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Numerical Modeling of Long-Term Behavior of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Wall used in Bridge Abutment (보강토 교대 옹벽의 장기 거동에 대한 수치 모델링)

  • Yoo, Chung-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents the numerical modelling technique for modeling the time-dependent behavior of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall under a sustained load. The applicability of power law-based creep models for modeling the creep deformations of geogrid and reinforced soil was first examined. The modeling approach was then used to simulate the long-term performance of a geosynthetic reinforced soil wall used in a bridge abutment. The results indicated that the power law-based models can be effectively used for modelling the long term behavior of geosynthetic reinforced walls under sustained loading. In addition, it was shown that, when using creep deformation susceptible backfill soils, the abutment wall and the sill beam may experience deformations exceeding allowable limits. Practical implications of the findings from this study are discussed in great detail.

Improvement of Activities of Daily Living through Visiting Nursing Care under Long-Term Care Insurance: A Case Report using the OMAHA System (방문간호를 통한 일상생활동작 수행능력 개선에 대한 사례보고: 오마하시스템을 활용하여)

  • Song, Yeon Yi;Park, Eun Jin
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Rural Health Nursing
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.66-73
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This study was done to report nursing case for ADL improvement of elders who have CVA(Cerebrovascular Accident) sequelae. Methods: The client had registered in the C visiting nursing center after being decided a long-term care Grade 2. Data were collected through consultation logs for recipients, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) records, fall risk assessment (Huhn) sheets, decubitus ulcer risk assessment (Braden Scale) sheets, cognition assessment (K-MMSE) sheets, long-term care benefit provision records, and interviews with visiting nurse. Data were collected and analyzed according to the Omaha System problem classification. The intervention scheme and the problem rating scale for performance were applied to present the case for home-visit nursing. Results: The client registered in August, 2018, was provided home-visit nursing care once a week as of September 2020. ADL, cognitive levels and decubitus ulcer risks were found to have improved. Conclusion: This case report presents the value of classifying nursing problems and checking nursing intervention provided to patients with problems of ADL. The presentation of home-visit nursing cases applying a standardized nursing problem classification scheme for clients with various problems showed that a high quality level of care is guaranteed and evidence-based nursing can be provided by visiting nurses.

Autonomic, Respiratory and Subjective Effects of Long-term Exposure to Aversive Loud Noise : Tonic Effects in Accumulated Stress Model

  • Sohn, Jin-Hun;Sokhadze, Estate;Choi, Sang-Sup;Lee, Kyung-Hwa
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.37-42
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    • 1999
  • Long-term exposure to loud noise affects performance since it changes arousal level, distracts attention, and also is able to evoke subjective stress accompanied by negative emotional states. The purpose of the study was to analyze dynamics of subjective and physiological variables during a relatively long-lasting (30 min) exposure to white noise (85 dB[A]). Physiological signals were recorded on 15 college students during 30 min of intense auditory stimulation. Autonomic variables, namely skin conductance level , non-specific SCR number, inter-best intervals in ECG, heart rate variability index (HF/LF ratio of HRV), skin temperature, as well as respiration rate were analyzed on 5 min epoch basis. Psychological assessment (subjective rating of stress level) was also repeated every 5 min. Statistical analysis was employed to trace the time course of the dynamics of subjective and autonomic physiological variables and their relationships. Results showed that the intense noise evoked subjective stress as well as associated autonomic nervous system responses. However it was shown that physiological variables endured specific changes in the process of exposure to the loud white noise. Discussed were probable psychophysiological mechanisms mediating reactivity to long-term auditory stimulation of high intensity, namely short-term activation, followed by transient adaptation (with relatively stable autonomic balance) and then a subsequent wave of arousal due to tonic sympathetic dominance.

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A Long-Term Effect of Servitization on Firm Value (제조기업의 서비스화가 기업 가치에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 : 장기적 영향을 중심으로)

  • Ko, U-Ri;Rhim, Ho-Sun;Shin, Ho-Jung
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.307-317
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    • 2012
  • We investigate the long-term effect of servitization strategy on firm value. Manufacturing companies recognize servitization as their competitive strategies. While most of existing literature have focused on developing theory, presenting framework, or cases, only a few papers examine effects of servitization strategy empirically. We aims to empirically test the long-term relationship between servitization strategy and firm value. Service ratio and Tobin's q are used to measure the degree of servitization and firm performance, respectively. Data set covers 130 manufacturing companies for 12 years from 1998 to 2009.

Robust Music Identification Using Long-Term Dynamic Modulation Spectrum

  • Kim, Hyoung-Gook;Eom, Ki-Wan
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.25 no.2E
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    • pp.69-73
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we propose a robust music audio fingerprinting system for automatic music retrieval. The fingerprint feature is extracted from the long-term dynamic modulation spectrum (LDMS) estimation in the perceptual compressed domain. The major advantage of this feature is its significant robustness against severe background noise from the street and cars. Further the fast searching is performed by looking up hash table with 32-bit hash values. The hash value bits are quantized from the logarithmic scale modulation frequency coefficients. Experiments illustrate that the LDMS fingerprint has advantages of high scalability, robustness and small fingerprint size. Moreover, the performance is improved remarkably under the severe recording-noise conditions compared with other power spectrum-based robust fingerprints.

Long-term Experiments of the Cooling/Cleaning on the surface of the PV Power Array (태양광발전 어레이 표면의 냉각/세정에 대한 장기 실증 실험)

  • Han, Jun-Sun;Kim, Yi-Hyun;Ji, Hee-Kwan;Yu, Sang-Phil
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2012.03a
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    • pp.248-254
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    • 2012
  • In the situation of expanding domestic solar power supply business long-term performance modeling of a proposed solar-cooling and cleaning system to increase electromotive force and light transmission is carried out to test the effectiveness of the system. To test the effectiveness of the system, the data which comparing the solar power planet installing the system to not installing at the same time is used. A difference between the utilization factor of each comparison group were recorded. Approximately from one year to two years Field Test was performed, Result of apply to cooling/cleaning technology, Each of plant by From least 7 percent up to 16 percent utilization factor increased, and the cooling / cleaning is output through improved as a result of the determined.

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Long-Term Forecasting by Wavelet-Based Filter Bank Selections and Its Application

  • Lee, Jeong-Ran;Lee, You-Lim;Oh, Hee-Seok
    • The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.249-261
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    • 2010
  • Long-term forecasting of seasonal time series is critical in many applications such as planning business strategies and resolving possible problems of a business company. Unlike the traditional approach that depends solely on dynamic models, Li and Hinich (2002) introduced a combination of stochastic dynamic modeling with filter bank approach for forecasting seasonal patterns using highly coherent(High-C) waveforms. We modify the filter selection and forecasting procedure on wavelet domain to be more feasible and compare the resulting predictor with one that obtained from the wavelet variance estimation method. An improvement over other seasonal pattern extraction and forecasting methods based on such as wavelet scalogram, Holt-Winters, and seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average(SARIMA) is shown in terms of the prediction error. The performance of the proposed method is illustrated by a simulation study and an application to the real stock price data.

Regression models generated by gamma random variables with long-term survivors

  • Ortega, Edwin M.M.;Cordeiro, Gauss M.;Hashimoto, Elizabeth M.;Suzuki, Adriano K.
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.43-65
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    • 2017
  • We propose a flexible cure rate survival model by assuming that the number of competing causes of the event of interest has the Poisson distribution and the time for the event follows the gamma-G family of distributions. The extended family of gamma-G failure-time models with long-term survivors is flexible enough to include many commonly used failure-time distributions as special cases. We consider a frequentist analysis for parameter estimation and derive appropriate matrices to assess local influence on the parameters. Further, various simulations are performed for different parameter settings, sample sizes and censoring percentages. We illustrate the performance of the proposed regression model by means of a data set from the medical area (gastric cancer).

Hydro-mechanical analysis of non-uniform shrinkage development and its effects on steel-concrete composite slabs

  • Al-Deen, Safat
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.303-314
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    • 2018
  • Drying shrinkage in concrete caused by drying and the associated decrease in moisture content is one of the most important factors influencing the long-term deflection of steel-concrete composite slabs. The presence of profiled steel decking at the bottom of the composite slab causes non-uniform drying from top and bottom of the slab resulting non-uniform drying shrinkage. In this paper, a hydro-mechanical analysis method is proposed to simulate the development of non-uniform shrinkage through the depth of the composite slab. It also demonstrates how this proposed analysis method can be used in conjunction with previously presented structural analysis model to calculate the effects of non-uniform shrinkage on the long-term deflection of the slab. The method uses concrete moisture diffusion model to simulate the non-uniform drying of composite slab. Then mechanical models are used to calculate resulting shrinkage strain from non-uniform drying and its effect on the long-term behaviour of the composite slabs. The performance of the proposed analysis method is validated against experimental data.

서비스 제공 시점에서 고객에게 지각된 판매원 노력의 선행변수와 결과변수

  • 김재영;이진용;한동철
    • Journal of Distribution Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 1999
  • Although many studies have emphasized the importance of a saleperson's effort in the area of service marketing, no one has studied the variables which may influence, or may be influenced by salesperson's effort by customers. This study investigates the effects of percieved salesperson's effort on some performance variables and the effects of some selected variables on perceived salesperson's effort. Two sets of data were collected - one on the service of beauty hair shops and the other on that in fast food restaurants. The results indicate that empathy of employees is positively related to perceived effort, and perceived effort has the positive effects on satisfaction, trust, and long term relationship. However, the relationships between store image and perceived effort, and that between trust and long term relationship are only partly supported and the effects of perceived effort on long term relationship are not supported in our empirical tests.

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