• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.453-456
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• 2004

Due to the bandwidth and storage limitations medical images are needed to be compressed before transmission and storage. DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) specification, which is the medical images standard, provides a mechanism for supporting the use of JPEG still image compression standard. In this paper, we explain a method for compressing medical images by PEG standard and propose two methods for JPEG compression. First, because medical images differ from natural images in optical feature, we propose a method to design adaptively the quantization table using spectrum analysis. Second, because medical images have higher pixel depth than natural images do, we propose a method to design Huffman table which considers the probability distribution feature of symbols. Simulation results show the improved performance compared to the quantization table and the adjusted Huffman table of JPEG standard.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.217-220
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• 2009

In "Hwangjenaegyeong(黃帝內經)", the name of blood vessels is closely related to images of the river, and the word for blood vessel contains the following meaning, such as blood vessel, blood wind as well as blood stasis and so on. In a physiological perspective, the unobstructed blood vessel and normal operation blood are important symbols of health, for blood is the basis for human survival, physical activity and mental activity. In pathology, the external cold, excessive seven emotions and a biased diet can cause many kinds of abnormalities of the blood vessels, which can in turn become causes for a variety of diseases. The theory of blood vessels in "Hwangjenaegyeong" can provide guidance for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in practice.

• 이베로아메리카
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.111-148
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• 2020

One way for phatic communication to be linguistically realized involves ritual activities, such as greetings and leave-takings. These conventionalized acts in medical contexts can significantly influence both transactional and interpersonal goals. The analysis in this paper confirms that exchanging rituals such as greeting and leave-taking between doctors and patients is not a simple exchange of conventionalized linguistic symbols. In addition, the use of discursive strategies means that to determine whether an expression is phatic or not, it is necessary to analyze it from the multidimensional perspective. The phaticity is established based on the negotiation between the participants during the interaction. We have found that the interrogative form of greeting like "¿Qué tal?" (How are you?) becomes a versatile resource in the medical context. Thus, professionals need to be attentive to the discourse progress, because the phaticity of the interrogative greetings (illocutionary force) is linked, in the vast majority, with the reaction of the patients. Also, the data confirms that when participants coordinate closings, the exchange of turns lengthens and the intervention of various discursive strategies for phatic communion becomes more prominent.

• 한국의상디자인학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2012

This study focuses on the establishment of the medical practitioners' brand image through uniforms design developments and the need for recognition, which follows the globalization and evolution of the medical industry. It also embodies public healthcare management services, as well as works to develop a unified design for nurse uniforms at the Gyeonggi provincial medical center in order to place it as a foothold hospital in the region. The results of the study are as follows: First, the symbols of nurse uniforms were divided into external and internal definitions. However, when comparing the uniforms of university hospitals and Gyeonggi provincial medical center, the nurses of the Gyeonggi provincial medical center preferred a uniform that had a strong symbolic meaning. Second, the functionality of nurse uniforms included management of uniforms, sewing, and measurements as important elements. Also, it was found that medical center nurses prefer materials with high functionality. Third, the aesthetics of nurse uniforms and decoration, which includes the external shape and popular influences, were displayed. Also, medical center nurses have a higher preference in external aesthetics than university hospital employees. The results of this study were used as the basis for the development of the design for the Gyeonggi provincial medical center nurse uniforms, which are as follows. First, in terms of symbolism, active application of the Gyeonggi provincial medical center's brand image and medical practitioners such as the Gyeonggi provincial medical center's logo were applied to establish a unified image. Second, in terms of functionality, consideration of the special working conditions and activities were taken into place through the use of functional materials and details to create superior application and efficient work performance. Third, in terms of beauty, bright and neat colors as well as pleasantries were emphasized to create a professional image that will reel in confidence from the patients.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.2714-2726
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• 1997

본 논문은 디지탈 의료 영상을 효과적으로 무손실 압축하기 위한 적용적 심볼 교환에 기반을 둔 새로운 부호화 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 먼저 원영상에 차분 규칙 또는 적용 예측기를 적용하여 차분 영상값을 구하며, 이러한 차분 영상값에 대한 개별 context를 결정한다. 다음 단계에서 context하에서 현재 부호화될 차분 영상값과 모델 템플리트상의 차분 영상값들 사이의 극성 일치를 갖는 심볼의 추정을 기반으로 한 적응적인 심볼 교환 과정을 적용하여 예측 심볼을 얻는다. 예측 심볼은 부호화 될 차분 영상값에 대해 가장 빈번하게 발생하리라고 예측되는 심볼을 가리키며, 예측 심볼이 차분 영상값과 동일할 때 부호화 효율이 높게 유지된다. 마지막 부호화 단계에서 이진 적응 산술 부호기는 특정 context가 주어진 차분 영상값의 예측 여부를 판단하는 이진 판단 트리를 사용하여 차분 영상값을 부호화 한다. 차분 영상값 예측 적중율 향상을 통하여 제안된 알고리즘의 부호화 효율은 ISO JPEG 무손실 예측기를 산술 부호기에 적용한 경우보다 약 33% 정도 높아지고, 차분 예측기 또는 적용 예측기를 산술 부호기에 적용한 경우에 비해 약 23% 정도 높아짐을 알 수 있다. 제안된 부호화 방법은 단위 구간 부분할시 곱셈 연산이 아닌 덧셈 연산을 사용하기 때문에 부호기의 복잡성이 낮고 다중 비트 공간의 영상을 이진 공간 열로 분할하지 않고 바로 다중 비트 의료 영상을 부호기에 적용 할 수 있기 때문에 의료 PACS의 영상 압축부에서 사용될 수 있다.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2006

The Mandala art therapy is used as a clinical method for helping patients to perceive their internal existence and to maintain harmonious between body and mind. Despite the fact that Mandala is congruous with the oriental philosophy, there are few studies that approach Mandala from the view point of the oriental medicine. Method : This study looks into the Maudala art therapy from the perspective of Yin-Yang Wuxiug(陰陽五行) and examines the possibility of using Mandala art therapy in the oriental medical practice. Results : In Analyzing the symbols of Mandala, the lines can be interpreted in terms of Yin and Yang, and the preferences for colors and the style of expression can be interpreted in terms of the body organs associated with colors and emotions in Wuxing. In addition, the clinical effects of Mandala, such as body-mind harmony and self-examination, are congruous with the Suncbeondo(先天圖) of the oriental medicine primer. Conclusion : The Mandala art therapy bas a potential to be used for medical diagnosis and treatment in the oriental medicine. Therefore, it is necessary to research and develop various Mandala art programs and assess their effectiveness through applications to medical cases.

• Journal of Korea Artificial Intelligence Association
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2024

Kodály hand signs are symbols that intuitively represent pitch and note names based on the shape and height of the hand. They are an excellent tool that can be easily expressed using the human body, making them highly engaging for children who are new to music. Traditional hand signs help beginners easily understand pitch and significantly aid in music learning and performance. However, Kodály hand signs have distinctive features, such as the ability to indicate key changes or chords using both hands and to clearly represent accidentals. These features enable the effective use of Kodály hand signs. In this paper, we aim to investigate the changes in recognition rates according to the complexity of scales by creating a device for learning Kodály hand signs, teaching simple Do-Re-Mi scales, and then gradually increasing the complexity of the scales and teaching complex scales and children's songs (such as "May Had A Little Lamb"). The learning device utilizes accelerometer and bending sensors. The accelerometer detects the tilt of the hand, while the bending sensor detects the degree of bending in the fingers. The utilized accelerometer is a 6-axis accelerometer that can also measure angular velocity, ensuring accurate data collection. The learning and performance evaluation of the Kodály learning device were conducted using Python.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권6C호
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• pp.824-833
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• 2004

대역폭과 저장장치의 한계 때문에 의료영상은 전송과 저장 전에 압축되어야 한다. 의료영상 표준인 DICOM(Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine)은 JPEG 정지영상 압축을 지원하는 구조를 제공한다. 본 논문에서는 의료영상을 JPEG으로 압축하기 위한 방법을 설명하고 JPEG 압축을 위한 두 가지 방법을 제안한다. 첫 번째로 의료영상은 자연영상과는 시각적인 특성이 다르기 때문에, 스펙트럼 분석을 이용한 양자화 테이블을 적응적으로 설계하는 방법을 제안한다. 두 번째로 의료영상은 자연영상과 다르게 픽셀당 비트수가 높기 때문에, 심벌들의 확률분포 특성을 고려한 허프만 테이블을 적응적으로 설계하는 방법을 제안한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 의료영상에 적합한 양자화 테이블과 허프만 테이블을 설계하는 방법을 제안한다. 실험 결과 JPEG 표준의 양자화 테이블과 수정된 허프만 테이블에 비해 성능이 향상되는 것을 볼 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 방법은 JPEG 표준을 만족하므로, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System)에 적용될 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2000

Objective: In order to investigate the functional brain anatomy associated with verbal and visual working memory, functional magnetic resonance imaging was performed. Materials and Methods: In ten normal right handed subjects, functional MR images were obtained using a 1.5-T MR scanner and the EPI BOLD technique. An item recognition task was used for stimulation, and during the activation period of the verbal working memory task, consonant letters were used. During the activation period of the visual working memory task, symbols or diagrams were employed instead of letters. For the post-processing of images, the SPM program was used, with the threshold of significance set at p < .001. We assessed activated brain areas during the two stimulation tasks and compared the activated regions between the two tasks. Results: The prefrontal cortex and secondary visual cortex were activated bilaterally by both verbal and visual working memory tasks, and the patterns of activated signals were similar in both tasks. The superior parietal cortex was also activated by both tasks, with lateralization to the left in the verbal task, and bilaterally without lateralization in the visual task. The inferior frontal cortex, inferior parietal cortex and temporal gyrus were activated exclusively by the verbal working memory task, predominantly in the left hemisphere. Conclusion: The prefrontal cortex is activated by two stimulation tasks, and this is related to the function of the central executive. The language areas activated by the verbal working memory task may be a function of the phonological loop. Bilateral prefrontal and superior parietal cortices activated by the visual working memory task may be related to the visual maintenance of objects, representing visual working memory.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.551-559
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• 2005

The recent rapid increase in genomic data related to many microorganisms and the development of computational tools to accurately analyze large amounts of data have enabled us to design several kinds of simulation approaches for the complex behaviors of cells. Among these approaches, dFBA (dynamic flux balance analysis), which utilizes FBA, differential equations, and regulatory events, has correctly predicted cellular behaviors under given environmental conditions. However, until now, dFBA has centered on substrate concentration, cell growth, and gene on/off, but a detailed hierarchical structure of a regulatory network has not been taken into account. The use of Boolean rules for regulatory events in dFBA has limited the representation of interactions between specific regulatory proteins and genes and the whole transcriptional regulation mechanism with environmental change. In this paper, we adopted the operon as the basic structure, constructed a hierarchical structure for a regulatory network with defined fundamental symbols, and introduced a weight between symbols in order to solve the above problems. Finally, the total control mechanism of regulatory elements (operons, genes, effectors, etc.) with time was simulated through the linkage of dFBA with regulatory network modeling. The lac operon, trp operon, and tna operon in the central metabolic network of E. coli were chosen as the basic models for control patterns. The suggested modeling method in this study can be adopted as a basic framework to describe other transcriptional regulations, and provide biologists and engineers with useful information on transcriptional regulation mechanisms under extracellular environmental change.