• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2008

A cross-sectional study involving 400 mothers was conducted in the Manya Krobo district of Ghana with the objective of studying household dietary practices, quality of diets and family nutritional status of rural Ghana, A combination of methods, including structured interviews using questionnaire, dietary assessments and anthropometry was used to collect data for the study. The data obtained was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 10 in Windows. Means and standard deviations were generated for continuous variables and frequency distribution for categorical variables. Most women consumed meals three times a day but only a few (12.5%) cooked all three meals at home. Breakfast and lunch were the two main meals purchased from food vendors. The most frequently consumed food items on daily basis were the starchy staples, maize, fish, pepper, onion, tomato and palm fruits. The nutritional qualities of diets were poor in terms of calcium and the B-vitamins. A significant proportion of the women were nutritionally at risk of being either underweight (12%), overweight (17%) or obese (5%). For adequate nutrition in this population, nutrition education intervention programs aimed at improving nutrient intake through improved diet diversity and increased use of local foods rich in calcium and the B-vitamins needs to be undertaken. There is also the need to intensify education on excessive weight gain and its attendant health problems in the area.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.4738-4758
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• 2017

Resource allocation plays a crucial role in multiuser multiple input multiple output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) systems to improve overall system performance. While previously proposed resource allocation algorithms are mainly designed from the point of view of the information-theoretic, we formulate the resource allocation problem as an average bit error rate (BER) minimization problem subject to a total power constraint when considering employing realistic MIMO detection techniques. Subsequently, we derive the optimal subcarrier and power allocation algorithms for three types of well-known MIMO detectors, including the maximum likelihood (ML) detector, linear detectors, and successive interference cancellation (SIC) detectors. To reduce the complexity, we also propose a two-step suboptimal algorithm that separates subcarrier and power allocation for each detector. We also analyze the diversity gain of the proposed suboptimal algorithms for various MIMO detectors. Simulation results confirm that the proposed suboptimal algorithm for each detector can achieve a comparable performance with the optimal allocation with a much lower complexity. Moreover, it is shown that the suboptimal algorithms perform better than the conventional algorithms that are known in the literature.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.635-643
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 무선 LAN 시스템에서 편파 다이버시티를 사용하기 위한 이중편파 특성을 가지는 2${\times}$2 배열 안테나를 설계, 제작하였다. 이중편파 안테나의 대역폭과 격리특성을 개선하고자 개구면 결합 급전 구조와 L형 이중 프루브 급전 구조를 사용하였다. 제작된 안테나의 -15dB 기준 반사손실 대역폭은 개구면 결합 급전에서 210MHz, L형 이중 프루브 급전에서 280MHz로 측정되었다. 두 입력포트간의 격리특성은 -40dB 이하이며, 안테나 이득은 무선 LAN 동작주파수 대역에서 14.3$\pm$0.2dBi로 측정되었다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.1632-1644
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• 2007

Wireless Mesh Networks aim to attain large connectivity with minimum performance degradation, as network size is increase. As such, scalability is one of the main characteristics of Wireless Mesh Networks that differentiates it from other wireless networks. This characteristic creates the need for bandwidth efficiency strategies to ensure that network performance does not degrade as the size of the network increase. Several researches have been done to realize mesh networks. However, the researches conducted were mostly focused on a per TCP/IP layer basis. Also, the studies on bandwidth efficiency and bandwidth improvement are usually dealt with as separate issues. This paper aims to simultaneously study bandwidth efficiency and improvement. Aside from optimizing the bandwidth given a fixed capacity, the capacity is also increased using results of physical layer studies. In this paper, the capacity is improved by using the concept of non-overlapping channels for wireless communication. A channel allocation scheme is conceptualized to choose the transmission channel that would optimize the network performance parameters with consideration of chosen Quality of Service (QoS) parameters. Network utility maximization is used to optimize the bandwidth after channel selection. Furthermore, a routing scheme is proposed using the results of the network utilization method and the channel allocation scheme to find the optimal path that would maximize the network gain.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2011

본 논문은 OFDMA 시스템에서 지연 QoS와 시스템 용량 간의 트레이드오프에 대해 2차원 자원할당 관점에서 살펴보고, 주파수 다이버시티와 시간축 사용자 다중화가 지연 QoS 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 이를 바탕으로 지연 QoS가 시스템의 주파수 효율 (spectral efficiency)에 영향을 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 특히, 높은 SNR 영역에서 시간축 다중화도 (degree of multiplexing)에 따른 주파수 효율의 변화를 분석하여 효율적인 다중화 기법에 대한 방향을 제시하였다. 마지막으로 모의실험을 통하여 분석 결과를 검증하였으며, 최적의 다중화도를 이용할 때 상당한 성능이득을 얻을 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권5C호
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• pp.338-343
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• 2005

다중 송수신 안테나(Multiple Input Multiple Output : MIMO) 시스템은 높은 데이터율 뿐만 아니라 효율적인 주파수 자원의 활용을 필요로 하는 차세대 이동 통신 시스템에 가장 적합한 시스템 중 하나로 주목받고 있다. 그에 따라 MIMO 전송 데이터율을 높이기 위해 2개의 송신 안테나를 기본으로 하는 STTC 부호화 그룹을 다수 형성하여 전송하고 수신단에서 다른 그룹의 간섭을 제거하는 BLAST-STTC 기법이 제안되었다. 본 논문에서는 모든 그룹이 최대 다이버시티 이득을 얻는 동시에 간섭 제거 기법의 성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 역순서화된 반복 복호화 기법을 제안한다. 그리고 모의실험을 통해 제안된 기법과 기존 기법의 프레임 오류확률(Frame Error Rate : FER) 성능을 비교한다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2005

본 논문은 DS/CDMA 신호 환경에서 동작하는 배열 안테나 시스템에서 다이버시티 이득을 이용하여 동기 성능을 향상시키는 탐색기를 제안한다. 제안한 PN 동기 검출 방법은, 대부분의 CDMA 기반 신호 환경에서 각 안테나 소자에 유기되는 간섭자의 실수-부 성분과 허수-부 성분이 서로 독립적인 가우시안 채널로 모델링할 수 있다는 사실에 근거를 둔다. 제안한 PN 동기 검출 방법은, 모든 PN 위상 오프셋에서 동기 에너지 값을 구하기 위해, 다수의 수신 신호를 안테나 별로 수신기의 PN과 독립적으로 코릴레이션하여 non-코히런트하게 선형 결합하는 단계인 검색 (searching) 단계와 구한 동기 에너지 값을 락-검출기에서 설정한 최적 기준값과 비교하여 동기 성공 여부를 판단하는 증명 (verification) 단계로 이루어진 single-dwell 방식이다. 본 논문에서는 평균 PN 동기 획득 시간 (Mean Acquisition Time)을 결정짓는 중요한 요소인 다이버시티 이득의 영향에 대해서 분석한다 일반적으로, 평균 PN 동기 획득 시간은 배열 안테나 소자의 수가 증가할수록 감소한다고 알려져 있다. 그러나, 다이버시티 차수 증가에 의한 PN 동기 획득 성능 개선은 포화된다. 따라서, 배열 안테나 수신기에서는 수신기의 동작 SNR 범위와 목표 검출 확률 $P_D$ 및 오-경보 확률 $P_{FA}$를 고려하여, 평균 PN 동기 획득 시간을 최소화하기 위한 최적의 배열 안테나 설계가 필요하다. 제안한 PN 동기 검출 방법의 성능은 주파수 선택적 레일레이 페이딩 채널에서 분석하였으며, 기존 단일 안테나에서의 PN 동기 획득 방법보다 우수함을 검출 확률 $P_D$ 및 오-경보 확률 $P_{FA}$항목에서 검증하였다.

• 산경연구논집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2019

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the effect of choice of cause on the purchase intention by dividing it into the situation selected by the consumer and the company. This study also examines the moderating effect of cause options diversity and company-cause fit on the relationship between choice of cause and purchase intention. This will provide the theoretical information necessary to gain an in-depth understanding of the consumer's intention to purchase the cause-related marketing campaign, and in practice, it is expected that companies will be able to obtain useful information for effective planning and execution of the cause-related marketing campaign. Research design, date, and methodology - This study's survey was carried out on the college students of university located in Shandong, China. It was from November 4-11, 2018, and a total of 440 questionnaires were distributed, with 424 collected. Of them, effective questionnaires used in the final study were a total of 400 except 24 that couldn't be used. In this study, empirical analysis was done with frequency analysis, reliability analysis, analysis of variance and simple effect analysis by using Statistics Package SPSS 20.0. Results - The results are reported below: first of all, in the cause-related campaign consumers are more willing to buy the products when they are allowed to choice the focal cause of charity than when the company selects the cause of charity. Furthermore, the positive effect of allowing consumers to choice the cause of charity (vs. company choice) on purchase intentions is greater for high cause diversity to select. Finally, the positive effect of allowing consumers to choice the cause of charity (vs. company choice) on purchase intentions is greater when perceived fit between the company and the cause charity is low. Conclusions - This study extends the scope of the consumer perspective from consumer purchase intention research to the choice of cause in the cause-related marketing. When consumers select the cause, it would be better to provide the cause charity in diversifying selection and provide options for low fit between company and cause charity.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 Band-II(30-170 MHz) 대역의 아날로그 FM 라디오 방송을 디지털로 전환하기 위한 규격인 DRM+(Digital Radio Mondiale Plus) 시스템에 대한 비트오류율 성능을 Band II 대역 다중경로 채널모델 및 FM 인접채널 간섭 하에서 모의실험을 통하여 확인한다. 모의실험 결과에서 DRM+ 시스템은 이동속도가 300km/h인 경우에도 시변채널 환경에서 강건한 성능을 보인다. 그리고 다중경로 채널의 지연확산이 클수록 주파수 다이버시티에 따른 채널부호의 이득이 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한, FM 신호에 의한 인접채널 간섭이 존재하는 DRM+ 시스템의 10-4 비트오류율 성능을 보장하기 위해서는 반송파 주파수 간격이 150 kHz일 경우에 FM 간섭신호 대비 DRM+ 전력비율은 -30 dB 이상이 되어야 함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.239-252
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• 2008

For orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), cyclic prefix (CP) should be longer than the length of channel impulse response, resulting in a loss of bandwidth efficiency. In this paper, we describe a new technique to restore the cyclicity of the received signal when the CP is not sufficient for OFDM systems. The proposed technique efficiently restores the cyclicity of the current received symbol by adding the weighted next received symbol to the current received symbol. Iterative CP reconstruction (CPR) procedure, based on the residual intersymbol interference cancellation (RISIC) algorithm, is analyzed and compared to the RISIC. In addition, we apply the CPR method to Alamouti space-time block coded (STBC) OFDM system. It is shown that in the STBC OFDM, tail cancellation as well as cyclic reconstruction of the CPR procedure should be repeated. The computational complexities of the RISIC, the proposed CPR, the RISIC with STBC, and the proposed CPR with STBC are analyzed and their performances are evaluated in multipath fading environments. We also propose an iterative channel estimation (CE) method for OFDM with insufficient CP. Further, we discuss the CE method for the STBC OFDM system with the CPR. It is shown that the CPR technique with the proposed CE method minimizes the loss of bandwidth efficiency due to the use of CP, without sacrificing the diversity gain of the STBC OFDM system.