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Systematic Search and Qualitative Evaluation of Dietary Supplement Mobile Applications: Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS)

  • Hyeon Ji Lee;Si Hyun Seong;Hyunjin Chung;Yun Jeong Lee;Jae-Hyun Kim
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2023
  • Background: Mobile applications (apps) on dietary supplements can increase consumers' access to information. However, it can lead to indiscriminate use of dietary supplements. This study aims to systematically review dietary supplement apps released in English and Korean and evaluate the quality of those apps. Methods: Through the app stores, apps on dietary supplements were systemically searched and examined. Two independent evaluators evaluated the apps and presented a mean score using the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS). The correlation between MARS scores, user and evaluator ratings, and the number of secondary features of the apps were analyzed. Results: Of the 2,772 dietary supplement apps identified, 17 apps were included according to the selection criteria. The mean MARS score was 3.28 (standard deviation: 0.29) out of 5. Apps had higher scores in aesthetics and functionality dimensions, while engagement and information dimensions had lower scores. There was a positive correlation between the number of app downloads and information among MARS dimensions. The subjective evaluation also correlated with the information dimension. There was a positive correlation between the secondary features of the apps and MARS total score as well as the engagement dimension. Conclusion: The dietary supplement apps need to be managed at a higher level of quality to provide safe and reliable information to consumers. Especially, quality on information and engagement dimensions can be improved. Involvement of healthcare professionals in the app development, management with adequate referencing of information, and use of secondary features for enhanced user engagement can be helpful.

An Effective Stopping Rule for Software Reliability Testing

  • Yoon, Bok-Sik
    • International Journal of Reliability and Applications
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.81-90
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    • 2002
  • The importance of the reliability of software is growing more and more as more complicated digital computer systems are used for real-time control applications. To provide more reliable software, the testing period should be long enough, but not unnecessarily too long. In this study, we suggest a simple but effective stopping rule which can provide just proper amount of testing time. We take unique features of software into consideration and adopt non-homogeneous Poisson process model and Bayesian approach. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the validity of our stopping rule.

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Computational rock physics: Lattice-Boltzmann fluid flow simulation in porous media and its applications

  • Keehm, Young-Seuk;Mukerji, Tapan;Nur, Amos
    • 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.661-668
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    • 2003
  • This paper presents Lattice-Boltzmann simulation techniques for single-phase and two-phase fluid flow in porous media. Numerical experiments were performed in a digital rock sample from X-ray microtomography. Computed results showed very good agreement with laboratory measurements of permeability and relative permeability. Two applications using these simulation techniques show the potential of the Lattice-Boltzmann flow simulation to solve many difficult problems coupled with fluid flow in porous media.

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Industrial Applications of PIV/PTV Velocity Field Measurement Techniques

  • Lee Sang Joon
    • 한국가시화정보학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2001.12a
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2001
  • Due to advances in digital image processing, computer and optical hardware, it is possible to extract full flow information from visualized flow images. Recently, the PIV/PTV methods have been accepted as a reliable velocity field measurement technique. In my laboratory, several velocity field measurement techniques have been developed and they were applied to various thermo-fluid flow problems. In this paper, some of the industrial applications will be discussed. As a result, the PIV/PTV technique was proved to be a powerful tool for industrial fluid flow diagnosis.

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Principle of Emulsion PCR and Its Applications in Biotechnology

  • Chai, Changhoon
    • Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2019
  • Emulsion polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is performed on compartmentalized DNA, allowing a large number of PCR reactions to be carried out in parallel. Emulsion PCR has unique advantages in DNA amplification. It can be applied in many molecular biological assays, especially those requiring highly sensitive and specific DNA amplification. This review discusses the principle of emulsion PCR and its applications in biotechnology. Related technologies are also discussed.

A Small Meander line Antenna for T-DMB Applications (지상파 DMB에 적용되는 소형 평면 안테나)

  • Chae, Gyoo-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.270-273
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    • 2008
  • A small meander line antenna for T-DMB (Terrestrial Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) is presented. The antenna proposed here is based on a typical planar meander line antenna and miniaturized by using a double sided structure. A prototype antenna is manufactured based on the simulation results and the basic performances are measured. The presented antenna designed to operate in T-DMB band (174~216MHz) and can be adopted for various mobile applications.

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A Study on the Fast QR RLS Algorithm for Applications to Adaptive Signal Processing (적응 신호 처리에의 응용을 위한 고속 QR RLS 알고리즘의 연구)

  • 정지영
    • Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1991.06a
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    • pp.38-41
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    • 1991
  • RLS algorithms are required for applications to adaptive line enhancers, adaptive equalizers for voiceband telephone and HF modems, and wide-badn digital spectrum mobile raio in which their convergence time and tracking speed are significant. The fast QR RLS algorithm satisfies above the requirements. Its computational complexity is linearly proportional to the tap number of a filter, N and its performance remains numerically stable. From the result of simumulation, the fast QR RLS algorithm represented Cioffi is better than gradient based algorithm in its initial performance when being applied to an adaptive line enhancer for cancelling noise.

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Deformable image registration in radiation therapy

  • Oh, Seungjong;Kim, Siyong
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.101-111
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    • 2017
  • The number of imaging data sets has significantly increased during radiation treatment after introducing a diverse range of advanced techniques into the field of radiation oncology. As a consequence, there have been many studies proposing meaningful applications of imaging data set use. These applications commonly require a method to align the data sets at a reference. Deformable image registration (DIR) is a process which satisfies this requirement by locally registering image data sets into a reference image set. DIR identifies the spatial correspondence in order to minimize the differences between two or among multiple sets of images. This article describes clinical applications, validation, and algorithms of DIR techniques. Applications of DIR in radiation treatment include dose accumulation, mathematical modeling, automatic segmentation, and functional imaging. Validation methods discussed are based on anatomical landmarks, physical phantoms, digital phantoms, and per application purpose. DIR algorithms are also briefly reviewed with respect to two algorithmic components: similarity index and deformation models.

Application Characteristic-based Divided Scheduling for Multicore Systems

  • Park, Jung Kyu;Kim, Jaeho
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2017
  • In this paper, we proposed a novel user-level scheduling scheme that monitors applications characteristics on-line using PMU and allocates applications into cpu cores. We utilize PMU (Performance Monitoring Unit) to analyze which shared resource has the strongest relation with the influence. Using the proposed scheduling method, it is possible to reduce the contention of shared resources. The key idea of this scheme is separating high-influential applications into different processors. The evaluation results have shown that the proposed scheduling scheme can enhance the performance up to 12% for a 8 core system and up to 25% for a 28 core system, respectively.

The principles of artificial intelligence and its applications in dentistry

  • Yoohyun Lee;Seung-Ho Ohk
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.45-49
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    • 2023
  • Digital dentistry has witnessed significant advancements in recent years, driven by extensive research following the introduction of cutting-edge technologies such as CAD/CAM and 3D oral scanners. Until now, 2D images obtained via x-ray or CT scans were critical to detect anomalies and for decision-making. This review describes the main principles and applications of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning in medical applications. In this context, we present a diverse range of artificial intelligence networks with potential applications in dentistry, accompanied by existing results in the field.