• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2017

Historical earthquakes have shown that successive seismic events may occur in regions of high seismicity. Such a sequence of earthquakes has the potential to increase the damage level of the structures, since any rehabilitation between the successive ground motions is practically impossible due to lack of time. Few studies about this issue can be found in literature, most of which focused their attention on the seismic response of SDOF systems or planar frame structures. The aim of the present study is to examine the impact of seismic sequences on the damage level of 3D multistorey R/C buildings with various structural systems. For the purposes of the above investigation a comprehensive assessment is conducted using three double-symmetric and three asymmetric in plan medium-rise R/C buildings, which are designed on the basis of the current seismic codes. The buildings are analyzed by nonlinear time response analysis using 80 bidirectional seismic sequences. In order to account for the variable orientation of the seismic motion, the two horizontal accelerograms of each earthquake record are applied along horizontal orthogonal axes forming 12 different angles with the structural axes. The assessment of the results revealed that successive ground motions can lead to significant increase of the structural damage compared to the damage caused by the corresponding single seismic events. Furthermore, the incident angle can radically alter the successive earthquake phenomenon depending on the special characteristics of the structure, the number of the sequential earthquakes, as well as the distance of the record from the fault.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2010

본 연구는 아직 초보수준인 국내기업의 업무연속성 유지를 위한 재해경감 활동계획 수립 및 실행에 대한 방향을 제시하였으며, 조기대응체계 구축을 통하여 어떠한 재난에도 안전을 기할 수 있는 기업 연속성 유지 방안을 모색하였다. 이를 실현하기 위하여 국내 재난관리 표준으로 채택된 사고대비 및 업무연속성 관리의 가이드라인을 분석하였고, 국내기업에 쉽게 적용할 수 있는 실행지침을 제시하였으며, A기업을 대상으로 재해경감활동계획 수립 및 정보기술을 활용하는 방안을 연구하였다. 특히 사고대비 및 업무연속성 관리의 가이드라인 5단계 주요 절차 중 계획수립단계의 위험 평가, 영향분석, 예방경감계획 및 대응관리계획 수립에 대한 모델을 제시하였고, 국내 재해경감활동이 활성화되기 위한 방안을 도출하였으며, 재난대응 수준을 향상시키기 위하여 필요한 정보기술 부분도 제시하였다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.271-284
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to examine the process from occurrence of a hospital nurse's suicide to workers' compensation approval, responses of the parties involved, issues debated during approval deliberations, and significant policy changes resulting from the incident. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with involved parties and collected various documents, including newspaper articles, forum proceedings, and the agency report on determination of workers' compensation. Content analysis was performed on the collected data. Results: A Joint Task Force continuously reported its progress and findings through mass media such as newspaper, radio, and TV. These activities exerted pressure on a government agency to conduct an occupational disease review and significantly impacted the workers' compensation approval. The agency recognized associations between the hospital's inadequate nurse training and the suicide but did not confirm the excessive overtime and workplace harassment experienced by the nurse as causes of the suicide. This case's media coverage and impact resulted in a law prohibiting workplace harassment and a hospital system dedicating at least one nurse to training activities. Conclusions: This incident had a significant social impact as the first case of workers' compensation approval for a hospital nurse's suicide. However, the case produced no structural changes in nurses' working conditions such as heavy workloads.

• Strategy21
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• 통권34호
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• pp.93-127
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• 2014

During the four years following the sinking of the Cheonan frigate in 2010, the South Korean public opinion has seen changes in four basic ways. First, public polls with respect to the cause of the sinking show that 70% of the people consider North Korea as the culprit, while 20% maintain that it was not an act carried out by North Korea. Second, the opinions relative to the cause of the incident seem to vary according to age difference, generational difference, and educational difference. From 2011, people in their 20s showed 10% increase in regarding North Korea as the responsible party. People in their 30s and 40s still have a tendency not to believe the result of the investigation carried out by the combined military and civilian group. Third, the most prominent issue that arose aftermath of the Cheonan incident is the fact that political inclination and policy preference are influencing the scientific determination of the cause. In other words, scientific and logical approach is lacking in the process of determining the factual basis for the cause. This process is compromised by the inability of the parties concerned in sorting out what is objective and what is personal opinion. This confused state of affairs makes it difficult to carry on a healthy, productive debate. Fourth, rumors, propaganda, and disinformation generated by pro-North Korea Labor Party groups in the internet and SNS are causing considerable impact in forming the public opinion. Proposed Strategy 1. The administration can ascertain public trust by accurately determining the nature of the provocation based on accurate information in the early stages of the incident. 2. Education in scientific, logical, rational methodologyis needed at home, school, and workplace in order toenhance the people's ability to seek factual truths. 3. In secondary education, the values of freedom, human rights, democracy, and market economy must be reinforced. 4. It is necessary for the educational system to teach the facts of North Korea just as they are. 5. Fundamental strength of free democratic system must be reinforced. The conservative, mainstream powers must recognize the importance of self-sacrifice and societal duties. The progressive political parties must sever themselves from those groups that take instructions from North Korea's Labor Party. The progressives must pursue values that are based on fundamental human rights for all. 6. Korean unification led by South Korea is the genuine means to achieve peace in a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. The administration must recognize that this unification initiative is the beginning of the common peace and prosperity in the Far East Asia, and must actively pursue international cooperation in this regard.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.352-361
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• 2011

이 연구의 목적은 특수경비원들의 사건충격이 직무스트레스 및 대처능력에 미치는 영향을 규명하는데 있다. 이 연구는 2011년 4월 수도권(인천)소재 공항에서 재직하고 있는 특수경비원들을 모집단으로 설정한 후 판단표집법을 이용하여 최종분석에 이용된 사례 수는 총 239명이다. 연구에 사용된 설문지는 총 67문항으로 구성되었으며, SPSSWIN 18.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 요인분석, 신뢰도분석, 회귀분석 등을 실시하였다. 설문지의 신뢰도는 Cronbach's ${\alpha}$값이 .779이상으로 나타났다. 결론은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 특수경비원들의 사건충격은 직무스트레스에 영향을 미친다. 즉, 침습이 자주 반복될수록 인간관계에 대한 스트레스는 증가한다. 또한, 과각성이 자주 반복될수록 역할에 대한 스트레스는 증가한다. 둘째, 특수경비원들의 사건충격은 대처능력에 영향을 미친다. 즉, 과각성이 자주 반복될수록 문제중심적 대처능력은 감소한다. 반면, 회피성향이 지속적으로 작용할수록 문제중심적 대처능력은 증가한다. 셋째, 특수경비원들의 직무스트레스는 대처능력에 영향을 미친다. 즉, 직무특성에 대한 무력감이 작용할수록 문제중심적 대처능력은 증가한다. 반면, 역할에 대한 모호성이 높게 작용할수록 문제중심적 대처능력, 사회적지지 추구능력은 감소한다.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2014

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare job satisfaction, quality of life (QOL), incident report rate and overtime hours for 12-hour shifts and for 8-hour shifts in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 36 staff nurses from a PICU in a regional hospital in Korea. Data were collected using self-administrated questionnaires regarding job satisfaction and QOL at 6 months before and after the beginning of 12-hour shifts. Incident report rate and overtime hours for both 12-hour and 8-hour shifts were compared. Comparisons were made using $x^2$-test, paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: After 12-hour shifts were initiated, job satisfaction significantly increased (t=3.93, p<.001) and QOL was higher for nurses on 12-hour shifts compared to 8-hour (t=7.83, p<.001). There was no statistically significant change in incident report rate ($x^2=0.15$, p=.720). The overtimes decreased from $36.3{\pm}34.7$ to $17.3{\pm}34.9$ minutes (Z=-8.91, p<.001). Conclusion: These results provide evidence that 12-hour shifts can be an effective ways of scheduling for staff nurses to increase job satisfaction and quality of life without increasing patient safety incidents or prolonged overtime work hours.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권9호
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• pp.2064-2071
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• 2020

For proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) technology, the accuracy of the dose distribution in a patient is sensitive to the properties of the incident beam. However, mechanical deformation of the proton therapy facility may occur, and this could be an important factor affecting the proton dose distribution in patients. In this paper, we investigated the effect of deformation on an SC200 proton facility's beam isocenter properties. First, mechanical deformation of the PBS nozzle, L-shape plate, and gantry were simulated using a Finite Element code, ANSYS. Then, the impact of the mechanical deformation on the beam's isocenter properties was evaluated using empirical formulas. In addition, we considered the simplest case that could affect the properties of the incident beam (i.e. if only the bending magnet (BG3) has an error in its mounting alignment), and the effect of the beam optics offset on the isocenter characteristics was evaluated. The results showed that the deformation of the beam position in the X and Y direction was less than 0.27 mm, which meets the structural design requirements. Compared to the mechanical deformation of the L-shape plate, the deformation of the gantry had more influence on the beam's isocenter properties. When the error in the mounting alignment of the BG3 is equal to or more than 0.3 mm, the beam deformation at the isocenter exceeds the maximum accepted deformation limits. Generally speaking, for the current design of the SC200 scanning beam delivery system, the effects of mechanical deformation meet the maximum accepted beam deformation limits. In order to further study the effect of the incident beam optics on the isocenter properties, a fine-scale Monte Carlo model including factors relating to the PBS nozzle and the BG3 should be developed in future research.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.342-352
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• 2020

Objectives: The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to investigate whether non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was associated with incident bone mineral density (BMD) decrease. Methods: This study included 4536 subjects with normal BMD at baseline. NAFLD was defined as the presence of fatty liver on abdominal ultrasonography without significant alcohol consumption or other causes. Decreased BMD was defined as a diagnosis of osteopenia, osteoporosis, or BMD below the expected range for the patient's age based on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate the hazard ratio of incident BMD decrease in subjects with or without NAFLD. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to the relevant factors. Results: Across 13 354 person-years of total follow-up, decreased BMD was observed in 606 subjects, corresponding to an incidence of 45.4 cases per 1000 person-years (median follow-up duration, 2.1 years). In the model adjusted for age and sex, the hazard ratio was 0.65 (95% confidence interval, 0.51 to 0.82), and statistical significance disappeared after adjustment for body mass index (BMI) and cardiometabolic factors. In the subgroup analyses, NAFLD was associated with a lower risk of incident BMD decrease in females even after adjustment for confounders. The direction of the effect of NAFLD on the risk of BMD decrease changed depending on BMI category and body fat percentage, although the impact was statistically insignificant. Conclusions: NAFLD had a significant protective effect on BMD in females. However, the effects may vary depending on BMI category or body fat percentage.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.86-99
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• 2021

교통혼잡을 완화하기 위한 방안 중 하나로 도로 이용자에게 교통상황 예측정보를 제공함으로써 교통량을 분산 시켜 도로 이용 효율을 증대시키는 방법이 있다. 이를 위해서는 신뢰성이 보장되고 정량적인 실시간 교통 속도 예측이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 상황별 교통속도 분석을 기반으로 이력 속도 데이터와 이력 속도 외의 교통류에 상관관계가 있는 데이터를 LSTM 입력 데이터로 활용하였다. 정상 교통류 상황에 대응하여 속도를 예측하는 LSTM 모델과 유고상황에 대응하여 속도를 예측하는 CNN-LSTM 모델을 개발하여 유고발생 후 1시간까지 5분 단위로 교통속도 예측을 시도하였다. 모델의 검증은 테스트 데이터를 통하여 교통상황별 예측성능을 분석하였다. 그 결과 정상 교통류에서는 평균 7.43km/h, 유고상황에서는 7.66km/h의 오차율로 각각 예측되었다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.464-471
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• 2002

Porosity formation in partial penetration welds by high power lasers is a serious problem in industry. There are two main causes that induce porosity formation. One form of porosity is due to gases (e.g. hydrogen, oxygen) dissolving into the weld pool because of the high temperature and then the rapid solidification traps gases as a bubble in the weld metal. The second problem is voids formed by the keyhole collapsing due to unstable keyhole fluid dynamics. The voids that form at the bottom of the keyhole are relatively large and irregular in shape compared to the gas bubbles; this void formation is the primary concern in this paper. The reduction of voids formed by keyhole collapse is achieved by improving the stability of keyhole. Two methods to improve keyhole stability are discussed in this paper: pulse modulation and beam incident angle. Pulse modulation of the laser beam was performed between 100 Hz and 500 Hz to find out the optimum frequency for the keyhole dynamics. The incident beam angle changed the impact angle of the laser beam to the work surface in a range of 0 to 25 degrees. Glycerin in a semi-solidified state is used as a medium for performing the welding because its transparency allows of visualization of the keyhole.