• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2008년도 International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.159-162
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• 2008

This paper presents a modified mean curvature diffusion filter to smooth speckle noise in images. Mean curvature diffusion filter has already shown good results in reducing noise in images while preserving fine details. In the mean curvature diffusion, the rate of smoothing is controlled by the local value of the diffusion coefficient chosen to be a function of the local image gradient magnitude. In this paper, the diffusion coefficient is modified to be controlled adaptively by local image surface slope and heterogeneity. The local surface slope contributes to preserving details (e.g.edges) in image and the local surface heterogeneity helps the smoothing filter consider the amount of noise in both edge and non-edge area. The proposed filter's performance is demonstrated by quantitative experiments using speckle noised aerial image and TerraSAR-X satellite image.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.32-49
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• 1998

O-15 표지 물 동적 PET을 이용하여 비균일 심근조직의 혈류를 정확히 추정하기 위하여 일차구획 모델을 변형한 두 개의 혈류 모델을 고안하였다. 첫 모델에서는 혈류, PTI, 조직회수 분획($F_{MM}$)을 추정하였고, 두 번째 모델에서는 혈류, PTI, 그리고 분배계수를 추정하였다. 비균일 심근조직의 비균일성을 나타낼 지표를 도입하여 여러 종류의 비균일 조직을 모사하고 이 지표로 비균일성을 표현하였다. 우리 모델을 적용하여 PTI가 혈류분포의 비균일성과 상관이 적음을 확인하고 분배계수를 변수로 취급한 두 번째 모델에서 추정한 분배계수가 비균일성을 나타냄을 알았다. 분배계수는 비균일성에 따라 굽은 선형(curvilinear)으로 감소하였다. 분배계수와 함께 추정된 혈류도 비균일성이 커지면 참값보다 작게 추정되었다. 추정된 분배계수로 혈류 추정값의 과소평가플 보정하여 추정값의 바이어스를 바로잡을 수 있었다. O-15 표지 물 동적 PET으로 심근혈류를 측정할 때 분배계수를 변수로서 혈류와 함께 추정하여 비균일성을 나타내는 지표로 쓰고 동시에 혈류 추정값을 참값에 가까운 값을 얻는데 쓸 수 있다고 본다. 혈류분포의 비균일성 정도를 수치적으로 표시할 수 있는 지표를 임상에 적용하면 허혈성 심근 질환의 혈류 비균일성을 해석할 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.400-410
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• 2021

본 연구는 2000년부터 2019년까지 우리나라 16개 광역시·도의 패널자료를 활용하여 확장된 STIRPAT 모형을 통해 이산화탄소 배출량 결정요인을 분석하였다. 패널 데이터의 횡단면 의존성과 계수 이질성을 검정한 후, 이들 특성을 반영한 MG, CCEMG, AMG 추정법을 통해 분석하였다. AMG 추정법을 통해 분석한 결과를 살펴보면, 소득, 인구, 에너지 집약도의 계수가 양(+)의 부호로 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났으나, 도시화는 통계적으로 유의하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 우리나라 이산화탄소 배출량의 감소는 에너지 효율의 증가와 지속가능한 경제성장을 통해 이루어질 수 있다. 따라서 이산화탄소 감축기술의 적극적인 개발로 저탄소 사회를 구축하고, 이와 함께 기술혁신을 통해 장기적으로 생산성 향상을 유발하여 지속가능한 경제성장에 기여할 수 있는 정책수립이 필요하다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.229-240
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• 2020

Background: Genus Quercus is a successful group that has occupied the largest area of forest around the world including South Korea. The acorns are an important food source for both wild animals and humans. Although the reproductive characteristics of this genus are highly variable, it had been rarely studied in South Korea. Therefore, in Seoraksan and Odaesan National Parks (i) we measured the acorn production of Quercus mongolica, an overwhelmingly dominant species in South Korea, for 3 years (2017-2019), (ii) evaluated the spatial-temporal variation of acorn production, and (iii) analyzed the effects of oak- and site-related variables on the acorn production. Results: The annual acorn production of Q. mongolica increased 36 times from 1.2 g m-2 in 2017 to 43.2 g m-2 in 2018, and decreased to 16.7 g m-2 in 2019, resulting in an annual coefficient of variation of 104%. The coefficient of spatial variation was high and reached a maximum of 142%, and the tree size was the greatest influencing factor. That is, with an increase in tree size, acorn production increased significantly (2018 F = 16.3, p < 0.001; 2019 F = 8.2, p < 0.01). Elevation and slope also significantly affected the production in 2019. However, since elevation and tree size showed a positive correlation (r = 0.517, p < 0.001), the increase in acorn production with increasing elevation was possibly due to the effect of tree size. The acorn production of Odaesan for 3 years was 2.2 times greater than that of Seoraksan. This was presumed that there are more distribution of thick oak trees and more favorable site conditions such as deep soil A-layer depth, high organic matter, and slower slopes. Conclusion: As reported for other species of the genus Quercus, the acorn production of Q. mongolica showed large spatial and annual variations. The temporal variability was presumed to be a weather-influenced masting, while the spatial variability was mainly caused by oak tree size.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.73-82
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• 2015

Purpose - This paper aims to investigate whether information asymmetry could explain capital structures in Korean corporations. According to Myers (1984), firms prefer internal funding to external financing due to the costs associated with information asymmetry. When external financing is necessary, firms prefer to issue debt rather than equity by the same reasoning. Since Shyam-Sunder and Myers (1999), numerous studies continue to debate the validity of the theory. In this paper, we show how the theory depends on assumptions and incorporated variables. We hope our investigation can provide helpful implications regarding capital structure, information asymmetry, and other firm characteristics. Specifically, our empirical results are complementary to the analysis of Son and Lee's (2015), a recent study that examines the pecking order theory prediction for Korean retail firms. Research design, data, and methodology - We test empirical models that are some variants of model used in Shyam-Sunder and Myers (1999). The financial and accounting data are provided by WISEfn for the firms listed on the KOSPI during 1990 to 2013. Bond ratings are supplied by the Korea Investor Service (KIS). We take into account the heterogeneity in debt capacity; a firm's debt capacity is measured by using the method of Lemmon and Zender (2010) based on its bond ratings. Finally, we estimate empirical models suggested by Shyam-Sunder and Myers (1999), Frank and Goyal (2003), and Lemmon and Zender (2010). Results - First, we find that Shyam-Sunder and Myers' (1999) prediction fails to explain total debt changes of Korean firms. Second, we find a non-monotonic relationship between total debt changes and financial deficits with respect to debt capacity. This contradicts the prediction of Lemmon and Zender (2010) that argues the pecking order theory survives with a monotonically increasing relationship. Third, we estimate a negative correlation coefficient between financial deficit and current debt changes. The result is the complete opposite of the prediction of Lemmon and Zender (2010). Finally, we also confirm the non-monotonic relationship between non-current debt changes and financial deficits with respect to debt capacity. Yet, the slope of coefficient is smaller than that of total debt change case. Indeed, the results are, to some extent, consistent with the prediction of pecking order theory, if we exclude the mid-debt capacity firms. Conclusions - Our empirical results complementary to the analysis of Son and Lee (2015), a recent study focusing on capital structure in Korean retail firms; their paper suggests interesting topics regarding capital structure, information asymmetry, and other firm characteristics in Korean corporations. Contrary to Son and Lee (2015), our results show that total debt changes and current debt changes are inconsistent with the prediction of Shyam-Sunder and Myers (1999). However, similar to Son and Lee (2015), non-current debt changes are consistent with the pecking order prediction, in the case of excluding the mid-level debt capacity firms. This contrast allows us to infer that industry characteristics significantly affect the validity of the pecking order prediction. Further studies are needed to analyze the economics behind this phenomenon, which is beyond the scope of our paper. In addition, the estimation bias potentially matters regarding the firm-level debt capacity calculation. We also reserve this topic for future research.