• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.2 no.2 s.2
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• pp.61-67
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• 1987

The genus Vibrio contains some of the most important intestinal pathogens of humans, including Vibrio cholerae, the cause of epidemic Asiatic cholera. A group of organisms which have been reffered to as the non-agglutinating vibrio (NAG) do not agglutinate in the Vibrio cholerae 0 group 1 antisera, but are indistinguishable from the 0-1 group both chemically and genetically. Non-O-l Vibrio cholerae can cause isolated as well as focal outbreaks of diarrhea, but the volume of fluid loss does not approach that of classic cholera, and the disease is usually self-limiting. These free-living organisms are found world-widely distributed in the environment including sewage, contaminated water, estuaries, seafood and animals. These strains involved in several cases were isolated from the environment and some patients of diarrhea, and a few epidemiologic reports indicated the wide distribution of the strains throughout the country, giving an attention to the role the organisms may play in an outbreak of diarrhea in Korea. More research on the epidemiology, serologic typing and virulence of the group of organisms, should be, therefore, done to obtain a complete understanding of their role in human disease.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.183-189
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• 1984

In order to find specific acting site of Rec A protein in plasmic polymerization in E. coli, we randomly deleted various part of pEC-3 (a derivative of pBR322) with SI nuclease treatment. Self-ligated plasmids were introduced into E. coli WA802(Rec $A^+$). A number of colonies were analyzed if they contained monomeric or polymeric plasmids by gel electrophoresis. The plasmid (pEC-43), which was deleted the region of tetracycline gene, revealed only monomeric form in Rec $A^+$ E. coli. When two plasmids, pEC-3 and pEC-43, were co-transformed in the same E. coli, the original pEC-3 showed polymerization but pEC-43 revealed monomeric form only. These results suggest that Rec A protein requires the specific site for polymerization.

• Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1991.06a
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• pp.117-121
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• 1991

본 논문은 견인선(tow-ship)에서 발생하는 자체 잡음을 제거하여 수중 신호처리 시스템에서 표적 탐지(target detection)와 표적 식별(target identification) 등의 성능 향상을 위하여 표적 방향으로 형성된 빔의 출력을 원시 입력신호(primary input)로 사용하고 견인선 방향으로 형성된 빔의 출력을 참고 입력신호(reference input)로 사용한 적응 잡음 제거기(adaptive noise canceller)에 대해 연구하였다. 잡음 제거를 위해 사용되는 계수들은 LMS(Least Mean Square) 알고리듬을 이용하여 조정하였다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 TDL(Tapped-Delay Line) 구조와 LAT(LATtice) 구조를 갖는 적응 잡음 제거기 성능을 여러 가지 환경에서 비교, 관찰하였다. 두 알고리듬을 사용할 경우, 자체 잡음이 어떠한 형태로 나타나더라도 제거시킬 수 있음을 보여 주었으나 고유값 분포율(eigenvalue spread ratio)이 큰 경우에는 LMS-LAT가 LMS-TDL보다 수렴 속도뿐만 아니라 성능면에서도 우수함을 보였다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.17-19
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• 2018

Alkaptonuria (AKU, OMIM: 203500) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of tyrosine metabolism due to a defect of enzyme activity, homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase (HGD). The patients with AKU initially presented with dark urine discoloration, and ochronosis and arthritis develop after third decades of life. With advances of Internet resources, web-based health seekers for rare disease are increasing. Here, we report the case of an 18-year-old boy with AKU who visited our center due to dark black urine based on self-diagnosis via web searching of this rare condition. Compound heterozygous mutations in HGD gene, IVS5+3A>C and IVS12+6T>C were identified and both of mutations were detected in his parents. Our case illustrates the utility of publicly available Internet resources for diagnosis of rare disease.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.616-628
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• 2000

In this paper, we present the modeling of the ozone prediction system using Neuro-Fuzzy approaches. The mechanism of ozone concentration is highly complex, nonlinear, and nonstationary, the modeling of ozone prediction system has many problems and the results of prediction is not a good performance so far. The Dynamic Polynomial Neural Network(DPNN) which employs a typical algorithm of GMDH(Group Method of Data Handling) is a useful method for data analysis, identification of nonlinear complex system, and prediction of a dynamical system. The structure of the final model is compact and the computation speed to produce an output is faster than other modeling methods. In addition to DPNN, this paper also includes a Fuzzy Logic Method for modeling of ozone prediction system. The results of each modeling method and the performance of ozone prediction are presented. The proposed method shows that the prediction to the ozone concentration based upon Neuro-Fuzzy approaches gives us a good performance for ozone prediction in high and low ozone concentration with the ability of superior data approximation and self organization.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2008.11b
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• pp.2070-2075
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• 2008

Identification of steady-state is the first step in developing a fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) system. In a complete FDD system, the steady-state detector will be included as a module in a self-learning algorithm which enables the working system's reference model to "tune" itself to its particular installation. In this study, a steady-state detector of a residential air conditioner based on moving windows was designed. Seven representing measurements were selected as key features for steady-state detection. The optimized moving window size and the feature thresholds was suggested through startup transient test and no-fault steady-state test. Performance of the steady-state detector was verified during indoor load change test. From the research, the general methodology to design a moving window steady-state detector was provided for vapor compression applications.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07b
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• pp.731-733
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• 1996

In this paper, a new time-domain reduction method for unbalanced 3 phase power systems will be represented. The impulse response of the system is used to identify a discrete-time equivalent filter model. The model is formulated directly in the phase domain. Each phase has a self-mode equivalent model and two mutual-mode equivalent models. The equivalent model is determined by the transfer function identification technique based on the Prony analysis. The model is implemented in EMTDC and tested with an unbalanced 3 phase network. The result of test showed that the equivalent model is accurate.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.157-161
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• 2005

Medical infrared imaging is obtained by measuring the self-emitted infrared radiance from the human body. Infrared emission is related to surface temperature and temperature is one of the most important physiological parameters related to health. Though recent applications such as security identification and oriental medicine have provided new fields of biomedical applications, infrared thermography has had ups and downs in its usages in cancer detection. Some of the main difficulties include finding proper applications and efficient diagnostic algorithms. In this study, infrared thermal imaging was used to detect regional metastasis of breast cancer. Our measurements were done for 110 women. From 63 individuals of a Healthy Group and a Benign Breast Disease Group, we developed algorithms for differentiating malignant regional metastasis based on temperature difference and asymmetry of temperature distribution. Testing with 47 cancer patients, we achieved a positive predictive value of $87.5\%$ and a negative predictive value of $95.6\%$. The results were better than for mammogram examination. A proper analysis of infrared imaging proved to be a highly informative and sensitive method for differentiating regional cancer metastasis from normal regions.

• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.23
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• pp.295-319
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• 2011

This study examines how Latinidad can be reclaimed as a site for exploring affinities of Latinos in Latin music industry, especially from the 90s. By looking at sites where Latinidad is constituted, such as the case of Jennifer $L{\acute{o}}pez$ becoming Selena, it intends to suggest that the concept can be deployed as a political bridge to connect latinos. And by examining Cuban-American artists' self identification in Latin Grammy Awards, it reveals that the latin music business definitions of Latinidad is coded differently for them as 'Caribbean' to erase a natural resonance of Cuba. In addition, by dealing with Shakira's somewhat contradictory representation of Colombianidad, the study argues that Latinidad serves as a social construct and newly emerges as a convenient interstitial place between the Latin American and the US Latino. Shakira's case serves to show how the transnational trends of latin music contribute to create a simultaneous sense of Latinidad and Colombianidad. Focusing on the commercial significance of understanding of what latino is or should be, this paper aims to interrogate current understandings of Latinidad in the realm of latin music and popular culture.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.437-443
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• 2021

Objective: This study explored the clinical usefulness of Nangan-jeon decoction to treat refractory functional dyspepsia. Methods: A 61-year-old female had been suffering from severe functional dyspepsia for about 40 years, but the dyspeptic symptoms rapidly improved after taking Nangan-jeon decoction. The clinical outcome was assessed by the numerical rating scale (NRS) and the self-reporting method. Result: After there was no improvement from various herbal treatments in a department of a Korean college hospital, the patient moved to the author's clinic. She had been diagnosed with the pattern identification of "liver-kidney deficiency cold" and prescribed with Nangan-jeon decoction. This herbal drug rapidly improved her dyspeptic symptoms, from NRS 10 to NRS 2 (after 3 weeks) and NRS 1 (after 7 weeks). Conclusion: This case report is the first to present the potential of Nangan-jeon decoction to improve refractory functional dyspepsia.