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Clinical implications of DMSA Scan in Childhood Acute Pyelonephritis

  • Huh, Sun-Mi;Park, Bo-Kyoung;Kang, Hyun-Mi;Rhim, Jung-Woo;Suh, Jin-Soon;Lee, Kyung-Yil
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.107-113
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between 99mTecnicium-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan findings and clinical parameters including age and fever duration. Methods: The positive rates for abnormal DMSA scans were analyzed according to the age of patients, fever duration prior to admission, and total fever duration. DMSA scan findings were divided into 3 categories: single defect, multifocal defects, and discrepant defects. We evaluated the detection rates of vesicoureteral reflux according to DMSA scan lesions. Results: Among a total 320 cases, 141 (44.1%) had abnormal DMSA scans. The infant group (0-1 year of age) had a shorter total fever duration, and a lower C-reactive protein (CRP) value and DMSA positive rate (39.8% vs. 60.6%, P=0.002) compared to children group (2-15 years of age). Patients with abnormal scans had a longer total fever duration and higher CRP compared to those with normal scans. The positivity rate of abnormal scans did not differ between the patients with a short fever duration prior to admission of ${\leq}2$ days and those with longer fever duration of ${\geq}3$ days. However, patients with longer total fever duration had a higher rate of abnormal DMSA scans (P=0.02). Among cases with a single defect, multifocal defects, and discrepant defects, vesicoureteral reflux was observed in 22.4%, 60% and 70.6% of cases, respectively (P=0.004). Conclusion: Although DMSA scan has limitations in early diagnosis, DMSA scan findings may aid in the prediction of the severity of systemic inflammation and detection of vesicoureteral reflux.

Single memory based scan converter for embedded JPEG encoder (내장형 JPEG 압축을 위한 단일 메모리 기반의 스캔 순서 변환기)

  • Park Hyun-Sang
    • Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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    • v.11 no.3 s.32
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    • pp.320-325
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    • 2006
  • An image is partitioned into non-overlapping $8{\times}8$ blocks fer JPEG compression. A scan order converter is placed before the JPEG encoder to provide $8{\times}8$ blocks from the pixels in raster scan order. In general, its architecture requires two line memories for storing eight lines separately to allow the concurrent memory access by both the camera and JPEG processors. Although such architecture is simple to be implemented, it can be inefficient due to too excessive memory requirement as the image resolution increases. However, no deterministic addressing equation has been developed for scan conversion. In this paper, an effective memory addressing algorithm is proposed that can be devised only by adders and subtracters to implement a scan converter based on the single line memory.

A Study on Laser Scan Path Generation for Improving the Precision of Stereolithographic Parts (광조형물의 정밀도 향상을 위한 Laser주사경로 생성에 관한 연구)

  • Park, H.T.;Lee, S.H.
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.13 no.12
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    • pp.142-150
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    • 1996
  • Nowadays, as the development paeiod of new products becomes even shorter, the importance of Rapid Prototyping Technology(RPT) has been rapidly increased. The major application of RPT is an early verification of product designs and quick production of prototypes for testing. Moreover, RPT is applied not only as a second tooling process such as mold making and investment casting but also as a creating some physical structure in medical field. Despite the remarkable progress of RPT, it is required to improve various problems resulting from application such as production time, accuracy and materials. This paper presents a laser scan path generation for accuracy of stereolithographicparts The methodology of laser scan path generation is discussed based on the stereolithography, The procedure of this research is as follows : 1) Input laser scanning conditions such as a laser beam diameter and a laser scanning interval, 2) Reconstruct original contours without self intersecting offset, 3) Calculate offset about reconstructed contours, 4) Calculate intersection points between horizontal or vertical lines and offset contours for internal hatch, 5) Decide laser shutter on/off points. The algorithm developed and programmed by C language is verified as an efficient method after testing a number of STL files of mechanical parts.

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Dynamic Hepatic Blood Flow Scan of Liver Cirrhosis by Arterialization Index (동맥혈화지표 (Arterialization Index)를 이용한 간경화증의 혈류측정)

  • Kim, I.Y.;Yoo, H.S.;Lee, J.T.;Park, C.Y.
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 1983
  • The purpose of this study was to develop a method by which the sensitivity of radionuclide liver imaging for detection of liver cirrhosis could be enhanced. Dynamic blood flow scan were performed 21 cases of liver cirrhosis patients by using computerized gamma camera named arterialization index. The results were as follows: 1) Arterialization index were higher in liver cirrhosis comparing to normal value 0.33 and its mean is 2. 02. 2) Comparing to static liver scan, higher sensitivity in dynamic hepatic blood flow scan for detection of liver cirrhosis. Sensitivity for detection of liver cirrhosis is over 90%. 3) There are no correlation between arterialization index and serum albumin level. The use of hepatic dynamic blood flow scan proved effective in detection of liver cirrhosis. However, the test may be used as an aid in distinguishing between normal and pathologic livers.

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Developement of Ultrasonic Handy Scanner for Welding Inspection (초음파를 이용한 용접부 핸디 스캔 검사기 개발)

  • Kang, Dong-Myeong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.20 no.3 s.71
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    • pp.14-18
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    • 2005
  • The ultrasonic handy scanner to be developed in this research is a nondestructive inspection equipment with various facility. The ultrasonic inspection is the technique area which apply range is increasing greatly with IT. The purpose of this research is development of a ultrasonic handy scan inspection device with the utility in a work spot. The ultrasonic handy scanner to be developed with portability in this research is able to carry out the spot inspection. It can contribute to the quality improvement, cost reduction and safety design.

STUDY ON THE COLORS OF PRIMARY INCISORS USING DIGITAL SHADE ANALYSING SYSTEM (Digital Shade Analysing System을 이용한 상악 유절치의 색조에 대한 연구)

  • Oh, Min-Hyung;Lee, Kwang-Hee;Ra, Ji-Young;Kim, Dae-Eop
    • Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.429-437
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the shade of primary incisors. One hundred and nineteen children 394 maxillary anterior primary incisors were assessed. Digital shade analysing system ($ShadeScan^{TM}$, Cynovad, Canada) was used for measuring the shades This system enabled to improve the accuracy and objectivity The images of the teeth were taken with $ShadeScan^{TM}$ and shade maps of the teeth were obtained with $ShadeScan^{TM}$ software. The shades of three regions (cervical third middle third, incisal third) of the teeth were evaluated. The results were as follows : 1. In cervical third of primary incisors, D2 and D3 were the major shades and D2 was the most frequent shade. 2. In middle third of primary incisors, C1, D2, and B1 were the major shades and C1 was the most frequent shade. 3. In incisal third of primary incisors, A2 was the most frequent shade and D2 shade followed.

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ZNF435, a Novel Human SCAN-containing Zinc Finger Protein, Inhibits AP-1-mediated Transcriptional Activation

  • Gu, Xing;Zheng, Mei;Fei, Xiangwei;Yang, Zhenxing;Li, Fan;Ji, Chaoneng;Xie, Yi;Mao, Yumin
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.316-322
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    • 2007
  • Zinc finger transcription factor genes are a significant fraction of the genes in the vertebrate genome. Here we report the isolation and characterization of a human zinc finger-containing gene, ZNF435, from a fetal brain cDNA library. ZNF435 cDNA is 1290 base pairs in length and contains an open reading frame encoding 349 amino acids with four C2H2-type zinc fingers at its carboxyl terminus and a SCAN motif at its amino terminus. RT-PCR results showed that ZNF435 was expressed in all tested tissues. A ZNF435-GFP fusion protein was located in the nucleus and the four zinc fingers acted as nuclear localization signals (NLSs). ZNF435 was found to be capable of homo-association, and this effect was independent of its zinc fingers. Furthermore, ZNF435 proved to be a transcription repressor as its overexpression in AD293 cells inhibited the transcriptional activities of AP-1.

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Al-B4C Composites Fabricated by DED Process (DED 공정으로 제조된 Al-B4C 복합재의 미세조직 및 기계적 특성)

  • Yu-Jeong An;Ju-Yeon Han;Hyunjoo Choi;Se-Eun Shin
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.262-267
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    • 2023
  • Boron carbide (B4C) is highly significant in the production of lightweight protective materials when added to aluminum owing to its exceptional mechanical properties. In this study, a method for fabricating Al-B4C composites using high-energy ball milling and directed energy deposition (DED) is presented. Al-4 wt.% B4C composites were fabricated under 21 different laser conditions to analyze the microstructure and mechanical properties at different values of laser power and scan speeds. The composites fabricated at a laser power of 600 W and the same scan speed exhibited the highest hardness and generated the fewest pores. In contrast, the composites fabricated at a laser power of 1000 W exhibited the lowest hardness and generated a significant number of large pores. This can be explained by the influence of the microstructure on the energy density at different values of laser power.

An Improved Detection System for the Network Vulnerability Scan Attacks (네트워크 취약점 검색공격에 대한 개선된 탐지시스템)

  • You, Il-Sun;Cho, Kyung-San
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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    • v.8C no.5
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    • pp.543-550
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    • 2001
  • In this paper, an improved detection system for the network vulnerability scan attacks is proposed. The proposed system improves the methodology for detecting the network vulnerability scan attacks and provides a global detection and response capability that can counter attacks occurring across an entire network enterprize. Through the simulation, we show that the proposed system can detect vulnerable port attacks, coordinated attacks, slow scans and slow coordinated attacks. We also show our system can achieve more global and hierarchical response to attacks through the correlation between server and agents than a stand-alone system can make.

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