• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.353-363
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• 2008

A multi-agent system has a longer learning period and larger state-spaces than a sin91e agent system. In this paper, we suggest a new method to reduce the learning time of Nash Q-learning in a multi-agent environment. We apply Macro-actions to Nash Q-learning to improve the teaming speed. In the Nash Q-teaming scheme, when agents select actions, rewards are accumulated like Macro-actions. In the experiments, we compare Nash Q-learning using Macro-actions with general Nash Q-learning. First, we observed how many times the agents achieve their goals. The results of this experiment show that agents using Nash Q-learning and 4 Macro-actions have 9.46% better performance than Nash Q-learning using only 4 primitive actions. Second, when agents use Macro-actions, Q-values are accumulated 2.6 times more. Finally, agents using Macro-actions select less actions about 44%. As a result, agents select fewer actions and Macro-actions improve the Q-value's update. It the agents' learning speeds improve.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.38A no.12
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• pp.1094-1101
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• 2013

This paper proposes an improved branch predictor that reduces the number execution cycles of applications by selectively accessing a specific element in 4-way associative cache. When a branch instruction is fetched, the proposed branch predictor acquires a branch target address from the selected element in the cache by referring to MRU buffer. Branch prediction rate and application execution speed are considerably improved by increasing the number of BTAC entries in restricted power condition, when compared with that of previous branch predictor which accesses all elements. The effectiveness of the proposed dynamic branch predictor is verified by executing benchmark applications on the core simulator. Experimental results show that number of execution cycles decreases by an average of 10.1%, while power consumption increases an average of 7.4%, when compared to that of a core without a dynamic branch predictor. Execution cycles are reduced by 4.1% in comparison with a core which employs previous dynamic branch predictor.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.46-53
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• 2015

Visible Light Communication (VLC) is effective way to realize the light device and communication device using a Light Emitting Diode (LED) simultaneously. VLC has high security for Field Of View (FOV) communication area, also which is possible to transmit the high data rate using visible light. In VLC, transmitting the divided data by the RGB channels is higher data rate than transmitting the same data by RGB channels. However, it occurred the burst error by scattering and reflection of visible light which is impossible to restore that. To solve the problem, we proposed the 2-step interleaving scheme that high data rate and improve the performance of BER in VLC. The proposed system implements cyclic interleaving and convolutional interleaving that is able to be standardized the performance of RGB channels and improve the performance of BER using error correction.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.41 no.6
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• pp.81-89
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• 2004

In this paper, we compare face recognition rate by PCA algorithm using distance change and embedded data being input left side and right side image in stereo images. The proposed method detects face region from RGB color space to YCbCr color space. Also, The extracted face image's scale up/down according to distance change and extracts more robust face region. The proposed method through an experiment could establish standard distance (100cm) in distance about 30∼200cm, and get 99.05% (100cm) as an average recognition result by scale change. The definition of super state is specification region in normalized size (92${\times}$112), and the embedded data extracts the inner factor of defined super state, achieved face recognition through PCA algorithm. The orignal images can receive specification data in limited image's size (92${\times}$112) because embedded data to do learning not that do all learning, in image of 92${\times}$112 size averagely 99.05%, shows face recognition rate of test 1 99.05%, test 2 98.93%, test 3 98.54%, test 4 97.85%. Therefore, the proposed method through an experiment showed that if apply distance change rate could get high recognition rate, and the processing speed improved as well as reduce face information.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.91-96
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• 2014

Through silicon via (TSV) technology is to form a via hole in a silicon chip, and to stack the chips vertically for three-dimensional (3D) electronics packaging technology. This can reduce current path, power consumption and response time. In this study, Cu-filling substrate size was changed from Si-chip to a 4" wafer to investigate the behavior of Cu filling in wafer level. The electrolyte for Cu filling consisted of $CuSO_4$ $5H_2O$, $H_2SO_4$ and small amount of additives. The anode was Pt, and cathode was changed from $0.5{\times}0.5cm^2$ to 4" wafer. As experimental results, in the case of $5{\times}5cm^2$ Si chip, suitable distance of electrodes was 4cm having 100% filling ratio. The distance of 0~0.5 cm from current supplying location showed 100% filling ratio, and distance of 4.5~5 cm showed 95%. It was confirmed good TSV filling was achieved by plating for 2.5 hrs.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.384-384
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• 2009

최근 태양전지 개발이 본격화 되면서 태양전지 웨이퍼 표면에서의 재결합에 의한 손실을 줄이고 반사도를 감소시키기 위한 ARC 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 이를 위해 널리 사용하는 ARC 물질로 수소화된 실리콘 질화막이 있다. 수소화된 실리콘 질화막은 PECVD 법으로 저온에서 실리콘 기판 위에 증착 가능한 장점이 있다. 또한 실리콘 질화막의 광학적, 전기적인 특성은 화학적 조성비에 의해 결정되며 증착온도 가변에 따라 균일도 및 굴절률 조절을 가능케 하여 태양전지의 효율을 향상 시킬 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수소화된 실리콘 질화막을 태양전지에 적용하기 위해 질소 가스 분위기에서 PECVD를 이용하여 증착하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. 박막은 0.8 Torr의 압력에서 $150^{\circ}C{\sim}450^{\circ}C$의 기판 온도로 증착되었으며 이때의 RF power은 100W ~ 300W로 가변 하였다. 증착된 박막은 1.94 에서 2.23의 폭넓은 굴절률 값을 가지고 있었다. $SiH_4/NH_3$ 가스 비의 증가에 따라 박막 두께와 굴절률이 감소함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이는 $NH_3$ 가스의 상대적인 증가에 따라 Si 생성을 선행하는 $SiH_4$ 가스의 부분압이 제한되기 때문이고, 이러한 결과로 박막내에 질소 원자가 증가함에 따라 N-H 결합이 증가하여 n-rich인 박막 상태가 되기 때문으로 분석된다. 증착된 실리콘 질화막의 소수반송자 수명 측정 결과 굴절률 2.23인 박막의 경우 약 87 us의 수명을 나타냈으며, 굴절률이 1.94로 줄어듦에 따라 소수반송자 수명 역시 79 us로 감소하였다. 수소화된 실리콘 질화막은 n-rich 보다 Si-rich 인 경우 effective 반송자 수명을 증가시켜 표면 재결합 속도를 줄이는데 유용함을 확인하였다. 또한 증착온도가 증가할수록, RF power가 증가 할수록 소수반송자 수명 역시 증가하였다. 반사도의 경우 $SiH_4$의 비율이 증가할수록 반사도가 감소함을 확인 하였으며, 증착온도 증가에 따라, RF power 증가에 따라 반사도가 감소하였다. 결과적으로 $450^{\circ}C$의 기판온도와 300W의 RF power에서 증착된 실리콘 질화막의 경우 가장 우수한 전기적, 광학적 특성을 보여주었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.211-216
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• 2009

This study was conducted to determine whether Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom), cultivated in various ratios with herbal extract remnants instead of cotton supplemented with nutrients (the control), improved mycelial growth, mushroom yields and longevity during storage. In addition, we investigated the transfer of medicinal herb components into the mushrooms since they contained non-specific medicinal herbs and their composition could not be controlled. Mushrooms cultivated with 70% and 100% medicinal herb remnants had faster growth rates, higher yields and less failure in the development of the fruit body than the control group. There were no differences in HPLC chromatogram among the methanol extracts of Pleurotus ostreatus in all groups. In addition, glycyrrhizin, an indicative compound of licorice which was a major herb among the herbal remnants, was not detected in any of the extracts. Pleurotus ostreatus that was cultivated with 70% and 100% herbal extract remnants had improved storage longevity in comparison with the control. They exhibited the least weight loss during storage among the groups and they maintained firmness in the stipe and pileus. However, the sources of media did not alter the color difference of the stipe and pileus or the quality index of the outward appearance during storage. In conclusion, cultivating media that contained over 70% of medicinal herb extract remnants increased the growth rates and yields of Pleurotus ostreatus. In addition, these mushrooms had enhanced storage longevity due to their firmness. Therefore, medicinal herb extract remnants should be utilized in the cultivating media of various mushrooms.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

In multi-core processors, Last Level Cache(LLC) can reduce the speed gap between the memory and the core. For this reason, LLC has big impact on the performance of processors. LLC is composed of shared cache and private cache. In computer architecture community, most researchers have mainly focused on the management techniques for shared cache, while management techniques for private cache have not been widely researched. In conventional private LLC, memory is statically assigned to each core, resulting in serious performance degradation when the workloads are not fairly distributed. To overcome this problem, this paper proposes the replacement policy for managing private cache of LLC efficiently. As proposed core-aware cache replacement policy can reconfigure LLC dynamically, hit rate of LLC is increases drastically. Moreover, proposed policy uses 2-bit saturating counters to improve the performance. According to our simulation results, the proposed method can improve hit rates by 9.23% and reduce the access time by 12.85% compared to the conventional method.

• Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.80-87
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• 2010

This study was conducted to develop a reservoir modelling workflow to reproduce the heterogeneous distribution of effective permeability that impacts on the performance of SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage), the in-situ bitumen recovery technique in the Athabasca Oil Sands. Lithologic facies distribution is the main cause of the heterogeneity in bitumen reservoirs in the study area. The target formation consists of sand with mudstone facies in a fluvial-to-estuary channel system, where the mudstone interrupts fluid flow and reduces effective permeability. In this study, the lithologic facies is classified into three classes having different characteristics of effective permeability, depending on the shapes of mudstones. The reservoir modelling workflow of this study consists of two main modules; facies modelling and permeability modelling. The facies modelling provides an identification of the three lithologic facies, using a stochastic approach, which mainly control the effective permeability. The permeability modelling populates mudstone volume fraction first, then transforms it into effective permeability. A series of flow simulations applied to mini-models of the lithologic facies obtains the transformation functions of the mudstone volume fraction into the effective permeability. Seismic data contribute to the facies modelling via providing prior probability of facies, which is incorporated in the facies models by geostatistical techniques. In particular, this study employs a probabilistic neural network utilising multiple seismic attributes in facies prediction that improves the prior probability of facies. The result of using the improved prior probability in facies modelling is compared to the conventional method using a single seismic attribute to demonstrate the improvement in the facies discrimination. Using P-wave velocity in combination with density in the multiple seismic attributes is the essence of the improved facies discrimination. This paper also discusses sand matrix porosity that makes P-wave velocity differ between the different facies in the study area, where the sand matrix porosity is uniquely evaluated using log-derived porosity, P-wave velocity and photographically-predicted mudstone volume.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.811-818
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• 2010

Optimal agitation speed and aeration rate for the production of gellan by Sphingomnas paucibilis NK2000 in a 7 l bioreactor were found to be 400 rpm and 1.0 vvm. The best time for glucose feeding into the medium for enhanced production of gellan by S. paucibilis NK2000 was 36 hr after cultivation. The concentrations of gellan produced by S. paucibilis NK2000 from 1) 20.0 g/l glucose without additional feeding, 2) 20.0 g/l glucose with feeding of 200.0 g/l glucose at 36 hr, in which the final concentration in the medium was 10.0 g/l, 3) 20 g/l glucose with feeding of 200.0 g/l glucose and a shift in an agitation speed from 400 to 600 rpm, 4) 20.0 g/l glucose with feeding of 200.0 g/l glucose at 36 hr and shifts in an agitation speed from 400 to 600 rpm and an aeration rate from 1.0 to 1.5 vvm, 5) and 20.0 g/l glucose with feeding of 200.0 g/l glucose at 36 hr and shifts in an agitation speed from 400 to 600 rpm and an aeration rate from 1.0 to 2.0 vvm, were 5.19, 5.74, 6.73, 7.93, and 9.40 g/l, respectively, and their conversion rates from glucose were 26.0, 19.1, 22.4, 26.4, and 31.3%, respectively. Compared to those developed using a normal process, production of gellan by S. paucibilis NK2000 from 20.0 g/l glucose was 1.81 times higher, and and its conversion rate was 1.20 times higher when the optimized process developed in this study was used.