• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.141-145
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• 2015

The dynamic range of the loudness after digitalization of television broadcasting is enlarged, and the loudness difference between the broadcast channel and between the programs within the same channel is expanded. This was subjected to interfere with the television viewer's comfort. In order to improve these problems international standards for the loudness normalization was established in ITU, Europe, USA and Japan. This regulation was introduced to Korea also as technical regulation, and this will apply the broadcast service in June 2016. In this paper, ahead of the introduction of digital television technology based on loudness measurement for the major television channel and to present the results of the comparison of technical standard.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.105-110
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• 2013

After analog broadcast changed to digital, the dynamic range of the broadcast audio became wider. As there are no regulation for digital broadcast audio level, the audio level of digital TV is gradually increasing, and this phenomenon is getting more serious. because of competition between broadcasters and programmes. To solve this problem, ITU-R legislated technical recommendations for digital TV audio level. In this paper, the audio levels of domestic TV channels are measured according to the algorithm of the ITU-R, and analyzed management method is suggested.

• Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.57-61
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• 2014

Objectives: When a person speaks, voice problems usually include pain or discomfort and/or difficulties in terms of the pitch, the loudness and the quality of the voice. When patients with voice problems induced by stroke, Parkinson's disease, and systemic diseases involving the voice are examined, generally, of the Four Diagnoses (四診), a Diagnosis of Hearing can be used in current Korean medicine. The effects of acupuncture and herb medicine on voice problems have been reported for over 20 years. However, when it comes to improvements, objective and subjective evaluation methods need to be explained. Methods: Subjective methods for evaluating voice were studied through a literature search of old medicinal books containing Korean medicine diagnostics, and an objective evaluation method using Praat software is presented. Results: Korean medicine doctors analyze the patient's voice in clinical settings unconsciously on a daily basis. However, most voice diagnoses depend on the doctor's subjective evaluation. Voice qualities can be evaluated by using the Eight Principles (八綱), including Yin-Yang; the Five Elements (Phases); the Grade, Roughness, Breathy, Asthenic, Strained (GRBAS) score, and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) as subjective methods, and an acoustic analysis using the Praat program can be used as an objective method. Conclusion: A more complete voice examination can be achieved by using subjective and objective methods at the same time. For an objective explanation and management of patient's voice problems or systemic disorders, an objective method should be used in Korean medicine, which already has many subjective diagnostic methods. More research needs to be conducted, and more clinical evidence needs to be collected in the future.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.123-131
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analysis the noise characteristics about noise type, sound level, and noise occurrence frequency of living noise in residential buildings. The field measurement was conducted to classify the types of living noise and to examine the actual states of noise occurrence for each living noise source. Among the 24 types of living noise, 10 noise sources were selected based on the loudness and frequency of each living noise. The result indicated that 10 noise sources show the difference on each noise occurrence characteristic by time zones. Therefore, to reduce noise, a management plan should be introduced based on the actual state of the noise occurrence, considering the individual noise source and the time slot during noise frequently occurs. Moreover, the noise standard for each noise types of living noise should be specificated and the education for residents about characteristics of living noise types should be conducted to improve the consciousness of residents.