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Potential Use of Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar to Monitor Agricultural Land Uses: A Case Study in Thailand

  • Wanpiyarat, V.;Buapradubkul, D.;Chutirattanaphan, S.
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.44-46
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    • 2003
  • In 1996, Thailand's participation in the Pacific Rim as a part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth (MTPE) Program, was titled 'AIRSAR Thailand Project'. In this project the Department of Land Development utilized Topographic SAR (TOPSAR) which had multi-frequencies: C band, L band, and P band with multi-polarization: HH, VV, and HV as well as C band VV DEM. Satellite data such as LANDSAT TM was also utilized for optimal use. Results of AIRSAR image processing including data fusion among difference wavelength bands and polarization revealed the quality of AIRSAR that best suit for detection of agricultural land uses. The HH-L band AIRSAR was proven to be useful to distinguish among crop types when combined with appropriate data. The HH, VV, and HV-P band enhanced surface characteristics of swamp forest and wetland. In addition, TOPSAR has its great advantage for identification of salt farms and shrimp ponds.

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Comparison between uniform deformation method and Genetic Algorithm for optimizing mechanical properties of dampers

  • Mohammadi, Reza Karami;Mirjalaly, Maryam;Mirtaheri, Masoud;Nazeryan, Meissam
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2018
  • Seismic retrofitting of existing buildings and design of earth-quake resistant buildings are important issues associated with earthquake-prone zones. Use of metallic-yielding dampers as an energy dissipation system is an acceptable method for controlling damages in structures and improving their seismic performance. In this study, the optimal distribution of dampers for reducing the seismic response of steel frames with multi-degrees freedom is presented utilizing the uniform distribution of deformations. This has been done in a way that, the final configuration of dampers in the frames lead to minimum weight while satisfying the performance criteria. It is shown that such a structure has an optimum seismic performance, in which the maximum structure capacity is used. Then the genetic algorithm which is an evolutionary optimization method is used for optimal arrangement of the steel dampers in the structure. In continuation for specifying the optimal accurate response, the local search algorithm based on the gradient concept has been selected. In this research the introduced optimization methods are used for optimal retrofitting in the moment-resisting frame with inelastic behavior and initial weakness in design. Ultimately the optimal configuration of dampers over the height of building specified and by comparing the results of the uniform deformation method with those of the genetic algorithm, the validity of the uniform deformation method in terms of accuracy, Time Speed Optimization and the simplicity of the theory have been proven.

Optimal Structural Design of a Flextensional Transducer Considering the Working Environment (적용환경을 고려한 Flextensional 변환기의 최적구조 설계)

  • Kang, Kook-Jin;Roh, Yong-Rae
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.1063-1070
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    • 2008
  • The performance of an acoustic transducer is determined by the effects of many design variables, and mostly the influences of these design variables are not linearly independent of each other. To achieve the optimal performance of an acoustic transducer, we must consider the cross-coupled effects of the design variables. In this study, the variation of the performances of underwater acoustic transducer in relation to its structural variables was analyzed. In addition, the new optimal design scheme of an acoustic transducer that could reflect not only individual but also all the cross-coupled effects of multiple structural variables, and could determine the detailed geometry of the transducer with great efficiency and rapidity was developed. The validation of the new optimal design scheme was verified by applying the optimal structure design of a flextensional transducer which are the most common use for high power underwater acoustic transducer. With the finite element analysis(FEA), we analyzed the variation of the resonance frequency, sound pressure, and working depth of a flextensional transducer in relation to its design variables. Through statistical multiple regression analysis of the results, we derived functional forms of the resonance frequency, sound pressure, and working depth in terms of the design variables. By applying the constrained optimization technique, Sequential Quadratic Programming Method of Phenichny and Danilin(SQP-PD), to the derived function, we designed and verified the optimal structure of the Class IV flextensional transducer that could provide the highest sound pressure level and highest working depth at a given operation frequency of 1 kHz.

Costs and Returns in Raising Male Calves from Smallholder Dairy Farms for Beef Production

  • Buaphun, S.;Skunmun, P.;Prasanpanich, S.;Buathong, N.;Chantalakhana, C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.13 no.10
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    • pp.1461-1466
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    • 2000
  • The use of the dairy male calf for beef production has been found to be economically unprofitable during the past due to high cost of feeds and relatively low beef price. However, due to current shortage of domestic beef supply and rising beef price, this research aimed to assess feeding methods and costs and returns in raising dairy male calves for beef production under changing economic conditions. Two diets were compared: calves on an optimal feeding level were given milk replacer for 44 d and a concentrate (with ad lib. hay) to 150 kg bodyweight that contained 16% crude protein; those given a sub-optimal diet, more appropriate for smallholder farms, received milk replacer for 30 d and 14% CP concentrate. Twelve pairs of dairy male calves (average age 32 days) of Holstein-Friesian high grades were used, each pair having similar influencing factors such as weight, age, and genotype. Each animal was kept in a separate feeding stall until reaching the final weight of 150 kg. The results from this experiment showed that the differences of traits concerning growth performance and feed efficiency of the animals raised under the two feeding regimes were statistically nonsignificant. The optimal group was just slightly better, but the cost of production of the sub-optimal group was 24 percent lower (4,667 vs. 6,144 baht per animal) and the cost difference was highly significant. The results from this investigation showed that beef production from dairy male calves can be economically viable when sub-optimal feeding method is used and market beef price is at current level.

A Bayes Rule for Determining the Number of Common Factors in Oblique Factor Model

  • Kim, Hea-Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.95-108
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    • 2000
  • Consider the oblique factor model X=Af+$\varepsilon$, with defining relation $\Sigma$$\Phi$Λ'+Ψ. This paper is concerned with suggesting an optimal Bayes criterion for determining the number of factors in the model, i.e. dimension of the vector f. The use of marginal likelihood as a method for calculating posterior probability of each model with given dimension is developed under a generalized conjugate prior. Then based on an appropriate loss function, a Bayes rule is developed by use of the posterior probabilities. It is shown that the approach is straightforward to specify distributionally and to imploement computationally, with output readily adopted for constructing required cirterion.

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도심지역 지하수관리를 위한 지하수환경 모니터링

  • 이진용;최미정;이명재;이강근
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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    • 2002.09a
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    • pp.277-279
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    • 2002
  • In late of the 1980's, dramatic increase in water use caused over-exploitation of groundwater and deterioration of water quality in urban areas. To monitor quantity of groundwater resources and their qualities, local groundwater monitoring networks were established. Groundwater resources in urban areas are affected by various human activities including underground building construction (subway), pumping for water use, and pavements. Detailed analysis of the monitored groundwater data would provide some good implications for optimal and efficient management for groundwater resources in the urban area.

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Determining the Number of Spares based on Life Analysis of Highly Reliable Components (소수의 고장 데이터를 갖는 부품의 수명분석 및 예비품수 결정)

  • 전치혁;염세경
    • Journal of Applied Reliability
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.139-148
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    • 2001
  • We are concerned in the estimation of lifetime distribution of a component having a few observed failure data and we demonstrate that we can use the maximum likelihood estimation utilizing the censored data when the number of components in use is quite large. Weibull distribution is assumed for the lifetime and a simple estimation procedure is introduced. We also propose the method of determining the optimal number of spares required for a specified period without introducing cost functions. The proposed methods are applied to the photon stop and the water-cooled flange which are major components in Pohang Light Source.

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다수의 동일부품 중 소수의 고장 데이터를 갖는 부품의 수명분석 및 예비품수 결정

  • 전치혁;염세경
    • Proceedings of the Korean Reliability Society Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.201-208
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    • 2000
  • We are concerned in the estimation of lifetime distribution of a component having a few observed failure data and we demonstrate that we can use the maximum likelihood estimation utilizing the censored data when the number of components in use is quite large. Weibull distribution is assumed fur the lifetime and a simple estimation procedure is introduced. We also propose the method of determining the optimal number of spares required for a specified period without introducing cost functions. The proposed methods are applied to the photon stop and the water-cooled flange which are major components in Pohang Light Source.

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PRACTICAL FHE PARAMETERS AGAINST LATTICE ATTACKS

  • Cheon, Jung Hee;Son, Yongha;Yhee, Donggeon
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.59 no.1
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    • pp.35-51
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    • 2022
  • We give secure parameter suggestions to use sparse secret vectors in LWE based encryption schemes. This should replace existing security parameters, because homomorphic encryption (HE) schemes use quite different variables from the existing parameters. In particular, HE schemes using sparse secrets should be supported by experimental analysis, here we summarize existing attacks to be considered and security levels for each attacks. Based on the analysis and experiments, we compute optimal scaling factors for CKKS.

A Study on the Use of BIM-based VR for Smart Safety Technology Simulation (스마트 안전기술 시뮬레이션을 위한 BIM기반 VR 활용방안 연구)

  • Lee, Hye-Jin;Jung, Sang-Ok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2023.11a
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    • pp.259-260
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    • 2023
  • This study aims to build VR using BIM at our actual site, simulate it in a realistic background, and simulate new safety-related technologies being developed by our company rather than safety education contents to review optimal use plans for each field type so that the new technology can be effectively applied in the field.

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