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Jayeol Ku
No full text학위논문(박사)--아주대학교 일반대학원 :에너지시스템학과,2015. 21. Introduction 1
2. Panel Data Analysis 7
3. Dynamic Panel Model 20
4. Data and Model 29
5. Estimation Results 50
6. Conclusion 76
Abbreviations 77
References 78
Appendix I 83
Appendix II 85DoctoralIn this study a panel type of econometrics model is constructed to estimate the hourly price elasticity of demand for industrial sectors in Korea. A dynamic panel model with fixed effects and random effects are applied for the estimation of the parameters. Then more efficient model is tested with Hausman test statistics. Asymptotic consistency of dynamic panel estimator as the size of time dimension goes infinity in the sample data allow to conduct the empirical analysis.
The model utilizes the hourly electricity demand data obtained from Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) for the period of January 1st 2005 to December 31st 2009 (43,824 hours). After data processing, 6,494 customers are available to analysis with their information such as contract type, contract option, industrial sector code, contract size, location, and so on. The contract type and option information decides the price electricity in Time-Of-Use (TOU) tariff schedule. Other than the dependent variable of electricity consumption and independent variable of electricity price, the exogenous variable information - industrial classification, index of industrial production, local temperature and humidity - is also gathered.
The price elasticity of power demand is shown to be negative with its various sizes. The result of the analysis of the TOU pricing system would allow the policy maker to design an appropriate incentive program. Further, this study is important in the sense that it provides essential information for designing the effective Real Time Pricing for the future
A two-parameter wind speed algorithm for Ku-band altimeters
No full textGlobally distributed crossovers of altimeter and scatterometer observations clearly demonstrate that ocean altimeter backscatter correlates with both the near-surface wind speed and the sea state. Satellite data from TOPEX/Poseidon and NSCAT are used to develop an empirical altimeter wind speed model that attenuates the sea-state signature and improves upon the present operational altimeter wind model. The inversion is defined using a multilayer perceptron neural network with altimeter-derived backscatter and significant wave height as inputs. Comparisons between this new model and past single input routines indicates that the rms wind error is reduced by 10%–15% in tandem with the lowering of wind error residuals dependent on the sea state. Both model intercomparison and validation of the new routine are detailed, including the use of large independent data compilations that include the SeaWinds and ERS scatterometers, ECMWF wind fields, and buoy measurements. The model provides consistent improvement against these varied sources with a wind-independent bias below 0.3 m s?1. The continuous form of the defined function, along with the global data used in its derivation, suggest an algorithm suitable for operational application to Ku-band altimeters. Further model improvement through wave height inclusion is limited due to an inherent multivaluedness between any single realization of the altimeter measurement pair [?o, HS] and observed near-surface winds. This ambiguity indicates that HS is a limited proxy for variable gravity wave properties that impact upon altimeter backscatter
Fem konstnärliga utvecklingsprojekt : KU-projekt 2009
No full textDet konstnärliga utvecklingsarbetet syftar till att vidga, fördjupa och belysa teori och praktik inom det konstnärliga fältet. Genom att fånga upp teman som inte tidigare artikulerats inom formgivnings- och konstområdet vill två färg- och ljusforskare, en designteoretikeer, en formgivare och tillika silversmed, en konstnär samt en "sync-designer" på detta sätt ge röst åt var sitt angeläget ämne.Avsikten med den här publikationen är att föra samman olika samexisterande synsätt inom fältet konstnärligt utvecklingsarbete. Texterna i antologin Fem konstnärliga utvecklingsprojekt från 2009 är resultatet av fem forsknings-/utvecklingsprojekt, finansierade av Konstfacks nämnd för konstnärligt utvecklingsarbete (KU-nämnden). Projektdeltagarna har varit: Dan Spegel, Anna Lundh, Sara Kristoffersson, Anders Ljungberg och Ulf Klarén/Karin Fridell Anter.</p
The political theories of Ku Yen-wu and the Manchu Conquest
No full textOf the many themes in the history of China, an important one is the persistence and effectiveness with which the Chinese managed to rule their huge country and keep it unified. Many explanations for this have been given, such as the diffusion of Confucian ideology, and the integrative powers of the civil service examination system. However, there was one phenomenon which influenced the longevity of the Chinese empire which has not received as much attention as it deserves, that is, Chinese theories of different types of local government. To be sure, there have been some studies on this topic. But the studies which have appeared have basically dealt with the institutional aspects of local government. Few, if any, have explored this topic through a case study of the thought of one crucial historical individual. This thesis does not offer a synoptic examination of seventeenth-century local governments, but tries to achieve a better understanding of it through the study of the thought of Ku Yen-wu (1613-1682), a key figure during the transitional period of early modern China. Ku was chosen not only because of the historical significance of his time and his crucial importance during his lifetime, but also because his thought about the problems of local power was the centerpiece of his political theorizing.
The thesis begins with an introduction which presents the general setting of seventeenth century China and the historiographical issues which it raises. This is followed by a chapter discussing Ku's family background and the great events in which he was involved during his formative years, and their effects upon him. The next three chapters are concerned with Ku's theoretical assessments of the development of different kinds of local power structures, and the.relevance of such local power structures as he saw it to the dilemmas of China at the time of the Manchu conquest, which Ku Yen-wu hated. In these chapters, I shall examine Ku Yen-wu's views of the ideal and the real roles in the social order of such pivotal figures as the yamen clerks (hsli-li), and the local licentiates (sheng-yuan). More important, I shall attempt to elaborate Ku's basic anxieties about, and his solution to, the problems of the defense of China, which he related to the strengthening of the localities. In other words, the focus of this study is on the interaction between Ku Yen-wu himself and the rapidly changing China of the Manchu conquest. I will argue that many of the proto-bourgeois ideas which have been attributed to Ku were actually Confucian reactions to the corrupted social customs, an increasingly despotic central government, and the foreign conquest of China, rather than the pioneering declarations of the arrival of an era of "sprouting" capitalism which some scholars, both foreign and Chinese, have seen them to have been. The significance of Ku in the history of China is discussed in the last chapter.
This thesis attempts to specify some of the specific social features which a great scholar like Ku Yen-wu thought should be associated with a system of strong local power in seventeenth-century China. I hope this study
will provide a better insight into the thought of Ku Yen-wu and the society in which he lived. I hope also to suggest briefly how Chinese actions and reactions towards the Western challenge since the middle of the nineteenth century may have owed something to the thought of Ku Yen-wu.Arts, Faculty ofHistory, Department ofGraduat
Focused model selection for social networks
No full textWe present a focused selection method for social networks. The procedure is driven by a focus, the main quantity we want to estimate well. It represents the statistical translation of a research hypothesis into parameters of interest. Given a collection of models, the procedure estimates for each model the mean squared error of the estimator of the focus. The model with the smallest such value is selected. We present focused model selection for (i) exponential random graph models, (ii) network autocorrelation models and (iii) network regression models to investigate existing relations in social networks. Worked-out examples illustrate the methodology.sponsorship: The authors thank the reviewers for providing helpful comments to improve the manuscript. E. Pircalabelu is postdoctoral researcher of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) of which the support is acknowledged, together with support from KU Leuven grant GOA/12/14, and of the IAP Research Network P7/06 of the Belgian Science Policy. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government - department EWI. (KU Leuven grant|GOA/12/14, IAP Research Network of the Belgian Science Policy|P7/06, Hercules Foundation, Flemish Government - department EWI)status: Publishe
Pionjärer inom svensk videokonst : genomgång av kulturföreningen Video NU och sammanhanget i vilket föreningen verkade
No full textKU-projektet är en inventering av svensk videokonst innan 1995 med specielltfokus på videokonst producerad i regi av Kulturföreningen Video NU baserad iStockholm. Genomförandet säkerställer material som är på väg att försvinna.Förutom rapporten gjordes en utställning, visad på Konstfack i december 200
Przeszkody na drodze ku postkonwencjonalnym poziomom moralności i poznania
No full textThe article presents the barriers on the path to post-conventional levels of morality and cognition. At the beginning it shortly describes the concept of postformal cognition development and post-conventional moral development. Then the article shows the main barriers in the development of post-conventional levels of morality and cognition. At the end the author opts for an integral approach to education as a way of overcoming the barriers to post-conventional consciousness.Artykuł przedstawia bariery na drodze ku postkonwencjonalnym poziomom moralności i poznania. Przybliża, po wstępie, koncepcję postformalnego rozwoju poznawczego i postkonwencjonalnego rozwoju moralnego. Następnie ukazuje główne przeszkody w rozwoju postkonwencjonalnych poziomów moralności i poznania. W zakończeniu artykułu autor opowiada się za integralnym podejściem do edukacji jako sposobem na przekroczenie barier w rozwoju ku świadomości postkonwencjonalnej
Ku Village in transformation: a case study of village politics in Post-Mao China.
No full textHok-bun Ku.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (leaves [194-201]).List of Tables --- p.iList of Illustrations --- p.iAbstract --- p.iiAcknowledgement --- p.ivChapter Chapter One: --- Introduction --Bringing the Peasants Back In --- p.1Chapter I. --- Sister Ling's Story --- p.1Chapter II. --- Where are the Peasants --- p.3Chapter III. --- "Back to the Village, Search for the Peasants" --- p.8Chapter IV. --- Summary of the Thesis --- p.14Chapter Chapter Two: --- Understanding the Local Politics of Rural China --- p.16Chapter I. --- State-Society in Communist China --- p.17Chapter II. --- State and Its Agents --- p.19Chapter III. --- Socialist Clientelism in Rural China --- p.23Chapter IV. --- Everyday Forms of Resistance in Village --- p.28Chapter V. --- The Changing Village Politics under Deng --- p.33Chapter Chapter Three: --- Legacy of the Past --Ku Village under Mao --- p.40Chapter I. --- Setting of Ku Village --- p.42Chapter II. --- Reconstructing the Old Political Economy --- p.45Chapter III. --- Socialist Clientelism in Ku Village --- p.54Chapter IV. --- Conclusion --- p.70Chapter Chapter Four: --- The Ku Village in Transformation (I) --The Retreat of the State --- p.77Chapter I. --- Reconstructing the Rural Administrative Organization --- p.78Chapter II. --- Local Response to the Political Reform --- p.82Chapter III. --- Paralysis of Village Organs --- p.88Chapter IV. --- Conclusion --- p.98Chapter Chapter Five: --- The Ku Village in Transformation (II) --The Source of Peasant Power --- p.103Chapter I. --- The Responsibility System and Land Redistribution in Ku Village --- p.105Chapter II. --- Political Economy of Shatian Shaddock Plantation --- p.112Chapter III. --- Conclusion --- p.125Chapter Chapter Six: --- Everyday Forms of Struggle in the Ku Village --- p.130Chapter I. --- Everyday Forms of Resistance I --Defensive Action --- p.132Chapter II. --- Everyday Forms of Resistance I -- Offensive Action --- p.147Chapter III. --- Everyday Struggle of the Village Cadres --- p.156Chapter IV. --- Conclusion --- p.161Chapter Chapter Seven: --- Conclusion -- From Socialist Clientelism to Household Individualism --- p.164Chapter I. --- The Erosion of Patron-Client Bonds --- p.165Chapter II. --- Household Individualism -an Atomistic Community --- p.170Chapter III. --- Everyday Forms of Resistance as the Way of Peasant Life --- p.172Chapter IV. --- Rethinking Village Politics in Dengist China --- p.174Appendix A. List of Interviewees --- p.179Appendix B. Glossary --- p.180Appendix C. Note on Measures --- p.183Appendix D. Photos --- p.184Appendix E. Maps --- p.193Bibliograph
KU KLUX KLANSMAN
No full textArticle entitled "Por qué soy un Ku Klux Klan man” [Why am I a Ku Klux Klan man?] whose author, a Klan man himself argues that he is against a man sitting on a throne pretending to be God and commanding that “you won’t worship other Gods but me”. Therefore, based on that argument he states that an immoral way to manipulate people occurs and in his opinion, that is a strong reason to ally with clans and sects. / Artículo intitulado "Por qué soy un Ku Klux Klanman" en el que, el autor, miembro de dicho clan, argumenta estar en contra de un hombre que sentado en un trono pretendiendo ser Dios decreta que "no tendrás otro Dios antes que yo", y como producto de dicha aseveración maneja de manera innoble al pueblo, lo que considera como causa justificada para aliarse a los clanes o sectas
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