• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.968-970
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• 2009

Peer-Assisted CDN은 CDN과 P2P 기술을 상호보완적으로 이용해서 많은 사용자들에게 효율적으로 콘텐츠를 전송한다. 본 논문에서는 Peer-Assisted CDN과 전통적인 CDN, P2P 시스템의 성능 비교를 위한 간단한 성능 분석 모델을 제시한다. 그리고 실재 트레이스를 기초로 트래픽, 전송량, 다운로드 속도 측면에서 Peer-Assisted CDN과 CDN의 성능을 비교 한다. 본 논문의 결과에 따르면, Peer-Assisted CDN이 총 업로드 용량, 다운로드 속도, 확장성 측면에서 일반 CDN 보다 우수하다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2001

Objective: The present study was performed to investigate the efficiency of partial laser assisted hatching (p-LAH; lased 1/2 ZP width from ZP edge) on hatching of mouse blastocysts. Methods: We used non-contact $1.48{\mu}m$ diode laser (MTM, Switzland) to create a precise hole on zona pellucida. 2-cell embryos were collected from the mouse (ICR) oviduct at 48 hours after hCG administration. Collected 2-cell embryos were cultured in the P-1 medium supplemented with 0.4% BSA. For experiments, embryos at 8-cell stage were used after $20{\sim}22$ hours in culture. After conventional (c-LAH) or partial laser assisted hatching, the embryos were further cultured in P-1 medium supplemented with 0.4% BSA for 3 days. To compare efficiency of complete and partial laser assisted hatching, hatching rate, hatching time and blastocyst diameter and zona pellucida thickness at hatching time were investigated. Embryos were examined every 12 hours. Blastocyst diameter and zona pellucida thickness at hatching time were measured with an ocular micrometer. Results: Hatching rates of p-LAH group (84.2%) was significantly higher than that of control group (39.3%), but there was no difference between the p-LAH (84.2%) and c-LAH (91.2%). p-LAH group was hatched 12 hours earlier than control group, but hatched 12 hours later than c-LAH group. The diameter of blastocyst at hatching time of p-LAH group ($113.1{\pm}6.4{\mu}m$) was smaller than that of control group ($122.2{\pm}5.0{\mu}m$), but larger than that of c-LAH group ($102.2{\pm}2.7{\mu}m$). Zona pellucida thickness at hatching time of p-LAH group ($6.4{\pm}0.9{\mu}m$) was thicker than that of control group ($4.5{\pm}1.5{\mu}m$), but thinner than that of c-LAH group ($10.0{\pm}0.8{\mu}m$). Conclusion: These results suggest that p-LAH may maintains the cell arrangement of early embryos to ensure successful development and prevent precocious hatching of blastocyst when compare to c-LAH and conventional (acidic tyrode) AH. Thus, p-LAH may provide a valuable and effective AH technique for human ART program.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2014

Objective: In search of an ideal method of assisted hatching (AH), we compared the effects of conventional micropipette-AH and laser-AH on the blastocyst formation rate (BFR) and blastocyst cell numbers. Methods: Four-to five-week-old ICR female mice were paired with male mice after superovulation using Pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and hCG. The two-cell embryos were flushed from the oviducts of female mice. The retrieved two-cell embryos underwent one of five AH procedures: single mechanical assisted hatching (sMAH); cross mechanical assisted hatching (cMAH); single laser assisted hatching (sLAH); quarter laser assisted hatching (qLAH); and quarter laser zona thinning assisted hatching (qLZT-AH). After 72 hours incubation, double immunofluorescence staining was performed. Results: Following a 72 hours incubation, a higher hatching BFR was observed in the control, sMAH, cMAH, and sLAH groups, compared to those in the qLAH and qLZT-AH groups (p<0.05). The hatched BFR was significantly higher in the qLAH and qLZT-AH groups than in the others (p<0.05 for each group). The inner cell mass (ICM) was higher in the control and sMAH group (p<0.05). The trophectoderm cell number was higher in the cMAH and qLAH groups (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our results showed that the hatched BFR was higher in groups exposed the the qLAH and qLZT-AH methods compared to groups exposed to other AH methods. In the qLAH group, although the total cell number was significantly higher than in controls, the ICM ratio was significantly lower in than controls.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.251-263
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• 2019

최근 인터넷 미디어 스트리밍 수요의 증가로 인해 CDN(Content Delivery Network) 비용이 크게 증가하였으며 이를 절감하기 위한 방안의 필요성이 날로 증가하고 있다. 이러한 상황에 맞춰 최근 CDN 비용을 절감할 수 있는 WebRTC(Web Real-Time Communication) 표준 기반의 P2P(Peer-to-Peer) 통신을 병용하는 DASH(Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) 기술이 등장하였다. 본 논문에서는, 전달 이력에 기반하여 피어(peer)를 선택하게 함으로써, 이 기술의 CDN 비용 절감 효과를 크게 개선할 수 있는 새로운 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 또한 실험실 내에서 실제 이 알고리듬을 구현하고 모바일 네트워크 환경과 유사한 환경 조건에서 실험을 시행하여 그 성능을 측정한 결과, 무작위로 피어를 선택하는 기존의 시스템과 비교하여 더 높은 CDN 비용 절감 효과를 달성할 수 있음을 보였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.188-210
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• 2022

As a promising technique to support tremendous numbers of Internet of Things devices and a variety of applications efficiently, mobile edge computing (MEC) has attracted extensive studies recently. In this paper, we consider a MEC-assisted peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile communication system where MEC servers are deployed at access points to accelerate the communication process between mobile terminals. To capture the tradeoff between the time delay and the energy consumption of the system, a cost function is introduced to facilitate the optimization of the computation and communication resources. The formulated optimization problem is non-convex and is tackled by an iterative block coordinate descent algorithm that decouples the original optimization problem into two subproblems and alternately optimizes the computation and communication resources. Moreover, the MEC-assisted P2P communication system is compared with the conventional P2P communication system, then a condition is provided in closed-form expression when the MEC-assisted P2P communication system performs better. Simulation results show that the advantage of this system is enhanced when the computing capability of the receiver increases whereas it is reduced when the computing capability of the transmitter increases. In addition, the performance of this system is significantly improved when the signal-to-noise ratio of hop-1 exceeds that of hop-2.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2016

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the effects of robot-assisted gait training with visual feedback on gait, balance, and balance confidence in patients with chronic stroke. Methods: Thirty subjects with chronic stroke were randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group (n=15) and the control group (n=15). The experimental group performed robot-assisted gait training for 30 minutes and the control group performed gait training with assisted devices training for 30 minutes after both groups performed conventional physical therapy for 30 minutes. Both groups performed the therapeutic interventions for 5 days per week, for a period of 4 weeks. For assessment of the 10 m walking test (10 MWT), Figure of 8 on the walk test (F8WT), Timed-Up and Go test (TUG), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were used to test the gait and balance, and the Korean version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale was used to test the balance confidence. Results: The experimental group showed significant improvement in the 10 MWT and the K-ABC (p<0.05), and the control group showed significant improvement in the BBS and the TUG (p<0.05). In four measurements, there were significant differences between the two groups (p<0.05), and the control group showed significant improvement in the F8WT at pre and post intervention (p<0.05). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that Robot-assisted gait training with visual feedback is an effective intervention for improving straight gait abilities and balance confidence, while the control group showed some improvement in curve gait and balance. Thus, we suggest both Robot-assisted gait training with visual feedback and gait training with assisted devices training exercise as a therapeutic intervention in chronic stroke rehabilitation.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.246-255
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• 2022

Objective: To determine the usefulness of Silent MR angiography (MRA) for evaluating intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil embolization. Materials and Methods: Ninety-nine patients (101 aneurysms) treated with stent-assisted coil embolization (Neuroform atlas, 71 cases; Enterprise, 17; LVIS Jr, 9; and Solitaire AB, 4 cases) underwent time-of-flight (TOF) MRA and Silent MRA in the same session using a 3T MRI system within 24 hours of embolization. Two radiologists independently interpreted both MRA images retrospectively and rated the image quality using a 5-point Likert scale. The image quality and diagnostic accuracy of the two modalities in the detection of aneurysm occlusion were further compared based on the stent design and the site of aneurysm. Results: The average image quality scores of the Silent MRA and TOF MRA were 4.38 ± 0.83 and 2.78 ± 1.04, respectively (p < 0.001), with an almost perfect interobserver agreement. Silent MRA had a significantly higher image quality score than TOF MRA at the distal internal carotid artery (n = 57, 4.25 ± 0.91 vs. 3.05 ± 1.16, p < 0.001), middle cerebral artery (n = 21, 4.57 ± 0.75 vs. 2.19 ± 0.68, p < 0.001), anterior cerebral artery (n = 13, 4.54 ± 0.66 vs. 2.46 ± 0.66, p < 0.001), and posterior circulation artery (n = 10, 4.50 ± 0.71 vs. 2.90 ± 0.74, p = 0.013). Silent MRA had superior image quality score to TOF MRA in the stented arteries when using Neuroform atlas (4.66 ± 0.53 vs. 3.21 ± 0.84, p < 0.001), Enterprise (3.29 ± 1.59 vs. 1.59 ± 0.51, p = 0.003), LVIS Jr (4.33 ± 1.89 vs. 1.89 ± 0.78, p = 0.033), and Solitaire AB stents (4.00 ± 2.25 vs. 2.25 ± 0.96, p = 0.356). The interpretation of the status of aneurysm occlusion exhibited significantly higher sensitivity with Silent MRA than with TOF MRA when using the Neuroform Atlas stent (96.4% vs. 14.3%, respectively, p < 0.001) and LVIS Jr stent (100% vs. 20%, respectively, p = 0.046). Conclusion: Silent MRA can be useful to evaluate aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil embolization, regardless of the aneurysm location and type of stent used.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.422-429
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• 2008

Mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) systems have recently got in the limelight of the research community that is striving to build efficient and effective mobile content addressable networks. Along this line of research, we propose a new peer-to-peer file sharing protocol suited to mobile ad hoc networks (MANET). The main ingredients of our protocol are network coding and mobility assisted data propagation, i.e., single-hop communication. We argue that network coding in combination with single-hop communication allows P2P file sharing systems in MANET to operate in a more efficient manner and helps the systems to deal with typical MANET issues such as dynamic topology and intermittent connectivity as well as various other issues that have been disregarded in previous MANET P2P researches such as addressing, node/user density, non-cooperativeness, and unreliable channel. Via simulation, we show that our P2P protocol based on network coding and single-hop communication allows shorter file downloading delays compared to an existing MANET P2P protocol.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.94-104
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• 2020

현재 유무선 인터넷을 통한 미디어 소비는 대부분 ISO/IEC MPEG(Moving Picture Experts Group)에 의해 표준화된 미디어 스트리밍 방식인 DASH(Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) 또는 이와 유사한 형태의 적응형 미디어 스트리밍(adaptive media streaming) 기술에 의해 시행되고 있다. 이들은 모두 ISP(Internet Service Provider)가 웹서비스를 원활하게 제공하기 위해 충분히 설치할 수밖에 없는 HTTP 캐시(cache)에 크게 의존한다. 결과적으로 미디어 스트리밍 사용자 증가에 따라 CDN(Contents Delivery Network) 사업자의 서버 증설 부담 대신 ISP의 HTTP 캐시 증설 부담이 커지게 되었다. 이로 인해, ISP들은 이러한 HTTP 증설 비용을 보전하기 위해 CDN 사업자에게 미디어 트래픽 비용을 부과하게 되었다. 최근 이러한 비용을 줄이고자 P2P(Peer-to-Peer) 통신을 함께 사용하는(P2P-assisted) DASH 방식이 제안되었다. 또한 이러한 P2P 통신 병용 DASH 시스템의 효율을 극대화하여 CDN 사업자의 비용을 최대한 절감시키는 피어 선택 알고리듬도 연구되었다. 그러나 이 알고리듬은 선택된 피어에게 부담을 집중시키는 경향이 있다. 본 논문에서는 피어의 부담을 여러 피어들에게 분산시키면서도 CDN 사업자의 비용 절감 수준을 적절하게 유지하는 새로운 피어 선택 알고리듬을 제안하고, 이를 WebRTC(Web Real-Time Communication) 표준 API를 활용한 웹기반 스트리밍 시스템에 구현한 후, 실험을 통해 제안한 알고리듬의 효용성을 검증하였다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.327-335
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• 2021

본 연구는 치료도우미견을 활용한 동물매개치료가 아동의 자아존중감과 또래 관계에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구대상은 I 시에 위치한 초등학교 저학년 아동 중 학교 사회복지사와 담임선생님의 추천을 받은 아동 20명이며, 실험집단 10명과 통제집단 10명을 선정하였다. 프로그램은 2019년 10월 1부터 12월 17일까지 동물매개치료 프로그램을 주 1회, 50분, 총 12회기를 실시하였다. 효과 검증을 위해 SPSS 20.0을 활용하여 실험집단과 통제집단에게 사전과 사후에 자아존중감, 또래관계 평정척도 측정을 실시하고 분석 하였다. 그 결과 첫째, 실험집단의 자아존중감 전체(Z=-2.75, p<.05), 가정에서의 자아존중감(Z=-2.02, p<.05), 학업적 자아존중감(Z=-2.06, p<.05)에서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 둘째, 실험집단의 또래관계 전체(Z=-3.83, p<.05), 하위 영역별로 주도성(Z=-2.68, p<.05), 협동공감(Z=-2.81, p<.05)에 유의미한 차이가 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구는 치료도우미견을 활용한 동물매개치료가 아동의 자아존중감과 또래관계에 긍정적인 영향을 준 것으로 확인이 되었다.