• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.1342-1349
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• 2023

The planning accuracy of charged particle therapy (CPT) is subject to the accuracy of stopping power (SP) estimation. In this study, we propose a method of deriving a pseudo-triple-energy CT (pTECT) that can be achievable in the existing dual-energy CT (DECT) systems for better SP estimation. In order to remove the direct effect of errors in CT values, relative CT values according to three scanning voltage settings were used. CT values of each tissue substitute phantom were measured to show the non-linearity of the values thereby suggesting the absolute difference and ratio of CT values as parameters for SP estimation. Electron density, effective atomic number (EAN), mean excitation energy and SP were calculated based on these parameters. Two of conventional methods were implemented and compared to the proposed pTECT method in terms of residuals, absolute error and root-mean-square-error (RMSE). The proposed method outperformed the comparison methods in every evaluation metrics. Especially, the estimation error for EAN and mean excitation using pTECT were converging to zero. In this proof-of-concept study, we showed the feasibility of using three CT values for accurate SP estimation. Our suggested pTECT method indicates potential clinical utility of spectral CT imaging for CPT planning.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.41-60
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• 2020

The goal of the study is to understand the role of social norm in purchase decisions where demand is revealed in the form of multiple-discreteness. Consumers are socially engaged in various activities through the expectation from others in their community. Actions or decisions are likely to reflect this influence. This implicit or explicit social norm is revealed as the rules, regulations, and standards that are understood, shared, endorsed, and expected by group members. When consumers' decisions are in distance from the norm, they come to face discomfort such as shame, guilt, embarrassment, and anxiety. These pressure act as a constraint as opposed to utility in their decision making. In this study, the effect of social norms on consumer demand is captured via multiple constraint model where constraints are not only from budget equation but also from psychological burden induced by the deviation from the norm. The posterior distributions of model parameters were estimated via conjoint study allowing for heterogeneity via hierarchical Bayesian framework. Individual characteristics such as age, gender and work experience are also used as covariates for capturing the observed heterogeneity. The empirical results show the role of social norm as constraint in consumers' utility maximization. The proposed model accounting for social constraint outperforms the standard budget constraint-only model in terms of model fit. It is found that people with longer job experience tend to be more robust and resistant to the deviation from the norm. Incorporating social norm into the utility model allows for another means to disentangle the reason for no-purchase as 'not preferred' and 'not able to buy'.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.1535-1542
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• 2007

HTS (High Temperature Superconducting) Power devices has the several useful characteristics from the technical and economical viewpoint. Possible application to the utility industry have been widely discussed in various research projects. For the successful introduction of HTS power devices into power system, establishing a proper R&D and marketing strategies through estimating the future market size are necessary. However, quantitative estimates of how well HTS power devices will serve their markets have been lacking. In this paper, we propose a estimation methodology of future market size for HTS power divices such as cable, transformer, generator, and motor, and also evaluate the future international and domestic market size by using proposed methodology.

• 지식경영연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.23-47
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• 2005

This study is performed the multinomial logistic regression with the officials needs level about a component of knowledge administration for drawing a demand estimation model in the knowledge administration activities. This study is not that an activity and domain of knowledge administration is to apply and to operate uniformly it in public sector, one is suggested an application with a demand diagnose of knowledge administration in order to saw a course of the knowledge administration programs to suit a function and role of public administration. A result of this study is that an activity and domain of the knowledge administration is different from a component of it namely, knowledge creating, knowledge organizing, knowledge sharing and distribution, knowledge utility, and knowledge store. And the officials individual characteristics, administration agency, a kind of business, and a function and role of work are different from demand of knowledge administration. Also, the practical use of KMS (knowledge management system) is not so high in public sector. Accordingly, the tools of knowledge administration will deliberate on a consolidation with the existing system in the device.

• 대한교통학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.157-168
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• 2009

개인여객이 운송수단을 선택하여 얻는 효용은 시간, 비용 등의 운송특성과 소득 등 개인특성의 함수이다. 기존 연구에서는 일반적으로 운송특성이 여객효용에 미치는 효과를 추정하기 위한 방법으로 운송특성변수에 대해 선형인 효용함수를 전제로 한 무작위 효용모형을 이용하여 왔다. 그러나 본 논문에서는 개인여객의 효용극대화를 분석하는 방법으로서 운송수단선택행위가 소비, 여가, 소득창출 등 보다 본원적인 활동으로부터 파생된다는 점에 주목하여, 다시 말해, 개인의 본원적 활동에 따른 효용극대화 관점에서 운송수단선택에 따른 효용이 진정으로 선형의 형태를 지니고 있는지를 살펴보았다. 이론적 결론은 첫째, 본원적 활동에 따른 효용이 소비와 여가만의 함수일 때 선형가정은 운송시간의 일부구간에서 진실이다. 둘째, 만일 효용이 노동활동이나 운송시간에 의해 직접 영향을 받을 경우 운송특성에 따른 효용의 선형성은 극단적인 상황이 아니면 성립하지 않는다. 따라서 운송특성에 따른 효용의 크기를 추정하기 위해선 선형이 아닌 보다 일반화된 함수에서의 근사가 요구된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2006

The cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was examined in four abalone species to estimate its utility as a genetic marker using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The utility was evaluated in terms of genetic divergence and relationships among Haliotis discus hannai, H. rufescens, H. rubra, and H. midae in both hemispheres of the world. There was clear genetic divergence in the mtDNA COI region between all pairs of the four species. Moreover, relationships among the abalone species were reflected in their geographical distributions and morphological characteristics. Therefore, RFLP analysis of the mtDNA COI region is a suitable genetic marker for the estimation of genetic divergence and relationships among abalone species. However, it is not effective for the evaluation of genetic differences within abalone species.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2008년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.452-457
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• 2008

In this paper, the vibrations of floor systems of which buildings are under construction are studied by experimental and analysis method. The first step is to measure the operational response data and FRF at the supporting points of the utility and the second step is to calculate the dynamic load by TPA Method which provided by LMS VirtualLab System Analysis Module. The dynamics we used to identify is expressed by below equation; $$\{F_{oper}\}=[H]^{-1}\;{\cdot}\;\{{.. \atop x_{oper}}\}$$ Where, H(Transfer function between position of the force and response) and x(response) are measured by vibration test.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.211-222
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• 2002

본 논문은 탄도미사일 방어의 위성센서 효용성에 대해 추정기법을 이용하여 설명한다. 탄도미사일은 고유 비행특성상 대응시간과 대응수단을 극히 제한시킨다. 이러한 점에서 조기경보 및 감시위성은 중요한 의미를 지닌다. 미사일방어 체계의 DSP 위성과 SBIRS에 의한 미사일 발사위치 불확실성(LPU)과 중간 비행 단계의 위치불확실성(MLU)을 확장칼만필터를 사용한 추정이론에 의해 분석하고, 비회전형 DSP에 의한 상태 추정값의 불확실성을 회전형과 비교하여 정량적으로 제시했다.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.646-647
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• 2005

A recently published paper demonstrates the utility of allowing delays in state estimators for linear systems with unknown inputs. In this note, we point out an error in the derivation of the estimator.

• 한국가스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가스학회 2001년도 추계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.3-15
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• 2001