• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.751-759
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 초음파 영상에서 끊어진 구조의 연결성을 향상시키는 방법을 제안한다. 본 제안 방법은 대상 픽셀의 밝기값과 주변픽셀의 그라디언트 정보를 사용하여 연결 여부를 결정하게 된다. 끊어진 구조로 판단되어진 픽셀은 그 밝기값을 증가시켜 연관성 있는 구조로 연결시키게 된다. 이후 시각적 자연스러운 표현을 위하여 비등방성 확산 필터링을 적용하여 수행하게 된다. 연산속도의 이득을 위하여 제안하는 연결성 향상 방법의 구조행렬은 그라디언트 정보와 확산 방향을 결정하는 확산 필터의 구조행렬과 통일한 구조행렬을 사용하였다. 실험은 끊어진 구조가 나타나는 실제 초음파 영상에 대해 수행하였으며 제안된 방법에 의해 끊어진 구조가 연결되어 졌음을 확인할 수 있다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.971-995
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• 2014

The parts of semi-rigid connected and partially embedded piles in elastic soil, above the soil and embedded in the soil are called the first region and second region, respectively. The upper end of the pile in the first region is supported by linear-elastic rotational spring. The forth order differential equations of both region for critical buckling load of partially embedded and semi-rigid connected pile with shear deformation are established using small-displacement theory and Winkler hypothesis. These differential equations are solved by differential transform method (DTM) and analytical method and critical buckling loads of semirigid connected and partially embedded pile are obtained, results are given in tables and graphs are presented for investigating the effects of relative stiffness of the pile and flexibility of rotational spring.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2012

본 논문은 2차원 선형탄성 직접 경계요소법에서 저매개변수 요소를 사용할 때 Kernel의 적분방법에 대하여 논의하였다. 일반적으로 등매개변수 요소의 경우 형상함수로 통칭되는 해의 기저함수와 요소의 적분을 위해 사용되는 사상함수를 동일하게 사용한다. 그러나 본 논문에서는 사상함수의 차수를 낮게 취하여 순수기저절점을 도입하고 그때 직접 경계요소의 Kernel을 적분하기 위한 방법이 모색되었다. 일반적으로 경계요소법의 적분 Kernel의 경우 Log수치적분과 코쉬주치(Cauchy principal value) 등을 통해 해결하는데, 본 논문에서는 대수적 조작을 통해 적분값의 정확도를 높일 수 있도록 새로운 수식을 유도하였다. 본 연구에서 저매개변수 기반의 직접 경계요소에 대한 강건성과 정확도를 검증하기 위해 2차원 타원형 편미분방정식으로 표현되는 평면응력과 평면변형문제에 대해 적용하였다. 적용 예제로는 단순연결영역(simple connected region)의 대표적 문제인 캔틸레버보와 다중연결영역(multiple connected region)의 대표적인 문제인 개구부가 있는 사각평면에 대해 각각 수치해석을 수행한 결과 대폭적인 자유도의 감소에 비해 정확도 측면에는 기존의 방법과 차이가 없음을 볼 수 있었다. 본 논문에서 제시된 방법은 기저함수 고차화 저매개변수 직접 경계요소법(subparametric high order boundary element)과 이에 기초를 둔 저매개변수 고차 이중경계요소법(subparametric high order dual boundary element)의 초석이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.872-877
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• 2012

본 논문은 한글 모음의 구조적 특징을 이용하여 자연영상에 포함된 한글 문자영역을 검출하는 기법을 제안하였다. 자연 영상을 명도영상으로 변환하고 에지 및 연결요소 기반 방법으로 특징값을 추출하며, 추출된 특징값은 필터링을 수행하여 한글 문자의 특징에 맞지 않는 특징값을 제거하여 한글 문자영역 병합을 위한 후보를 선정한다. 선정된 후보 특징값은 한글 자소 병합 알고리즘으로 하나의 문자로 병합하여 후보 문자영역으로 검출하고, 한글 문자 유형 판별 알고리즘으로 한글 문자영역 여부를 판별함으로서 최종적인 한글 문자영역을 검출한다. 실험결과, 복잡한 배경을 갖고 다양한 환경에서 촬영된 영상에서 한글 문자영역을 효과적으로 검출하였고, 제안한 문자영역 검출 방법은 향상된 검출 결과를 보여 주었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.2531-2542
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• 1997

This paper describes a method for region segmentation and string extractionin documents which are mixed with text, graphic and picture images by the use of the structural characteristic of connceted components. In segmentation of non-text regionas, with connection-characteristic functions which are made by structural characteristic of connected components, segmentation process is progressed. In the string extraction, first we organize basic-unit-region of which vertical and horizontal length are 1/4 of average length of connection components. Second, by merging the basic-unit-regions one other that have smaller values than a given connection intensity threshold. Third, by linking the word blocks with similar block anagles, initial strings are cresed. Finally the whold strings are generated by merging remaining word blocks whose angles are not decided, if their height and prosition are similar to the initial strings. This method can extract strings that are neither horizontal nor of various character sizes. Through computer exteriments with different style documents, we have shown that the feasibility of our method successes.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2016

Structural differentiation of the connective stalk in giant duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza, was examined to reveal the anatomical and ultrastructural characteristics within reduced shoot. The study focuses primarily on structural features of the connective stalk (CT), which connect offspring to their mother fronds. Photoautotrophic offspring fronds remained connected by stalks to mother fronds in the reproductive pockets until separation. The CT originated from the meristematic region of the abaxial frond and joined the fronds laterally with two abscission layers. The most notable features of the CT were polymorphic mitochondria, random occurrences of fibrillar structures in intercellular spaces, and great variability in cell wall thickness. Vascular tissues in CTs were highly reduced, demonstrating only a central vascular strand. Grana with 2 to 4 thylakoids and starch grains were found in the chloroplasts. A chlorophyll assay indicated high chlorophyll concentrations in daughter fronds and low concentrations in CTs. The frond and CT, while physically connected to each other, functioned independently. Despite great reduction in S. polyrhiza, the CT has proven to be very efficient for separating offspring from the mother frond, which lends to its capacity for rapid vegetative reproduction. The ultrastructural aspects of CTs in S. polyrhiza were characterized for the first time in this study.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.153-166
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• 1988

The fine structure of the salivary glands of the pine moth, Dendrolimus spectabilis Butler, at the last larval period is observed using light and electron microscopes. The moths have single paired tubular salivary glands which openings are connected to the oral cavity through the upper jaw. By the external morphology and its functions, the glands are subdivided into three regions which are anterior reabsorptive region, middle storage region and posterior secretory region. Along the inner canal of the salivary gland two columns of the large glandular cells are connected each other and oriented to ring-like forms. By this cellular orientation, the glands have long and large tubular structure. From anterior to posterior region large nuclei of the glands are ramified like twigs of the tree, and in the cytoplasm of the cell numerous mitochondria and vacuoles are seen. Moreover, basal plasma membranes of the gland cells are heavily infolded. The anterior region of the glands keeps several characteristics related to the reabsorption of the material from the inner cavity to the glandular cells whereas, main salivary material is synthesized and secreted through the long and convoluted posterior region. The apical plasma membranes of the cells are the most heavily invaginated at the posterior regoin, but trachea and tracheoles are distributed only at the middle and posterior regions. In the cytoplasm of the middle region Golgi complexes appeared at the vicinity of the vesicles, and at the posterior region of the salivary glands multivesicular bodies are also observed.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.4585-4600
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• 2022

A pool scrubber is often used as a wet-type design to mitigate the consequence of a severe nuclear accident. While studies indicated higher decontamination performance of a deeper pool, utilizing a very tall pool can be problematic due to potential structural stability and water backflow issues. This study proposes, as an alternative to a single pool system, a pool scrubber system composed of serially connected multiple pools with lower heights. Since large fraction of aerosol removal takes place in the injection region, serially connected pool scrubber system is expected to enhance the overall decontamination capability of a pool scrubber system. To support the analysis of the proposed system's decontamination capability, a new computer model was developed in the study to describe the bubble size dependent effect on aerosol removal including the effect of pool residence time. The accuracy of the new model was examined against experimental data for its validation. The proposed scrubber system composed of serially connected multiple shorter pools is found to have much improved decontamination performance over the current single pool system design.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.508-513
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• 2002

Human endogenous retroviral long terminal repeats (LTRs) have been found to be coexpressed with sequences of genes located nearby. It has been suggested that the LTR elements have contributed to the structural change or genetic variation of human genome connected to various diseases. The HERV-W family has been identified in the cerebrospinal fluids and brains of individuals with schizophrenia. Using a cDNA library derived from a human brain, the HERV-W LTR elements were examined and five new LTR elements were identified. These elements were examined using a YAC clone panel from the Xq21.3 region linked to psychosis that was replicated on the Y chromosome after the separation of the chimpanzee and human lineages. Fourteen elements of the HERV-W LTR were identified in that region. Those LTR elements showed a high degree of sequence similarity ($91.8-99.5\%$) with previously reported HERV-W LTR. A phylogenetic tree obtained from the neighbor-joining method revealed that new HERV-W LTR elements were closely related to the AXt000960, AF072504, and AF072506 from the GenBank database. The data indicates that several copy numbers of the HERV-W LTR elements exist on the Xq21.3 region and are also expressed in the human brain. These LTR elements need to be further investigated as potential leads to neuropsychiatric diseases.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.239-258
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• 2012

In this paper, experimental investigations on high strength steel (HSS) stud connected steel-concrete composite (SCC) girders to understand the effect of shear connector density on their flexural behaviour is presented. SCC girder specimens were designed for three different shear capacities (100%, 85%, and 70%), by varying the number of stud connectors in the shear span. Three SCC girder specimens were tested under monotonic/quasi-static loading, while three similar girder specimens were subjected to non-reversal cyclic loading under simply supported end conditions. Details of casting the specimens, experimental set-up, and method of testing, instrumentation for the measurement of deflection, interface-slip and strain are discussed. It is found that SCC girder specimen designed for full shear capacity exhibits interface slip for loads beyond 25% of the ultimate load capacity. Specimens with lesser degree of shear connection show lower values of load at initiation of slip. Very good ductility is exhibited by all the HSS stud connected SCC girder specimens. It is observed that the ultimate moment of resistance as well as ductility gets reduced for HSS stud connected SCC girder with reduction in stud shear connector density. Efficiency factor indicating the effectiveness of high strength stud connectors in resisting interface forces is estimated to be 0.8 from the analysis. Failure mode is primarily flexure with fracturing of stud connectors and characterised by flexural cracking and crushing of concrete at top in the pure bending region. Local buckling in the top flange of steel beam was also observed at the loads near to failure, which is influenced by spacing of studs and top flange thickness of rolled steel section. One of the recommendations is that the ultimate load capacity can be limited to 1.5 times the plastic moment capacity of the section such that the post peak load reduction is kept within limits. Load-deflection behaviour for monotonic tests compared well with the envelope of load-deflection curves for cyclic tests. It is concluded from the experimental investigations that use of HSS studs will reduce their numbers for given loading, which is advantageous in case of long spans. Buckling of top flange of rolled section is observed at failure stage. Provision of lips in the top flange is suggested to avoid this buckling. This is possible in case of longer spans, where normally built-up sections are used.