When the parent radionuclide decays, the progeny radionuclide is produced. Accordingly, the dose contribution of the progeny radionuclide should be considered when assessing dose. For this purpose, European Commission (EC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provide weighting factors for dose coefficient. However, these weighting factors have a limitation that does not reflect the latest nuclide data. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the EC and IAEA methodology for derivation of weighting factor and used the latest nuclide data from ICRP 107 to derive weighting factors for dose coefficient. Weighting factor calculation is carried out through 1) selection of nuclide, 2) setting of evaluation period, and 3) derivation based on ICRP 107 radionuclide data. Firstly, in order to derive the weighting factor, we need to select the radionuclides whose dose contribution should be considered. If the half-life of progeny radionuclides sufficiently short compared to the parent radionuclide to achieve radioactive equilibrium, or if the dose coefficient is greater of similar to that of the parent radionuclide and cannot be ignored, the dose contribution of the progeny radionuclide should be considered. In order not to underestimate the dose contribution of progeny radionuclides, the weighting factors for the progeny nuclides are taken as the maximum activity ratio that the respective progeny radionuclides will reach during a time span of 100 years. Finally, the weighting factor can be derived by considering the radioactivity ratio and branch fraction. In order to calculate the weighting factor, decay data such as the half-life of the radionuclide, decay chain, and branch fraction are required. In this study, radionuclide data from ICRP 107 was used. As a result of the evaluation, for most radionuclides, the weighting factors were derived similarly to the existing EC and IAEA weighting factors. However, for some nuclides, the weighting factors were significantly different from EC and IAEA. This is judged to be a difference in the half-life and branch fraction of the radionuclide. For example, in the case of 95Zr, the weighting factor for 95mNb showed a 35.8% difference between this study and previous study. For ICRP 38, when 95Zr decays, the branch fraction for 95mNb is 6.98×10-3. In contrast, for ICRP 107, the branch fraction is 1.08×10-2, a difference of 54.7%. Therefore, the weighting factor for the dose coefficient based on ICRP 107 data may differ from existing studies depending on the half-life and decay information of the nuclide. This suggests the need for a weighting factor based on the latest nuclide data. The results of this study can be used as a basis for the consideration of dose contributions for progeny radionuclides in various dose assessments.

Recently, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) has been widely used in the areas of diagnosis, monitoring treatment efficiency, and prognosis for various heart diseases, especially heart failure (HF). In this paper, we try to estimate the prognostic significance of NT-proBNP as a risk evaluation marker in Non-ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) patients. We selected NSTEMI patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) primarily using a drug-eluting stent within 24 h after the onset of chest pain. We compared incidences of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) including death, myocardial infarction (MI), stent thrombosis (ST), and target vessel revascularization (TVR) in two patient groups according to a high or low serum concentration of NT-proBNP, which was measured in the emergency room (ER). We intend to minimize selection bias selecting comparing groups, considering covariate of observed variables together using propensity score matching (PSM) and propensity score weighting (PSW) based on propensity score (PS) to control the difference in baseline characteristics between high- and low NT-proBNP groups. We found that as the log NT-proBNP value increases by 1 through a hazard function of COX’s analysis, the risk of MACE increases by 1.312 times. This result indicated that the NT-proBNP level on ER admission can be used as a significant prognostic indicator to estimate 1 year of MACE in NSTEMI patients who were treated with PCI within 24 h after the onset of chest pain.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of weighting agent (WA) and high pressure homogenization (HPH) on the stability of water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion (DE). To prepare oil phase (O), olive oil, glycerol ester of wood rosin (WA; variable 1), and polyglycerol polyricinoleate (lipophilic emulsifier), and for interior water phase (W1), deionized water, gelatin, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and green tea extract(core material) were mixed and heated. When temperature of O and W1 reached up to 60℃, W1 was dispersed into O dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring at 1500 rpm for 2 min (O:W1=3:1). By applying homogenization at 4000 rpm for 2 min followed by ultrasonication for 4 min, water-in-oil primary emulsion (PE) was produced. And resting PE at 4℃ for 30 min was followed. For exterior water phase (W2), deionized water, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and polysorbate 80 (hydrophilic emulsifier) were mixed. When temperature of PE reached at room temperature (24 ± 2℃), PE was dispersed into W2 dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring at 1500 rpm for 15 min (PE:W2=1:3). By applying ultrasonication for 2 min followed by HPH at 500 bar for 1 to 3 times (variable 2), DE was produced. When DE was freshly produced, phase separation occurred at different period of time depending on whether variable 1 and 2 were applied or not (from 5 min to more than a day). The structure of DE was observed through optical and transmission electron microscopy. And relationship between the mean size of oil droplets and the occurring time of phase separation was studied. DE can be used as an appropriate delivery system for co-loading both hydrophilic and lipophilic bioactive compounds simultaneously, and promoting industrialization as well by applying it to food products, for example, beverage.

Determining relative importance among many quality attributes under financial constraints is an important task. The weighted value of an attribute particularly in QFD, will influence on engineering characteristics and this will eventually influence the whole manufacturing process such as parts deployment, process planning, and production planning. Several scholars have suggested weighting formulas using CSC (Customer Satisfaction Coefficient) in the Kano model. However, previous research shows that the validity of the CSC approaches has not been proved systematically. The aim of the present study is to address drawbacks of CSC and to develop APC (Average Potential Coefficient), a new approach for weighting of quality attributes. For this, the current study investigated 33 quality attributes of e-learning and conducted a survey of 375 university students for the results of APC, the Kano model, and the direct importance of the quality attributes. The results show that the proposed APC is better than other approaches based on the correlation analysis with the results of direct importance. An analysis of e-leaning’s quality perceptions using the Kano model and suggestions for improving e-learning’s service quality are also included in this study.

DEA 모델중 널리 사용되는 교차평가모델(cross efficiency model)은 가중치에 제한을 두지 않고 어떤 특정분야에 탁월한 성과를 내는 DMU(Decision Making Unit)보다는 보다 전반적인 분야에서 두각을 나타내는 DMU를 선발함으로써 많은 연구자들이 DEA문헌에서 적용하여 왔다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 교차평가모델이 실제에 있어서는 암묵적으로 고정 가중치를 사용한다는 것과 동일한 결과를 나타낸다는 것을 분석적으로 밝혔다(one

The study investigates the various Acceptance Control Charts (ACCs) based on the factors that include process independence, data weighting scheme, subgrouping, and use of control charts. USL - LSL 〉 6Σ that used in the good condition processes in the ACCs are designed by considering user's perspective, producer's perspective and both perspectives. ACCs developed from the research is efficiently applied by using the simple control limit unified with APL (Acceptable Process Level), RLP (Rejectable Process Level), Type I Error α, and Type II Error β. Sampling interval of subgroup examines i.i.d. (Identically and Independent Distributed) or auto-correlated processes. Three types of weight schemes according to the reliability of data include Shewhart, Moving Average(MA) and Exponentially Weighted Moving Average (EWMA) which are considered when designing ACCs. Two types of control charts by the purpose of improvement are also presented. Overall, α, β and APL for nonconforming proportion and RPL of claim proportion can be designed by practioners who emphasize productivity and claim defense cost.

본 논문에서는 기존 도로교의 합리적이고 일관적인 내진성능향상 방법 선정을 위한 가중치 평가기법을 제안하였다. 한반도의 증가하는 지진위험도를 반영하여, 현재 기존교량의 내진성능향상 작업이 다양한 공법을 이용하여 진행 중이나 최적의 공법을 선정하기 위한 적절한 판단기준이 부재한 형편이다. 이에 제안한 기존가중치 평가기법은 구조적 적합성, 경제성, 환경적 영향, 시공성, 유지관리 측면의 다섯 가지 영향인자의 가중치를 부여하여 최적의 내진 보강방안을 선정하는 방법이다. 제안된 가중치 평가기법을 공용중인 도로교 160개교에 적용한 결과 최고점수는 실제 최종 보강방안과 대부분 일치하여 적절한 가중치로 설정되었다고 판단된다. 제안하는 방법을 기존교량의 내진 보강방안 선정 시에 활용한다면, 사회적 비용을 최소화하는 보다 합리적이고 일관적인 보강이 가능할 것이다.

Optimal weighting matrix in LQR method for determining sliding surfaces is proposed for different types of sliding mode controllers (SMC). In order to identify the control performance variation of SMC accorcling to the dynamic characteristics of sliding surfaces, parametric study is performed for single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) systems and control force limit is considered. Also, based on the results from SDOF systems，a procedure for optimal weighting matrix is proposed for multi-degree-of-freedom systems. Numerical analyses show that the SMC using proposed weighting matrix provide better control performance than the existing SMC, and it uses less control energy.

가중행렬은 일반적인 최적 제어 설계에서 우선적으로 필요하지만 일반적으로 제어 설계자들 이 경험적 지식에 의존하고 있다. 이 논문은 구조물의 에너지를 고려한 최적제어기의 가중행렬을 결정하는 체계적인 절차를 제시하였다. 최적제어기는 LQR과 ILQR로 구분될 수 있다. 구조물의 총에너지를 고려한 Lyapunov 함수를 적용하고, 이로부터 유도된 식이 음수라는 상태를 이용하면 가중행렬을 어렵지 않게 구할 수 있다. 이러한 방법으로 산정된 가중행렬을 이용하여 LQR과 ILQR제어기를 설계하고 제어효율을 입증하였다.

In the era of customer satisfaction(CS), managers in the service industry have been using new strategies and a new reinforcement of service quality in order to increase their competitiveness. In this paper, the Service-QFD model is based on SERVQUAL and Quality Function Deployment models. The service quality in each stage of service delivery process is measured by SERVQUAL model and the relationship is represented by the QFD model. We propose the effective model that is consistent with preference of users considering of weighting scale, which seriously affects technical importance rating.

성능지수는 제어 대상이 되는 구조물의 응답과 제어기의 성능에 관한 가중함수로 구성되어 있다. 따라서 가중함수의 설계에 따라 성능지수가 변화되며 제어 효율이 달라진다. 본 논문에서는 최적 능동제어 알고리듬의 일종인 시간 영역에서의 성능지수를 고려한 LQR기법과 LQG기법 및 주파수 영역에서의 성능지수를 고려한 H기법에 대하여 동일한 가중함수를 적용하여 제어 성능인 제어율과 제어력을 비교하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 그러나, LQG기법은 모든 상태 변수를 알아야 하는 LQR기법의 한계를 극복할 수 있으며 LQR기법과 동일 수준의 제어율과 제어력을 보이고 있고 출력 제어라는 장점을 고려하면 현실적인 기법이라고 말할 수 있다. 마지막으로 구조물 응답과 제어기의 주파수 특성을 고려하여 주파수 필터의 가중함수를 설계하는 H기법을 분석하였다. H기법은 제어력을 저주파수 영역에 집중시킬 수 있기 때문에 구조물 응답을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 방법으로 분석되었다.

This study aims at unveiling phonetic cue weighting of English word recognition by Korean learners of English using a web-based online perception experiment. The longer duration of a high front tense vowel than that of a lax counterpart is used as a cue by native English speakers and presumably as a cue by Korean learners of English. The longer duration of a vowel before voiced stops than that of an equivalent before voiceless stops serves as a cue by native Speakers of English and also probably by Korean learners of English. A web-based online experiment has been designed to examine how Korean learners of English cope with a mixture of fine grained phonetic cues. Results of the web-based online experiment reveal that duration is primarily and robustly used to distinguish a tense vowel before voiced stops and a lax vowel before voiceless stops. At the same time, spectral cues are also put to use, though to a lesser extent, to help make a distinction from a tense vowel before voiceless stops and a lax vowel before voiced stops. The study implies that learners of English try to utilize a complex mixture of acoustic cues to distinguish words.

This research presents an method to select explanatory variables to develop deterioration models for bridges. The ranking of candidate variables are estimated using the covariance analysis between the condition ratings and inspection data. To determine the most stationary set of explanatory variables, weighting factors associated with the investigated year and ranking are introduced. Yearly inspected bridge data are classified into multiple subsets using explanatory variables and the deterioration model is developed for each. The condition ratings for individual bridges are predicted using the deterioration model. The prediction error comparison shows that the more representative and stationary explanatory variables are selected when weighing factors are considered.

본 연구에서는 보강토 옹벽 점검 자료를 바탕으로 보강토 옹벽의 상태평가항목의 가중치를 새롭게 제안하고 결함점수 및 결함지수 를 제안하였다. 161개소의 보강토 옹벽의 점검결과를 근거로 다중회귀분석과 엔트로피 기법을 이용하여 상태평가항목별 가중치를 산정하였 으며, 또한 전문가를 대상으로 AHP 기법을 활용하여 평가항목별 가중치를 산정하였다. 각 기법에서 도출된 가중치를 활용하여 혼한 가중치를 제안하였으며, 제안 가중치를 토대로 결함점수 및 결함지수를 제안하여 기존 161개소 현장에 적용하여 현재의 가중치와 제안 가중치에 의한 현장별 위험도 순위를 비교 분석하였다. 다중회귀분석, AHP 기법, 엔트로피 기법을 활용하여 분석한 결과 상태평가항목의 가중치 순위가 변동 이 컸으며, 현재 상태평가항목의 가중치와 달리 가중치 순위의 중복은 발생하지 않았다. 특히, 다중회귀분석 결과에서는 특정 상태평가항목이 전체 가중치의 70% 이상을 차지하는 결과가 도출되었다. 제안한 혼합 가중치를 기존 보강토 옹벽 데이터에 적용한 결과, 상태평가항목의 가중 치 중복은 발생하지 않았으며, 대상 보강토 옹벽 161 개소 중 16 개소의 위험도 순위 상승과 31 개소의 위험도 하락이 발생하였다.

홍수량을 산정하여 홍수를 예측하는 것은 재해 예방과 피해 감소를 위해 매우 중요하다. 홍수 예측을 위해서는 정확한 유출량 분석이 필요하지만 우리나라의 유출량 자료는 매우 한정적이다. 유출량 정보를 보여주는 유량-지속시간 곡선은 미계측 유역 또는 수문학적 정보가 부족한 유역의 수문학적 예측을 위한 도구로써 사용할 수 있다. 확정론적 모형과 지역화 기법 등의 연구가 유량-지속시간 곡선의 추정을 위해 진행되었으나 까다로운 계산 과정과 복잡한 매개변수의 사용으로 인해 예측 효율이 떨어지는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 계산과정이 간단한 공간보간법으로 확장역거리가중법(Extended Inverse Distance Weighting: EIDW)을 적용하였다. 먼저 계측 유역의 유량-지속시간 곡선을 작성하고, 작성된 유량-지속시간 곡선을 이용하여 미계측 유역의 유량백분율을 산정하였다. 이 기법은 기존의 역거리가중법(IDW)과 다르게 관측 지점의 지리적 요소뿐만 아니라 지형적 특성을 고려하는 것이 특징이다. 유출량에 영향을 주는 지형요소를 가중치 산정에 추가하기 위해 거리가중치, 유역면적가중치, 지형가중치를 혼합하여 총 3개의 모형이 사용되었다. 최적의 모형 선정을 위해 가중치의 주요 변수인 거리감쇠상수(C)와 예측 효율과의 관계를 비교하였다. 한강유역의 9개 지역을 대상으로 계측지점 중 일부를 미계측 지역으로 가정하여 EIDW 기법을 검증하였다. RMSE(Root Mean Square Error)를 바탕으로 예측의 정확성을 분석한 결과, EIDW 모형이 IDW와 크리깅 방법보다 적은 오차를 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative weight of expressiveness factors on dance genre with Analytic Hierarchy Process. Methods: Total 28 dance experts such as professors, dace psychologists, dance specialists, on each dance genre was asked to complete the pairewise comparison survey on the relative weighting. The data for eighteen experts were finally analyzed by Microsoft Office Excel 2007. Results: For both Traditional and Creative Korean Dance, the relative weighting among factors were in order such as creative thinking (CT), motor skill for expression (MSE), passion of expression (PE), and outward expressive ability (OEA). For ballet genre, the relative weighting of OEA was the highest, and then CT, PE and MSE were following. At last, for modern dance, CT was the most important factor, and then were in order OEA, MSE and PE. Conclusion: We confirm that the relative importance of dancing expressiveness was meaningfully different among dance genre, and suggest that these results would provide basic information to construct contents for evaluation and education on the expressiveness for dance.

The purpose of this study is to estimate the weighting factor on inspection categories for risk assessment of buildings. For the purpose, survey of practitioners and experts conducted. By A.H.P.(Analytic hierarchy process), relative weighting factor in inspection categories were estimated.