• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to validate the performance and diagnostic efficacy of the Korean digits-in-noise (K-DIN) test in comparison to the Korean speech perception-in-noise (K-SPIN) test, which is the representative speech-in-noise test in clinical practice. Subjects and Methods: Twenty-seven subjects (15 normal-hearing and 12 hearing-impaired listeners) participated. The recorded Korean 0-9 digits were used to form quasirandom digit triplets; 50 target digit triplets were presented at the most comfortable level of each subject while presenting speech-shaped background noise at various levels of signal-to-noise ratios (-12.5, -10, -5, or +5 dB). Subjects were then instructed to listen to both target and noise masker unilaterally and bilaterally through a headphone. K-SPIN test was also conducted using the same procedure as the K-DIN. After calculating their percent correct responses, K-DIN and K-SPIN results were compared using a Pearson-correlation test. Results: Results showed a statistically significant correlation between K-DIN and K-SPIN in all hearing conditions (left: r=0.814, p<0.001; right: r=0.788, p<0.001; bilateral: r=0.727, p<0.001). Moreover, the K-DIN test achieved better testing efficacy, shorter average listening time (5 min vs. 30 min), and easier performance of task according to participants' qualitative reports than the K-SPIN test. Conclusions: In this study, the Korean version of digit triplet test was validated in both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. The findings suggest that the K-DIN test can be used as a simple and time-efficient hearing-in-noise test in audiology clinics in Korea.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to validate the performance and diagnostic efficacy of the Korean digits-in-noise (K-DIN) test in comparison to the Korean speech perception-in-noise (K-SPIN) test, which is the representative speech-in-noise test in clinical practice. Subjects and Methods: Twenty-seven subjects (15 normal-hearing and 12 hearing-impaired listeners) participated. The recorded Korean 0-9 digits were used to form quasirandom digit triplets; 50 target digit triplets were presented at the most comfortable level of each subject while presenting speech-shaped background noise at various levels of signal-to-noise ratios (-12.5, -10, -5, or +5 dB). Subjects were then instructed to listen to both target and noise masker unilaterally and bilaterally through a headphone. K-SPIN test was also conducted using the same procedure as the K-DIN. After calculating their percent correct responses, K-DIN and K-SPIN results were compared using a Pearson-correlation test. Results: Results showed a statistically significant correlation between K-DIN and K-SPIN in all hearing conditions (left: r=0.814, p<0.001; right: r=0.788, p<0.001; bilateral: r=0.727, p<0.001). Moreover, the K-DIN test achieved better testing efficacy, shorter average listening time (5 min vs. 30 min), and easier performance of task according to participants' qualitative reports than the K-SPIN test. Conclusions: In this study, the Korean version of digit triplet test was validated in both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired listeners. The findings suggest that the K-DIN test can be used as a simple and time-efficient hearing-in-noise test in audiology clinics in Korea.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.1011-1019
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• 2015

컴퓨터 사용자가 사람인지 아닌지를 판별하는 CAPTCHA는 많은 포털 사이트에서 자동 프로그램에 의한 비정상적인 회원가입 또는 다중 로그인 방지 등을 위해 사용되고 있다. 많은 웹 사이트들은 숫자 혹은 영어로 구성된 문자열 기반 캡챠를 대부분 사용하는데, 최근에는 OCR 기술의 발달로 단순한 텍스트 기반 캡챠는 쉽게 무력화 된다. 이에 대한 대안으로 많은 웹 사이트들은 글자 판독을 어렵게 하기 위해 잡음을 첨가하거나 글자를 왜곡시키는 등 다양한 시도를 하고 있다. 본 논문에서 대상으로 하는 국내 한 포털 사이트 역시 공격자들에 의해 많은 공격을 당하였고, 끊임없이 캡챠를 발전시키고 있다. 본 논문에서는 해당 사이트에서 현재 사용되고 있는 다양한 자연 배경을 지닌 캡챠에 대해 분석하고, SVM을 이용한 특징 분리 후 CNN을 이용한 글자 인식을 통해 해당 캡챠의 취약성을 검증하였다. 실험 결과, 총 1000개의 캡챠 이미지 중 368개에 대해 정확히 맞추었고, 이를 통해 해당 포털 사이트에서 현재 사용하고 있는 새로운 버전의 캡챠 역시 안전하지 않음을 입증하였다.