• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.521-535
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• 2022

Efficient management of deteriorating civil infrastructure is one of the most important research topics in many developed countries. In particular, the remote displacement measurement of bridges using linear variable differential transformers, global positioning systems, laser Doppler vibrometers, and computer vision technologies has been attempted extensively. This paper proposes a remote displacement measurement system using closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) and a computer-vision-based method for in-situ bridge bearings having relatively large displacement due to temperature change in long term. The hardware of the system is composed of a reference target for displacement measurement, a CCTV to capture target images, a gateway to transmit images via a mobile network, and a central server to store and process transmitted images. The usage of CCTV capable of night vision capture and wireless data communication enable long-term 24-hour monitoring on wide range of bridge area. The computer vision algorithm to estimate displacement from the images involves image preprocessing for enhancing the circular features of the target, circular Hough transformation for detecting circles on the target in the whole field-of-view (FOV), and homography transformation for converting the movement of the target in the images into an actual expansion displacement. The simple target design and robust circle detection algorithm help to measure displacement using target images where the targets are far apart from each other. The proposed system is installed at the Tancheon Overpass located in Seoul, and field experiments are performed to evaluate the accuracy of circle detection and displacement measurements. The circle detection accuracy is evaluated using 28,542 images captured from 71 CCTVs installed at the testbed, and only 48 images (0.168%) fail to detect the circles on the target because of subpar imaging conditions. The accuracy of displacement measurement is evaluated using images captured for 17 days from three CCTVs; the average and root-mean-square errors are 0.10 and 0.131 mm, respectively, compared with a similar displacement measurement. The long-term operation of the system, as evaluated using 8-month data, shows high accuracy and stability of the proposed system.

• 헤리티지:역사와 과학
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.264-271
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• 2019

별을 관측하는 천문대로 잘 알려진 경주 첨성대는 그 모양과 성격이 독특하고 원래의 모습으로 잘 보존되어 있어 역사적·학술적·예술적 가치가 높은 문화재이다. 그동안 많은 연구자들이 첨성대의 외부 구조와 지반 안전성, 지진 재해 위험도 평가 연구 등 과학적인 조사를 이용한 첨성대의 평가를 진행해왔으나 첨성대의 지하 구조에 대해서는 조사가 매우 미흡하였다. 이 논문에서는 첨성대와 관련한 주변의 매장문화재 존재 여부와 첨성대의 기초부를 확인하기 위하여 지하투과레이더(GPR) 탐사를 수행하고 2차원과 3차원 영상을 통해 첨성대의 지하 구조를 정밀 분석하였다. 그 결과, 0.4~0.6m 깊이에서는 절반 정도만 남아 있긴 하지만 12개의 작은 물체들이 원형의 배치를 이루고 있고, 0.7~1m 깊이에서는 정면 4칸, 측면 3칸의 건물지로 추정되는 반응이 첨성대를 중심으로 주변에 분포하는 것이 확인되었다. 또한 첨성대의 직하부에는 이미 알고 있는 2단의 기단부 외에 7×7m 크기의 방형 시설이 깊이 0.6m에 존재하며, 깊이 1.2~3m에서는 첨성대의 기초시설로 추정되는 반응이 확인되었다. 이 기초시설은 동서 11m, 남북 12m의 타원형이며 첨성대 기단을 중심으로 북·서·동측면은 1m 이내로 짧고 남측면은 5m 정도로 넓게 분포하고 있다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.260-272
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• 2001

본 논문에서는, 영역 기반 영상 검색 시스템인 FRIP(Finding Region In the Pictures)을 제안한다. 이 시스템은 크게 색상과 방향성 질감 성분을 결합하는 굳건한 영상 분할 알고리즘과, 분할된 각 영역으로부터 특징 정보들을 추출하고 검색하는 3개의 알고리즘을 포함하고 있다. 영역 분할을 위해서, 영상으로부터 확장 및 이동된 색상 좌표계와, 방향성 질감 성분을 추출하여, 본 시스템에서 제안하는 원형필터에 적용시킨다. 원형 필터에 의해, 영역의 경계선이 자연스럽게 유지 될 수 있고, 또한 일반적인 영역 병합 알고리즘에 의해 병합되지 않던 의미 없는 줄무늬나 작은 점 영역들도 몸체 영역으로 병합 될 수 있다. 영상을 분할한 후에, 효율적인 저장 공간의 관리와 특징 정보 계산 시간을 줄이기 위하여 각 영역으로부터 최적의 특징 정보만을 추출하고 이것을 색인화 하여 데이타베이스에 저장하고 검색에 사용한다. 사용자 인터페이스를 위해서는, 영역의 '색상', '크기', '모양', '위치'와 같은 4개의 질의 조건을 주고, 사용자의 요구에 따라 정합 점수를 계산한 뒤, 그 점수에 따라 상위 검색 결과를 보여 주도록 설계되었다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.35-46
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• 2011

한국산 가지과 12속 22분류군의 종자 특징을 해부현미경과 주사전자현미경을 통하여 관찰하고 자세히 기재하였다. 연구된 분류군의 종자 색깔은 노란색에서 검정색까지 관찰되며, 종자 형태는 신장형에서 원형까지 나타났다. 종자 크기는 길이 0.56-4.29 mm, 폭 0.38-3.20 mm로, Datural metel이 가장 크고 Petunia hybrida가 가장 작았다. 종자의 표면무늬는 세 가지 유형으로 과립형, 과립상-망상형, 망상형이 나타났다. 수층벽의 유형은 파상형과 직선형으로 관찰되었다. 대부분의 분류군은 파상형을 갖고, Datura속, Petunia속, Scopolia속에서는 직선형만 관찰되었으며, Nicandra physalodes는 직선형과 파상형을 모두 갖는다. Solanum속내 일부 분류군에서는 종자의 수층벽 상단부위에 모용처럼 보이는 섬유소가 관찰되었다(S. japonense, S. lyratum, S. lycopersicum). 한국산 가지과에 대한 종자의 형태학적 형질을 속별로 기재하였고, 그 분류학적 유용성에 대해 논의하였다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.800-807
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• 2016

We propose a fast algorithm using Extreme Contour Point (ECP) to detect the angle of rotated images, is implemented by rotation feature of one covered frame image that can be applied to correct the rotated images like in image processing for real time applications, while CORDIC is inefficient to calculate various points like high definition image since it is only possible to detect rotated angle between one point and the other point. The two advantages of this algorithm, namely compatibility to images in preprocessing by using Sobel edge process for pattern recognition. While the other one is its simplicity for rotated angle detection with cyclic shift of two $1{\times}n$ matrix set without complexity in calculation compared with CORDIC algorithm. In ECP, the edge features of the sample image of gray scale were determined using the Sobel Edge Process. Then, it was subjected to binary code conversion of 0 or 1 with circular boundary to constitute the rotation in invariant conditions. The results were extracted to extreme points of the binary image. Its components expressed not just only the features of angle ${\theta}$ but also the square of radius $r^2$ from the origin of the image. The detected angle of this algorithm is limited only to an angle below 10 degrees but it is appropriate for real time application because it can process a 200 degree with an assumption 20 frames per second. ECP algorithm has an O ($n^2$) in Big O notation that improves the execution time about 7 times the performance if CORDIC algorithm is used.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1905-1911
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• 2020

Homoserine dehydrogenase (HSD) catalyzes the reversible conversion of ʟ-aspartate-4-semialdehyde to ʟ-homoserine in the aspartate pathway for the biosynthesis of lysine, methionine, threonine, and isoleucine. HSD has attracted great attention for medical and industrial purposes due to its recognized application in the development of pesticides and is being utilized in the large scale production of ʟ-lysine. In this study, HSD from Bacillus subtilis (BsHSD) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity for biochemical characterization. We examined the enzymatic activity of BsHSD for ʟ-homoserine oxidation and found that BsHSD exclusively prefers NADP+ to NAD+ and that its activity was maximal at pH 9.0 and in the presence of 0.4 M NaCl. By kinetic analysis, Km values for ʟ-homoserine and NADP+ were found to be 35.08 ± 2.91 mM and 0.39 ± 0.05 mM, respectively, and the Vmax values were 2.72 ± 0.06 μmol/min-1 mg-1 and 2.79 ± 0.11 μmol/min-1 mg-1, respectively. The apparent molecular mass determined with size-exclusion chromatography indicated that BsHSD forms a tetramer, in contrast to the previously reported dimeric HSDs from other organisms. This novel oligomeric assembly can be attributed to the additional C-terminal ACT domain of BsHSD. Thermal denaturation monitoring by circular dichroism spectroscopy was used to determine its melting temperature, which was 54.8℃. The molecular and biochemical features of BsHSD revealed in this study may lay the foundation for future studies on amino acid metabolism and its application for industrial and medical purposes.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2018

Objectives : Saururus chinensis and Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae) are perennial herbs using for medicinal purposes in Korea. The objectives of this study are to compare anatomical key characters between two medicinal plants and to provide fundamental information for the identification of two herbal medicines by using anatomical features. Methods : Cross-sections of root, rhizome, stem, petiole, and leaf for each species were observed in this study. Materials were analyzed through dehydration, paraffin embedding and micro-sectioning, and double staining with Safranin O and Fast-Green FCF. Observations of permanent preparation were conducted using light microscope. Results : S. chinensis and H. cordata were distinguished with anatomical differentiations; Idioblasts with essential oil were scattered in the parenchyma cell of cortex, pith, and phloem of S. chinensis, on the other hand, in H. cordata, idioblasts were distributed ring-shaped in the cortex of the root. S. chinensis had two cycles of vascular bundles in the stem while H. cordata had one cycle. Hypodermis layer was conspicuous in a stem of H. cordata, crystals were observed the only parenchyma in a stem of S. chinensis, and epidermal oil cells were developed in the epidermis of H. cordata. S. chinensis had air cavity at the cortex and pith of the stem. The shape of cross-section was polygonal in the stem of S. chinensis and was circular in the stem of H. cordata. Conclusions : We investigated anatomical study of Korean S. chinensis and H. cordata. To identify two herbal medicines, we considered main anatomical features and provided identification key here.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 1986

The tegumental ultrastructures oi Echinostoma hortense adults were observed by scanning electron microscopy. The worms of 4 weeks of age were harvested from albino rats experimentally infected with the metacercariae obtained from the loach. The results were as follows: 1. The worms were leaf-like and their anterior end portion, including oral sucker and head crown, ventrally curved to face posteriorly. The tegument of whole body was wrinkled transversely and covered with cobblestone-like cytoplasmic processes. 2. The oral sucker had roundly swollen (type I ) sensory papillae on the ventral half of its lip and mini-ciliated knob-like (type I ) sensory papillae, arranged in 2∼3 rows, on the dorsal outer surface. 3. Aspinous ventral sucker had many of type I papillae arranged in a circular band on its outer surface. The tegument around the genital opening was of similar feature to the ventral sucker, but sensory papillae were hardly found around the former. 4. Scale-like spines with broad base and round tip were distributed densely on the tegument anterior to the ventral sucker but they became sparse in posterior half of the ventral surface, finally to disappear at posterior extremity. A few number of type I papillae were observed on the ventral surface. The results suggest that the tegument of 5. hortense is similar to that of other echinostomes etapecially 5. revolutum. But the number and arrangement of collar spines, and/or the type and distribution of sensory papillae seem characteristic features of E. hortense differed from other echinostomes.

• Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.353-378
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• 2014

This paper deals with the early development of the Anuloid, an innovative disk-shaped VTOL aircraft. The Anuloid concept is based on the following three main features: the use of a ducted fan powered by a turboshaft for the lift production to take-off and fly; the Coanda effect that is developed through the circular internal duct and the bottom portion of the aircraft to provide further lift and control capabilities; the adoption of a system of ducted fixed and swiveling radial and circumferential vanes for the anti-torque mechanism and the flight control. The early studies have been focused on the CFD analysis of the Coanda effect and of the control vanes; the flyability analysis of the aircraft in terms of static performances and static and dynamic stability; the preliminary structural design of the aircraft. The results show that the Coanda effect is stable in most of the flight phases, vertical flight has satisfactory flyability qualities, whereas horizontal flight shows dynamic instability, requiring the development of an automatic control system.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2014

Magnetic resonance velocimetry (MRV) is a versatile flow visualization technique using magnetic resonance imaging machine developed for the medical purpose. Recently, MRV is often utilized to analyze engineering flows due to its superior features of MRV such as capabilities of measuring flows with complicated, opaque flow geometry unlike optical techniques, 3-dimensional volumetric velocity vectors within a few hours, and etc. The purpose of this study was to validate the MRV data and evaluate the accuracy of the mean velocity profiles that we acquired for a turbulent flow in a circular pipe using a MR machine installed in Korea Basic Science Institute, Ochang, Korea. In addition, we briefly describe a procedure of parameter optimization for the operation of MRV. The results indicate that the MRV measurements provided well resolved mean velocity fields with a quite reasonable accuracy according to the inner and outer layer scaling laws of the turbulent pipe flows.