• 제목/요약/키워드: Screening Technique

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An Optimized Deep Learning Techniques for Analyzing Mammograms

  • Satish Babu Bandaru;Natarajasivan. D;Rama Mohan Babu. G
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • 제23권7호
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2023
  • Breast cancer screening makes extensive utilization of mammography. Even so, there has been a lot of debate with regards to this application's starting age as well as screening interval. The deep learning technique of transfer learning is employed for transferring the knowledge learnt from the source tasks to the target tasks. For the resolution of real-world problems, deep neural networks have demonstrated superior performance in comparison with the standard machine learning algorithms. The architecture of the deep neural networks has to be defined by taking into account the problem domain knowledge. Normally, this technique will consume a lot of time as well as computational resources. This work evaluated the efficacy of the deep learning neural network like Visual Geometry Group Network (VGG Net) Residual Network (Res Net), as well as inception network for classifying the mammograms. This work proposed optimization of ResNet with Teaching Learning Based Optimization (TLBO) algorithm's in order to predict breast cancers by means of mammogram images. The proposed TLBO-ResNet, an optimized ResNet with faster convergence ability when compared with other evolutionary methods for mammogram classification.

Caenorhabditis elegans: A Model System for Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery and Therapeutic Target Identification

  • Kobet, Robert A.;Pan, Xiaoping;Zhang, Baohong;Pak, Stephen C.;Asch, Adam S.;Lee, Myon-Hee
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.371-383
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    • 2014
  • The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) offers a unique opportunity for biological and basic medical researches due to its genetic tractability and well-defined developmental lineage. It also provides an exceptional model for genetic, molecular, and cellular analysis of human disease-related genes. Recently, C. elegans has been used as an ideal model for the identification and functional analysis of drugs (or small-molecules) in vivo. In this review, we describe conserved oncogenic signaling pathways (Wnt, Notch, and Ras) and their potential roles in the development of cancer stem cells. During C. elegans germline development, these signaling pathways regulate multiple cellular processes such as germline stem cell niche specification, germline stem cell maintenance, and germ cell fate specification. Therefore, the aberrant regulations of these signaling pathways can cause either loss of germline stem cells or overproliferation of a specific cell type, resulting in sterility. This sterility phenotype allows us to identify drugs that can modulate the oncogenic signaling pathways directly or indirectly through a high-throughput screening. Current in vivo or in vitro screening methods are largely focused on the specific core signaling components. However, this phenotype-based screening will identify drugs that possibly target upstream or downstream of core signaling pathways as well as exclude toxic effects. Although phenotype-based drug screening is ideal, the identification of drug targets is a major challenge. We here introduce a new technique, called Drug Affinity Responsive Target Stability (DARTS). This innovative method is able to identify the target of the identified drug. Importantly, signaling pathways and their regulators in C. elegans are highly conserved in most vertebrates, including humans. Therefore, C. elegans will provide a great opportunity to identify therapeutic drugs and their targets, as well as to understand mechanisms underlying the formation of cancer.

Uniconazol 및 Paclobutrazol의 葉面散布 처리가 더덕의 생육 및 수량에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Foliar Application of Uniconazol and Paclobutrazol on Growth and Yield of Codonopsis lanceolata)

  • 김학현
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.411-417
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    • 1997
  • 더덕의 재배기술 개선을 목적으로 Uniconazol 및 Paclobutrazol을 더덕의 생장기별로 엽면산포(葉面散布)를 행했다. Uniconazol 및 Paclobutrazol 처리는 처리시기에 관계 없이 농도가 높을수록 초장은 억제되었으며 엽면적(葉面積)의 감소를 나타냈다. Uniconazol 처리에 의한 지하부의 형질은 3절(節) 분화시의 처리를 제외한 모든 처리구에서 대조구와의 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 그러나12절 분화시의 10mg $liter^1$ 와 100mg $liter^1$ 농도처리에서는 대조구보다 생체중(生體重)이 각각 64%, 100%의 증가를 보였다. 세포독성(細胞毒性) Screening의 결과는 대조구 및 6절 분화시 10mg $liter^1$ 처리구에서만 활성을 나타했다. Paclobutrazol 처리에 의한 지하부의 생체중(生體重)은 3절(節) 분화시의 처리를 제외한 모든 처리구에서 대조구와의 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 그러나 12절 분화시의 10mg $liter^1$ 농도처리에 의해 조금의 증가를 보였다. 세포독성(細胞毒性) Screening의 결과는 대조구 및 모든 처리구에서 약한 활성치를 나타냈다.

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Development of Parent Guidelines for Parent-Performed Developmental Screening Tests

  • Sung Sil Rah;Soon-Beom Hong;Ju Young Yoon
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • 제34권2호
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    • pp.141-149
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    • 2023
  • Objectives: Most developmental screening tests have been built as parent-performed questionnaires. However, they often do not guide parents on how to answer the questionnaire. This study aimed to develop easily applicable parent guidelines. Methods: We implemented the Delphi procedure with 20 panelists. The development of the initial questionnaire was based on the results of two surveys of parents and experts provided by a policy research report that investigated the item adequacy of the Korean Developmental Screening Test. Round one included 33 items comprising all possible measurements in six categories that were identified as difficult to understand or confusing. Round two merged and modified some items and included 32 items. We defined consensus as a median agreement value of one or less and convergence and stability values of 0.5 or less. The subjective usefulness of the parent guidelines was examined based on their previous test experiences. Results: Consensus was reached after the second round, reflecting the items with the highest level of accuracy in each category. Of the 167 parents who participated in the survey, 113 (67.7%) affirmed the usefulness of the guidelines, while 10 (6.0%) answered that they were not useful. Items that recommended a different scoring strategy in answering the questionnaire from their previous measurements were found to be more useful by the parents. Conclusion: The parent guidelines, composed of five bullet points, drew on the consensus of the experts. Further studies are required to assess whether these guidelines improve the accuracy of screening tests in clinical settings.

수소/이산화탄소 가스분리용 다공성 물질 탐색 및 고속전산스크리닝 연구동향 (Discovery of Porous Materials for H2/CO2 Gas Separation and High-Throughput Computational Screening)

  • 여병철
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제61권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2023
  • 가스 분리 기술은 혼합 가스로부터 신재생에너지 자원 및 환경 오염 물질과 관련된 수소(H2) 및 이산화탄소(CO2)와 같은 주요 가스를 효과적으로 추출할 수 있기 때문에 매우 유용하다. 에너지 소비를 줄이기 위한 가스 분리 기술로서 분리막 공정과 흡착 공정이 널리 사용되고 있는데, 두 공정 모두 분리막과 흡착제의 역할을 하는 다공성 물질이 필요하다. 특히 다공성 물질의 한 종류인 금속-유기물 골격체(Metal-organic frameworks, MOFs)는 가스 흡착 및 분리를 목적으로 발전되었다. 그런데 MOF 구조의 수가 지속적으로 증가하고 있지만 시행착오 실험을 통해 우수한 MOF 기반의 분리막과 흡착제를 발견하는데 효율적이지 않다. 따라서 수소와 이산화탄소를 분리할 수 있는 고성능 다공성 물질의 발견을 가속화하기 위해 고속전산스크리닝(High-throughput computational screening) 기술이 등장하였고 현재까지 활용되고 있다. 본 리뷰에서는 다공성 물질에 대한 중요한 연구와 수소와 이산화탄소의 가스 분리에 초점을 맞춘 고속 전산스크리닝 기술을 소개한다.

Evaluation of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase Inhibitory Activity of Jeju Seaweeds Using High Throughput Screening (HTS) Technique

  • Ko, Seok-Chun;Lee, Seung-Hong;Kang, Sung-Myung;Ahn, Ginnae;Cha, Seon-Heui;Jeon, You-Jin
    • 한국해양바이오학회지
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 2011
  • As a rapid and quick bioactive compound evaluation technique, we utilized an automatic system of high throughput screening (HTS) to investigate ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory efficacy of seaweeds, collected from Jeju Island in Korea. In this study, different extracts with methanol at $20^{\circ}C$ and $70^{\circ}C$ from 23 species of brown seaweeds and 22 species of red seaweeds and 9 species of green seaweeds were subjected to HTS. Of the brown seaweeds tested, Myelophycus simplex (20B3), Ishige sinicola (20B5, 70B5), Colpomenia sinuosa, (20B14, 70B14), Hizikia fusiforme (20B21), Ishige okamurai (70B22) and Ecklonia cava (70B23) showed significantly high ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity with 96.52%, 98.34%, 98.37%, 80.49%, 96.16%, 76.32%, 98.32% and 98.12%. Schizymenia dubyi (20R15), Gelidium amansii (20R16) and Polysiphonia japonica (70R22) amomng the red seaweeds showed remarkable ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity more than 95%. On the other hand, the green seaweeds showed poor ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activities (less the10%) at 1 mg/ml.

해남 대흥사 대웅보전 삼세불상을 통해 본 17세기 조선시대 불상의 제작기법 연구 (On the Research of 17th Century Joseon Dynasty's Bulsang, a Buddist Statue, Manufacturing Technique by Examining the Daeungbojeon Hall Samse-bulsang, The Buddha of the Three Words, at the Haenam Daeheungsa Temple)

  • 이수예
    • 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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    • 제47권1호
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    • pp.164-179
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    • 2014
  • 해남 대흥사 대웅보전에는 석가모니불을 중심으로 좌우에 약사불과 아미타불을 배치한 형식의 석가삼세불상이 봉안되어 있다. 그동안 이 삼세불상은 목조불로 알려져 왔으나 X-선 촬영 결과, 본존불을 제외한 좌우불에서 나무 위에 입힌 소조층이 함께 관찰되었다. 따라서 대흥사의 삼세불상은 조선시대 목조불상 및 소조기법이 적용된 불상을 함께 살펴볼 수 있는 좋은 사례가 될 수 있을 것이다. 조선시대 접목조불상의 전형을 보여주고 있는 본존 석가모니불상은 크게 5개의 목재를 접목하여 형상을 완성하고 있으며, 약사와 아미타불은 10개 이상의 목재를 접목하여 외형에 가깝도록 조각한 뒤 그 위로 점토를 발라 소조기법으로 형상을 완성하고 있다. 즉 내부의 목재가 심(芯)의 역할을 한다고 할 수 있는데, 목재의 접목방식이 조선시대의 목조불상보다는 소조불상의 기법에 가깝다. 그러나 목심 위에 새끼줄을 감고 그 위에 점토를 두껍게 바른 것이 아니라 나무 위에 직접 점토를 얇게 발랐으며, 얼굴 부분이 완전히 목조로만 이루어진 것이 특징적이다. 이와 같은 이유로 애초 작가의 조성의도가 목불이었을 가능성도 배제할 수 없으나 복장기록에 '소성(塑成)'이라는 단어가 사용된 것으로 보아 불상 조성이 완료된 시점에 이들 불상을 소조상으로 인식했음을 알 수 있다. 즉 대흥사 좌우불은 조선시대식 소조기법의 한 예로 보아도 좋을 것이라 생각한다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 대흥사 삼세불상의 X-선 촬영을 통해 얻은 화상정보를 바탕으로 이들 불상의 내부구조와 접목방식을 살펴보고 이를 통해 조선시대 불상 제작기법을 밝혀보고자 하였다.

Risk Based Inspection 기법을 이용한 화학공장의 안전성 향상에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Safety Enhancement of Chemical Plants Using Risk Based Inspection Method)

  • 노용해;유진환;서재민;임차순;고재욱
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.73-80
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    • 2002
  • The RBI technique proposed by API is composed of three steps. The qualitative RBI method can be used for the purpose of screening the components with high risk. And the quantitative RBI method employs complex risk evaluation model for predicting component risk in a quantitative manner. The inspection program can be optimized based on the results obtained by these RBI technique. The forementioned RBI technique has been applied to a common hydrodesulfurizer unit and the technique is critically evaluated for studying its benefits and limitations, which is the main issue of this thesis. It's conducted that the RBI method can provide a method for defining and measuring the component risk, and also provide a powerful tool for managing many of the important elements of a process plant.

다중판별 장치 스크리닝 기법을 이용한 가스공정의 위험성 평가 (Hazard Evaluation of Gas Processes Using a Multi-distinction Equipment Screening Algorithm)

  • 윤인섭;박정수;안성준;한경훈;윤종필;김구회;신동일
    • 한국가스학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2003
  • 본 연구에서는 가스공정에서 중요시되는 화재/폭발에 대한 위험성 평가 기법으로, 공정위험 지수법인 Dow's F&EI와 정성적 위험판별기법인 장치스크리닝 기법의 특성에 산업별로 위험시되는 사항에 대한 전문가 의견을 수렴할 수 있도록 전문가 시스템-장치 및 공청의 사고사례 및 전문가의 의견 수렴된 시스템을 도입하여 위험 지수에 전문가적 reward/penalty를 주고 공정 장치의 종합위험도 지수를 계산하여 보다 정밀한 위험장치 검색을 할 수 있는 형태인 다중판별 장치스크리닝 기법(Multi-distinction Equipment Screening Algorithm, MESA)을 제안하였다. 그리고 이에 대한 사례연구로 LPG 지하저장공정의 위험도 순위에 대해 전문가 시스템이 도입되지 않은 경우와 도입된 경우의 위험판단 해상도를 파악하여 제안 알고리즘의 유용성을 입증하였다. 그리고 이와 같은 위험도 순위에 따른 장치의 물리적 특징을 파악함으로써 안전장치 및 mitigation 장치 그리고 비상대응계획에 대한 정보를 제공할 수 있으리라 기대한다.

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Screening Analysis of 10 Adrenal Steroids by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

  • Kim, Sun-Ju;Jung, Hyun-Jin;Chung, Bong-Chul;Choi, Man-Ho
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • 제2권3호
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    • pp.69-72
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    • 2011
  • Defective synthesis of the steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex has profound effects on human development and homeostasis. Due to the time-consuming chromatography procedure combined with mass spectrometry, the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization method coupled to the linear ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (MALDI-LTQ-MS/MS) was developed for quantitative analysis of 10 adrenal steroids in human serum. Although MALDI-MS can be introduced for its applicability as a high-throughput screening method, it has a limitation on reproducibility within and between samples, which renders poor reproducibility for quantification. For quantitative MALDI-MS/MS analysis, the stable-isotope labeled internal standards were used and the conditions of crystallization were tested. The precision and accuracy were 3.1~35.5% and 83.8~138.5%, respectively, when a mixture of 10 mg/mL ${\alpha}$-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid in 0.2% TFA of 70% acetonitrile was used as the MALDI matrix. The limit of quantification ranged from 5 to 340 ng/mL, and the linearity as a correlation coefficient was higher than 0.988 for all analytes in the calibration range. Clinical applications include quantitative analyses of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The devised MALDI-MS/MS technique could be successfully applied to diagnosis of clinical samples.