition, it collected the information on consumer shopping behaviors through surveys in both Korea and the U.S., in order to: 1) compare the consumer behaviors between both countries, and 2) identify any correlations with demographic factors such as sex, age, marriage status, income, education. This was discovered by means of the collected data that in Korea there were the problefls related to the apparel products and the apparel size specification, and related to the p.c.-network. Also in Korea the department store companies do not have properly worked out size specifications and are more likely to use 'freesize' categories, while in the U.S. and Europe the reverse was found and the size specification gave more detailed information. Results of the questionnaire suggested that the U.S. was superior in the almost part of questionnaires especially in terms of the user's experience and satisfaction with catalogue & online order in apparel. Additionally, the U.S. had 2.5 times more catalogues and online sites and those were more frequently used compared to those in Korea. The consumer shopping behaviors in Korea showed a correlation with sex, age, job, marriage status and income. And there were significant correlations with education, sex and income in the U.S.

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A Study on UAV Flight Control System HILS Test Environment (무인항공기 비행제어 HILS 시험환경 연구)

  • Byun, Jinku;Hur, Gi-Bong;Lee, KwangHyun;Suk, Jinyoung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.316-323
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    • 2016
  • A UAV(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) flies along pre-programed navigation points(in-flight, take-off, or landing) automatically without pilot input. Even though UAVs fly differently from general piloted aircraft as the pilot controls the aircraft from a ground station through means of a data-link system. Occasionally, the data-link connection can be lost for any number of reasons, in which case, the FLCC(Flight control Computer) must automatically switch to autopilot to continue flying. Hence, the FLCC is a flight-critical component that must be throughly tested and validated. This paper discusses the development of a HILS(Hardware in the Loop Simulation) test environment designed to simulate real flight conditions to verify the FLCC satisfies flying quality requirements and maintains robustness despite any potential malfunctions or emergency situations.

Slope stabilization with high-performance steel wire meshes in combination with nails and anchors

  • Rudolf Ruegger;Daniel Flum
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2000.11b
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    • pp.3-38
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    • 2000
  • Slope draperies in soil and rock are a well known method to avoid rockfalls into the roads or onto housings. Common wire mesh or a combination of wire mesh and wire rope nets are pinned to the slope by the means of fully grouted nails or anchors. Most of these installations have not been designed to stabilize the slope, but simply avoid the rocks from bouncing. The combination of soil- or rocknailing with a designable flexible facing system offers the advantage of a longterm stabilization of slopes and can replace other standard methods for slope stabilization. The capability to transfer axial and shear loads from the flexible facing system to the anchor points is most decisive for the design of the stabilization system. But the transfer of forces by mesh as pure surface protection devices is limited on account of their tensile strength and above all also by the possible force transmission to the anchoring points. Strong wire rope nets increase the performance for slope stabilizations with greater distances between nails and anchors and are widely used in Europe. However, they are comparatively expensive in relation to the protected surface. Today, special processes enable the production of diagonally structured mesh from high-tensile steel wire. These mesh provide tensile strengths comparable to wire rope nets. The interaction of mesh and fastening to nail / anchor has been investigated in comprehensive laboratory tests. This also in an effort to find a suitable fastening plates which allows an optimal utilization of the strength of the mesh in tangential (slope-parallel) as well as in vertical direction (perpendicular to the slope). The trials also confirmed that these new mesh, in combination with suitable plates, enable substantial pretensioning of the system. Such pretensioning increases the efficiency of the protection system. This restricts deformations in the surface section of critical slopes which might otherwise cause slides and movements as a result of dilatation. Suitable dimensioning models permit to correctly dimension such systems. The new mesh with the adapted fastening elements have already been installed in first pilot projects in Switzerland and Germany and provide useful information on handling and effects.

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High-pressure Phase Behavior of 1-propanol / Carbon Dioxide Binary System (1-Propanol / CO2 이성분계의 고압 상거동)

  • Han, Chang-Nam;Kang, Choon-Hyoung
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.763-767
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    • 2010
  • High-pressure phase behavior for the binary mixture of 1-propanol with supercritical $CO_2$ has been measured by means of a high-pressure phase equilibrium apparatus equipped with a variable-volume view cell. The equilibrium loci of the pressure - composition and pressure - temperature were obtained for the binary mixture of 1-propanol + $CO_2$ system at 305.15 K, 313.15 K, 323.15 K and 333.15 K, and from 2 MPa to 11 MPa. The critical temperature of the mixture increased with the temperature. The pressure-composition line for the binary mixture of $CO_2$-1-propanol system showed a typical type-II phase behavior. The experimental P-x envelopes were correlated by using the Peng-Robinson equation of state in a satisfactory manner to obtain the parameters with $k_{ij}=0.116$ and ${\eta}_{ij}=-0.065$.

Resolution of Complication in Territorial Sea by Using Digital Forensic (분쟁소지가 있는 공해상에서 Digital Forensic을 이용한 해결 방안)

  • Lee, Gyu-An;Park, Dea-Woo;Shin, Youg-Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.137-146
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    • 2007
  • Korea's seas have the potentials of dispute against China or Japan due to the overlap of the territorial waters and EEZ. In case of marine accidents, the nature of the sea tends to eliminate much of the track, making it another hardship in evidence adoption in case of an international dispute along with the false entries of fishing vessels' journals. Marine Digital Forensics Protects the functions of computers and IT appliance on vessels and extracts evidence of voyage and accidents to resolve international dispute. The digital evidence, if tampered with its integrity, my lead to the rejection to a critical claim or may even fail to make a case. As a solution, this thesis suggests Marine Digital Forensics as a way to extract evidence and prove a claim. This may be utilized as means of scientific investigation on sea as overseas exchange increases and the vessels digitalize, leading to a solution in international disputes that may occur in the future.

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A Design and Implementation of N-Screen Emulator Based on Cloud (클라우드 기반의 N-Screen 에뮬레이터 설계 및 구현)

  • Lee, Won Joo;Lee, Jung-Pyo;Yoon, Yong Ik
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, we propose a new design scheme of N-Screen emulator based on Cloud and then implement the emulator, in order to solve the critical point of N-Screen emulator based on Cloud. This method, without the emulator in the server, will be able to confirm the features of the emulator with a browser using Web Service. This means that the identical service is possible without regard to personal computer or mobile environment. Also, in order to emulating each different web browser engine of the various devices separately, we revise and manage the WebKit engine to be suitable to the characteristics of each device. In the previous design method, the number of emulators which can be shown in a monitor is restricted to 2 or 3. However, we show that the proposed design method can improve the performance of server to the extent that this method could operate more than 100 emulators per each server.

A Study on Factors Influencing on Companies' ICT-Convergence Cluster Participation (기업의 ICT융합 클러스터 참여 촉진 요인에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Young;Kim, Mi-Hye
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.14 no.8
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    • pp.151-161
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    • 2016
  • ICT-convergence cluster is considered as critical policy means because it can create higher value-added products and services in the era of creative economy. Previous research has focused on comprehensive ICT-convergence cluster strategy based on Porter's diamond model. This paper adopted AIDA(Attention, Interest, Desire, Action) model and investigated a specific domain of government supporting policies related to non-R&D support. For two weeks, we gathered and analyzed 181 data from companies located in Chungbuk province. The results showed that support for technology, commercialization, and participation conditions positively leads to companies' interest in ICT-convergence cluster, which, in turn, makes positive impact on their intention to participate in it. It is significant that this paper verified AIDA model in the Government-to-Business(G2B) context. Future research will need to adapt AIDA model to national projects.

A study on the Digital contents for Estimated Thickness Algorithm of Silicon wafer (실리콘웨이퍼 평탄도 추정 알고리즘을 위한 디지털 컨덴츠에 관한 연구)

  • Song Eun-Jee
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.251-256
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    • 2004
  • The flatness of a silicon wafer concerned with ULSI chip is one of the most critical parameters ensuring high yield of wafers. That is necessary to constitute the circuit with high quality for he surface of silicon wafer, which comes to be base to make the direct circuit of the semiconductor, Flatness, therefore, is the most important factor to guarantee it wafer with high quality. The process of polishing is one of the most crucial production line among 10 processing stages to change the rough surface into the flatnees with best quality. Currently at this process, it is general for an engineer in charge to observe, judge and control the model of wafer from the monitor of measuring equipment with his/her own eyes to enhance the degree of flatness. This, however, is quite a troublesome job for someone has to check of process by one's physical experience. The purpose of this study is to approach the model of wafer with digital contents and to apply the result of the research for an algorithm which enables to control the polishing process by means of measuring the degree of flatness automatically, not by person, but by system. In addition, this paper shows that this algorithm proposed for the whole wafer flatness enables to draw an estimated algorithm which is for the thickness of sites to measure the degree of flatness for each site of wafer.

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