• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2007

0.13${\mu}m$ CMOS 공정을 이용하여 백플레인 응용 분야를 위한 5Gbps 고속 적응형 피드포워드 이퀄라이저를 설계하였다. 설계된 이퀄라이저는 클럭 복원 회로의 위상 검출기 출력을 이용하여 인접 심벌간의 간섭 정도를 판단하고 이퀄라이저의 보상 이득을 조절하는 피드백 회로를 갖는다. 이를 통해 여러 길이의 백플레인 채널 환경에 적합한 보상 이득을 제공하는 적응 동작을 한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.86-95
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• 2015

An active clamp high step-up boost converter with a coupled inductor is proposed in this paper. In the proposed strategy, a coupled inductor is adopted to achieve a high voltage gain. The clamp circuit is included to achieve the zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) condition for both the main and clamp switches. A rectifier composed of a capacitor and a diode is added to reduce the voltage stress of the output rectifier diode. As a result, diodes with a low reverse-recovery time and forward voltage-drop can be utilized. Since the voltage stresses of the main and clamp switches are far below the output voltage, low-voltage-rated MOSFETs can be adopted to reduce conduction losses. Moreover, the reverse-recovery losses of the diodes are reduced due to the inherent leakage inductance of the coupled inductor. Therefore, high efficiency can be expected. Firstly, the derivation of the proposed converter is given and the operation analysis is described. Then, a steady-state performance analysis of the proposed converter is analyzed in detail. Finally, a 250 W prototype is built to verify the analysis. The measured maximum efficiency of the prototype is 95%.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.175-193
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• 2024

In K-12 education, reassessment is a common practice, providing students with opportunities to enhance their understanding through low-stakes assignments. However, reassessment is underutilized in higher education, including during the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study advocates for expanding the use of reassessment in university settings to promote holistic learning and focus on what shifts of change were made by students in an initial mathematics content course as they sought to gain licensure for teaching in a birth (daycare/pre-K setting) to eighth-grade classrooms. Our study took place during COVID-19 semesters and aimed to examine how using a reassessment approach early on in a gateway course for Prospective Teachers (PTs) affected the pass rate of the course. Results showed significant differences between the PTs who engaged with the test recovery and those who did not. We propose recovery opportunities like ours provide the necessary guidance to support early degree necessary classes that are typically gatekeeping and, as another, likely cause too few students within the courses because they were able to advance into the teacher pipeline and out into the field. Future studies may consider how the reassessment could be done more before the official summative assessment of a unit or chapter to continue the shifts in teaching practices and pedagogy that are constant within the K-12 education systems at the university level.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.436-446
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• 2016

A novel step-up DC-DC converter with a switched-coupled-inductor-capacitor (SCIC) which successfully integrates three-winding coupled inductors and switched-capacitor techniques is proposed in this paper. The primary side of the coupled inductors for the SCIC is charged by the input source, and the capacitors are charged in parallel and discharged in series by the secondary windings of the coupled inductor to achieve a high step-up voltage gain with an appropriate duty ratio. In addition, the passive lossless clamped circuits recycle the leakage energy and reduce the voltage stress on the main switch effectively, and the reverse-recovery problem of the diodes is alleviated by the leakage inductor. Thus, the efficiency can be improved. The operating principle and steady-state analyses of the converter are discussed in detail. Finally, a prototype circuit at a 50 kHz switching frequency with a 20-V input voltage, a 200-V output voltage, and a 200-W output power is built in the laboratory to verify the performance of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.579-589
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• 2017

In this study a new high step-up dc-dc converter is presented. The operation of the proposed converter is based on the capacitor switching and coupled inductor with a single active power switch in its structure. A passive voltage clamp circuit with two capacitors and two diodes is used in the proposed converter for elevating the converter's voltage gain with the recovered energy of the leakage inductor, and for lowering the voltage stress on the power switch. A switch with a low $R_{DS}$ (on) can be adopted to reduce conduction losses. In the generalized mode of the proposed converter, to reach a desired voltage gain, capacitor stages with parallel charge and series discharge techniques are extended from both sides of secondary side of the coupled inductor. The proposed converter has the ability to alleviate the reverse recovery problem of diodes with circuit parameters. The operating principle and steady-states analyses are discussed in detail. A 40W prototype of the proposed converter is implemented in the laboratory to verify its operation.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.759-767
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• 1996

This study was done to provide an understanding of nursing in relation to the existential philosophy of the West and Buddhistic philosophy, It examined how human beings and death are interpreted and understood in existential philosophy as well as in Buddhistic philosophy. Then the study suggested that nursing should focus on helping the sufferer to find meaning and a sense of responsibility in his or her existence. When people have the opportunity to realize certain important but painful truths about their existence, they develop internal strength and control of their lives. Just as people learn to face their being, so can they come to terms with their non-being. According to the causal process in Buddhism, Human Being is not always annihilation of self. Therefore, birth, aging, disease and death go through the process of natural change and it is the appearance of human existence which is inherent in the health of every human being. To promote our health we must gain an insight about this phenomenon. This study viewed nurses' clients as 〈good friend〉 rather than 〈patient〉 which focuses on a disease-oriented concept. The concept of 〈good friend〉 views nurses' clients as active participants to create their life and as responsible persons in a constantly changing life. The study also examined the concept of recovery which means to come back to the previous healthy state and it suggested that the concept of recovery should be changed to 〈good change〉, because in existential philosophy, human beings are viewed as never going back to the past but moving on to the future by creating their existence. This study also suggested that nursing should help 〈good friend〉enlighten their existence to be free from pain and death and to get control over their existence.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.419-425
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• 2001

이동통신에서 다중경로에 의한 페이딩 현상은 시스템의 성능에 영향을 주는 큰 원인 중의 하나이다. 이런 페이딩 채널에서의 성능저하를 개선하기 위하여 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 채널 페이딩을 추정하여 보상하는 방식에서는 파일럿 심벌을 이용하는 PSAM(pilot symbol assisted modulation) 방식이 널리 이용되고 있으며 TCM(trellis-coded modulation)은 전송 대역폭의 증가 없이 철저한 부호화 이득을 얻을 수 있는 부호화와 변조 과정이 결합된 전송 기술이다. 본 논문에서는 주파수 비선택적 레일리 페이딩 채널에서 PSAM과 TCM을 사용하는 PSA-TC-8PSK의 성능을 분석하였다. 페이딩의 추정을 위한 보간 방법에는 오차의 분산을 최소화하는 Wiener 필터를 사용하였으며 필터의 탭수, 파일럿 심벌 주기, 도플러 주파수가 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 또한 완전 디지털 방식의 구현이 가능한 심벌 타이밍 복구 회로를 구성하여 심벌 타이밍 에러가 전체 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical features and the clinical factors associated with prognosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in diabetic patients. Subjects and Methods: Forty-nine diabetic with unilateral SSNHL were retrospectively included. All patients received systemic high dose steroid therapy within one month after onset and had more than one month of follow-up audiogram. The basic characteristics of the patients, initial and follow-up audiograms, laboratory data, and methods of steroid treatment were collected. Results: Compared to reference values in healthy subjects, 79%, 55%, and 45% of the patients had higher values of mean neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), respectively. Older patients had significantly less degree of hearing loss, but they also had significantly worse hearing thresholds in the unaffected ear. After steroid treatment, less than half patients (47%) showed hearing recovery. Simultaneous intratympanic dexamethasone (ITD) injections with systemic steroid did not confer an additional hearing gain or an earlier recovery rate in diabetic patients with SSNHL. In the multivariate analysis, initial hearing thresholds of affected ear and timing of steroid treatment were significantly associated with hearing prognosis in diabetic patients with SSNHL. Conclusions: Diabetic patients with SSNHL tended to have increased NLR, LMR, and PLR, which are reported to be associated with microvascular angiopathy. Simultaneous ITD injections to improve hearing recovery in diabetic patients with SSNHL seems unnecessary.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical features and the clinical factors associated with prognosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in diabetic patients. Subjects and Methods: Forty-nine diabetic with unilateral SSNHL were retrospectively included. All patients received systemic high dose steroid therapy within one month after onset and had more than one month of follow-up audiogram. The basic characteristics of the patients, initial and follow-up audiograms, laboratory data, and methods of steroid treatment were collected. Results: Compared to reference values in healthy subjects, 79%, 55%, and 45% of the patients had higher values of mean neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), respectively. Older patients had significantly less degree of hearing loss, but they also had significantly worse hearing thresholds in the unaffected ear. After steroid treatment, less than half patients (47%) showed hearing recovery. Simultaneous intratympanic dexamethasone (ITD) injections with systemic steroid did not confer an additional hearing gain or an earlier recovery rate in diabetic patients with SSNHL. In the multivariate analysis, initial hearing thresholds of affected ear and timing of steroid treatment were significantly associated with hearing prognosis in diabetic patients with SSNHL. Conclusions: Diabetic patients with SSNHL tended to have increased NLR, LMR, and PLR, which are reported to be associated with microvascular angiopathy. Simultaneous ITD injections to improve hearing recovery in diabetic patients with SSNHL seems unnecessary.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제30권4A호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 파장분할다중(WDM)망에 적용된 어븀첨가 광섬유증폭기(EBFA)의 이득이 채널의 가감(add/drop)게 따라 변화하는 것을 EDFA의 3-레벨 모델을 기반으로 하는 비례-적분-미분 제어기(PID controller)가 적용된 새로운 외란관측기법을 통해 제어함으로써 이득회복시간을 $3\mu$sec 이하까지 단축시킬 수 있음을 보였다. $3\mu$sec이하의 이득회복 및 안정화 시간은 지금까지 발표된 것들 가운데 가장 빠른 것으로 종전에 2-레벨 EDFA 모델을 기반으로 하는 PI 제어기가 사용된 외란관측기법을 통해 얻었던 $250\mu$sec의 약 $1\%$, 그리고 현재 상용화되어 있는 WDM 망용 EDFA의 가장 빠른 이득회복시간인 $200\mu$sec의 $2\%$도 채 안되는 시간이다. 이러한 결과는 외란관측기의 파라미터와 PI 제어기의 제어 파라미터의 변화에 따른 시스템의 특성 변화를 분석하여 제어기를 최적함으로써 얻어 낼 수 있었으며, 이를 상용화에 적용할 경우, 향후 유동적(dynamic) WDM 망에서 매우 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 전망된다.