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Deep Learning based Rapid Diagnosis System for Identifying Tomato Nutrition Disorders

  • Zhang, Li;Jia, Jingdun;Li, Yue;Gao, Wanlin;Wang, Minjuan
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.2012-2027
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    • 2019
  • Nutritional disorders are one of the most common diseases of crops and they often result in significant loss of agricultural output. Moreover, the imbalance of nutrition element not only affects plant phenotype but also threaten to the health of consumers when the concentrations above the certain threshold. A number of disease identification systems have been proposed in recent years. Either the time consuming or accuracy is difficult to meet current production management requirements. Moreover, most of the systems are hard to be extended, only detect a few kinds of common diseases with great difference. In view of the limitation of current approaches, this paper studies the effects of different trace elements on crops and establishes identification system. Specifically, we analysis and acquire eleven types of tomato nutritional disorders images. After that, we explore training and prediction effects and significances of super resolution of identification model. Then, we use pre-trained enhanced deep super-resolution network (EDSR) model to pre-processing dataset. Finally, we design and implement of diagnosis system based on deep learning. And the final results show that the average accuracy is 81.11% and the predicted time less than 0.01 second. Compared to existing methods, our solution achieves a high accuracy with much less consuming time. At the same time, the diagnosis system has good performance in expansibility and portability.

Comparison of Integrated Health and Welfare Service Provision Projects Centered on Medical Institutions (의료기관 중심 보건의료·복지 통합 서비스 제공 사업 비교)

  • Su-Jin Lee;Jong-Yeon Kim
    • Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.132-145
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    • 2024
  • Objectives: This study compares cases of Dalgubeol Health Care Project, 301 Network Project, and 3 for 1 Project based on program logic models to derive measures for promoting integrated healthcare and welfare services centered around medical institutions. Methods: From January to December 2021, information on the implementation systems and performance of each institution was collected. Data sources included prior academic research, project reports, operational guidelines, official press releases, media articles, and written surveys from project managers. A program logic model analysis framework was applied, structuring the information based on four elements: situation, input, activity, and output. Results: All three projects aimed to address the fragmentation of health and welfare services and medical blind spots. Despite similar multidisciplinary team compositions, differences existed in specific fields, recruitment scale, and employment types. Variations in funding sources led to differences in community collaboration, support methods, and future directions. There were discrepancies in the number of beneficiaries and medical treatments, with different results observed when comparing the actual number of people to input manpower and project cost per beneficiary. Conclusions: To design an integrated health and welfare service provision system centered on medical institutions, securing a stable funding mechanism and establishing an appropriate target population and service delivery system are crucial. Additionally, installing a dedicated department within the medical institution to link activities across various sectors, rather than outsourcing, is necessary. Ensuring appropriate recruitment and stable employment systems is needed. A comprehensive provision system offering services from mild to severe cases through public-private cooperation is suggested.

Analysis of the Influence Factors on Intention of Use for Artificial Intelligence-Based Health Functional Food Recommended Service (인공지능기반 건강기능식품 추천서비스 사용의도에 미치는 영향요인 분석)

  • Yun, Heajeang;Kim, Yeongdae;Kim, Ji-Young;Shin, Yongtae
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2021
  • The health functional food market continues to grow, and according to that trend, the subdivision sales of personalized health functional foods, which have been legally prohibited, will be operated as a special regulatory pilot project. Personalized health functional food recommendations have a variety of personalized indicators to consider, and it is believed that algorithmic methods will be needed to proceed in a customized manner considering all of them. This study aims to contribute to the development of the AI-based health functional food recommendation service by studying factors that affect the use of the AI-based health functional food recommendation service. This paper analyzed the intention of use for AI-based health functional food recommendation service based on the information system success model and Technology Acceptance Model. This study considered information quality factors, service quality factor, and system quality factor as independent variables influencing perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and trust. For empirical analysis, 406 questionnaires were used and the collected data were performed using AMOS 22.0 and SPSS 22.0. Research has shown that the accuracy, timeliness, empathy and availability have a positive effect on usefulness. Understandability and availability has been shown to have a positive effect on ease of use. The accuracy, understandability, empathy and availibility has been shown to have a positive impact on Trust. Usefulness, ease of use and trust all have been shown to have a positive influence on intention of use.

Systems Thinking for the Crisis and Improvements of Healthcare Delivery System (시스템사고로 본 의료전달체계의 위기와 개선방안)

  • Chung, Yoon;Lim, Jae Min;Lee, Kyun Jick
    • Korean System Dynamics Review
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.5-24
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    • 2016
  • This study structurally analyzes major inefficiency of Korea's healthcare delivery system by utilizing the systems thinking. In particular, the phenomenon of patient's concentrated visits to large hospitals, waste of resource due to competitions between clinics and large hopitals, and the structure of oversupply were visualized using the causal loop diagram. The inefficient structure of healthcare delivery system can be understood more clearly by utilizing the major system archetypes of 'success to the successful', 'tragedy of commons', 'escalation' and 'limits to growth'. This study also finds solution from archetypal structure suggested by Wolstenholme. The inefficient status of healthcare delivery system might be explained by the 'out of control' archetype. In conclusion, the public resources such as the national health insurance need to be acknowledged as the entire achievement. All the participants should cooperate with each other in order to improve the inefficiency of the healthcare delivery system. In addition, the arrangement of incentive system for cooperation, acceleration of health information technology, and development of innovative business models make the sustainable healthcare delivery system.

Application of Microbial Fuel Cells to Wastewater Treatment Systems Used in the Living Building Challenge (Living Building Challenge의 하수처리시스템에 대한 미생물 연료전지의 응용)

  • Lee, Chae-Young;Liu, Hong;Han, Sun-Kee
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.474-481
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the application of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to the wastewater treatment systems employed in the Living Building Challenge. Methods: I reviewed a range of information on decentralized wastewater treatment technologies such as composting toilets, constructed wetlands, recirculating biofilters, membrane bioreactors, and MFCs. Results: The Living Building Challenge is a set of standards to make buildings more eco-friendly using renewable resources and self-treating water systems. Although there are various decentralized wastewater treatment technologies available, MFCs have been considered an attractive future option for a decentralized system as used in the Living Building Challenge. MFCs can directly convert substrate energy to electricity with high conversion efficiency at ambient and even at low temperatures. MFCs do not require energy input for aeration if using open-air cathodes. Moreover, MFCs have the potential for widespread application in locations lacking water and electrical infrastructure Conclusions: This paper demonstrated the feasibility of MFCs as a novel decentralized wastewater treatment system employed in the Living Building Challenge.

On the Physical Function Evaluation, Prevention Training, and Cognitive Ability Improvement through the Design of a Healthcare Independence Support System based on Emotional Satisfaction of Senior Users

  • Lee, Sang Min;Kim, Joo Uk;Kim, Young Min
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2021
  • Recently, social technologies have been created to solve problems from businesses for the establishment of generational solidarity ecosystem in terms of employment, residential space, network and social capital, age, cognitive and environmental aspects. This is senior-friendly healthcare business system aimed at meeting the senior needs for health life to enjoy active consumption culture life even after retirement, becoming a catalyst for minimizing generational conflicts, preventing the cognitive and physical deterioration of seniority in the areas of life healthcare, fitness and well-aging, and expanding into systems necessary for seniority self-reliance. We would like to draw up the development and requirements of the concept of the service platform for the study of collective characteristics for generation solidarity with senior class and the establishment of a customized senior health life system for generation solidarity. This system is characterized by a platform that can prevent the decline of seniors' cognitive and physical functions and enhance emotional stability. It is significant in providing feedback on the risk perception index, fall index, and prevention training index information to the child through the analysis and extraction of the senior health index for risk perception, fall probability, and fall prevention.

The Current Status of Utilization and Demand on Cancer Information in the Faculties of Medical School in Korea (국내 의과대학 교수의 암정보 활용 현황과 요구도)

  • Lim, Min-Kyung;Park, Sook-Kyung;Yang, Jeong-Hee;Lee, Young-Sung
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.39-46
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    • 2003
  • Objectives : To investigate the availability and demand for overall cancer-related information, and to establish a basic plan for the construction of a cancer database and information system based on the research results from Korea. Methods : Postal and telephone surveys were carried out, between August 2001 and November 2001, of 323 affiliated faculty professors from medical universities and colleges in Korea. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistical methods, with regard to the present status and demand for health and cancer-related information. Results : Most (over 80%) subjects studied utilized the health-related information provided on Internet website from foreign countries, such as Medline, but similar comprehensive information system lacked in Korea. The construction of a cancer-related database of domestic research results was revealed to be in a great demand. Information on registration and statistics (52.8%), study results (48.5%) and study resources (37.4%) were the major ingredients required in the database. In constructing a database of the cancer-related research results, a full-text service, continuous updating of data, and the development of standardized user-friendly searching tool were regarded as the necessary components. The formulation of an information sharing system, regarding cancer-related clinical trials, was investigated as being quite feasible. Conclusion : This study demonstrated the great importance of cancer information systems, and much demand for an available cancer-related database based on Korean research results.

An Improved Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Remote Health Monitoring System (원격 건강정보 모니터링 시스템을 위한 개선된 익명인증 기법)

  • Park, Youngho;Noh, Si-Wan;Rhee, Kyung-Hyune
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.1551-1560
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    • 2016
  • With the advancement of wearable devices and wireless body are networks, smart healthcare systems based on such technologies have been emerging to effectively monitor patient health and disease progression. In order to implement viable smart healthcare systems, the security and privacy of patient's personal health information must be considered. Yang et al. proposed a privacy-preserving authentication scheme using key-insulation technique for remote health monitoring system, however, key-insulation technique is not properly adapted to their scheme which in turn causes a security pitfall contrary to their assertions. Besides, Yang et al.'s scheme does not guarantee user anonymity against healthcare service provider. Therefore, in this paper, we discuss the security concerns for Yang et al.'s scheme and present an improved anonymous authentication scheme.

A study on school health education curriculum in Japan (일본의 학교보건교육 교과과정 고찰)

  • Oh, Eun-Hwan
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.65-73
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: In Japan, there are many disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, and because of the high temperature and humid climate, health education for food poisoning may be particularly important. In addition, sexual problems caused by precociousness of adolescents, smoking and drinking are already serious socially important problems, and addiction problems are also emerging. Methods: Various publications from Japanese governments, interest groups such as government officers, health center workers, and people from health educators. For the information of Korean health education conditions, a current health educator and people from middle and high schools. Results: In 2012, based on the "Investigation Report on the Mind Care of Children in Emergency Disasters" from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) situation of children in East Japan affected areas was discovered, and health education became important. In 2014, the "School Health and Safety Act Enforcement Rule" was amended, and health checkups are emphasized as part of school health. Conclusions: School health education in Japan differs from other health care systems in many ways with the system of Korea in the context of non-existence of official health education curriculum. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develope how the curriculum of school health education in Korea.

Real-Time Automated Cardiac Health Monitoring by Combination of Active Learning and Adaptive Feature Selection

  • Bashir, Mohamed Ezzeldin A.;Shon, Ho Sun;Lee, Dong Gyu;Kim, Hyeongsoo;Ryu, Keun Ho
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.99-118
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    • 2013
  • Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are widely used by clinicians to identify the functional status of the heart. Thus, there is considerable interest in automated systems for real-time monitoring of arrhythmia. However, intra- and inter-patient variability as well as the computational limits of real-time monitoring poses significant challenges for practical implementations. The former requires that the classification model be adjusted continuously, and the latter requires a reduction in the number and types of ECG features, and thus, the computational burden, necessary to classify different arrhythmias. We propose the use of adaptive learning to automatically train the classifier on up-to-date ECG data, and employ adaptive feature selection to define unique feature subsets pertinent to different types of arrhythmia. Experimental results show that this hybrid technique outperforms conventional approaches and is therefore a promising new intelligent diagnostic tool.