• 대한산업공학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.135-147
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• 1990

A nuclear power plant can be viewed as a large complex man-machine system where high system reliability is obtained by ensuring that sub-systems are designed to operate at a very high level of performance. The chance of severe accident involving at least partial core-melt is very low but once it happens the consequence is very catastrophic. The prediction of risk in low probability, high-risk incidents must be examined in the contest of general engineering knowledge and operational experience. Engineering knowledge forms part of the prior information that must be quantified and then updated by statistical evidence gathered from operational experience. Recently, Bayesian procedures have been used to estimate rate of accident and to predict future risks. The Bayesian procedure has advantages in that it efficiently incorporates experts opinions and, if properly applied, it adaptively updates the model parameters such as the rate or probability of accidents. But at the same time it has the disadvantages of computational complexity. The predictive distribution for the time to next incident can not always be expected to end up with a nice closed form even with conjugate priors. Thus we often encounter a numerical integration problem with high dimensions to obtain a predictive distribution, which is practically unsolvable for a model that involves many parameters. In order to circumvent this difficulty, we propose a method of approximation that essentially breaks down a problem involving many integrations into several repetitive steps so that each step involves only a small number of integrations.

• 한국정보처리학회논문지
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• 제7권7호
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• pp.2108-2115
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• 2000

The conventional Boolean retrieval systems based on vector spae model can provide the results of retrieval fast, they can't reflect exactly user's retrieval purpose including semantic information. Consequently, the results of retrieval process are very different from those users expected. This fact forces users to waste much time for finding expected documents among retrieved documents. In his paper, we designed a bayesian SOM(Self-Organizing feature Maps) in combination with bayesian statistical method and Kohonen network as a kind of unsupervised learning, then perform classifying documents depending on the semantic similarity to user query in real time. If it is difficult to observe statistical characteristics as there are less than 30 documents for clustering, the number of documents must be increased to at least 50. Also, to give high rank to the documents which is most similar to user query semantically among generalized classifications for generalized clusters, we find the similarity by means of Kohonen centroid of each document classification and adjust the secondary rank depending on the similarity.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.84-92
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• 2002

최근의 FPGA는 매우 높은 집적도와 빠른 동작속도 때문에 많은 응용분야에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나, FPGA에 구현된 설계를 디버깅하는 과정은, FPGA의 내부에 존재하는 수많은 신호선들을 탐침하는 과정이 매우 오랜 시간을 요하는 FPGA 재-컴파일을 최소 수 차례 이상 필요로 함으로서 많은 문제점을 가지고 있다. 본 논문에서는, 이와 같은 FPGA 디버깅의 문제점을 분석하고, 새로운 디버깅 방법을 제안한다. 제안되는 방법은 FPGA 내부에 존재1차는 모든 신호선들에 대한 100% 탐침을 한 차례의 FPGA 재-컴파일과정 없이도 수행하는 것을 가능하게 할 뿐만 아니라, 한번의 FPGA 컴파일 과정으로 최소 한 개의 설계 오류를 찾을 수 있도록 한다. 본 논문에서 제안된 방법은 실험을 통하여서도 매우 효과적이며 실용적임이 확인되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 바이오연료 제품 품질 분석의 저가격화와 시간단축, 그리고 궁극적으로 바이오연료 생산 공정의 모니터링 실시간화를 해결하기 위해 적외선 분광분석과 화학계량학(Chemometrics)을 융합한 on-line 분광 모니터링 시스템을 제안하고자 한다. 화학계량학 중 부분최소자승법을 사용하여 적외선 spectrum과 성분 농도 간의 정량분석을 실시하였다. 몇 가지 전처리법과 변수 중요도척도를 이용하여 모델링한 결과 spectrum의 보정, 노이즈 감소, 검량선의 유지보수 등의 측면에서 Savitzky-Golay 전처리가 가장 우수함을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 실시간 품질 측정뿐만 아니라 하나의 분광분석 장치로 여러 성분들의 동시 측정이 가능함을 확인함으로써 비용의 절감도 예상된다. 뿐만 아니라 결정계수 $R^2$이 0.99 이상으로 실험실분석의 대체도 가능하다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2020

Objectives : The purpose of study was estimation of adverse events [AEs] scale relating herbal medicine in Korea using Korean Medicine Utilization and Herbal Medicine Consumption Survey (National statistics No. 117087). Methods : Using microdata of Korean Medicine Utilization and Herbal Medicine Consumption Survey 2017, the number of inpatients and outpatients who experienced AEs was calculated. The microdata included AEs of all treatment methods that have been performed by visiting Korean medical institutions for one year, so set up the data into three models; model A (in case all treatments were only herbal medicine for one year), model B (in case herbal medicines were a part of all treatment methods in 1 year), model C (in case herbal medicines were a part of treatment methods at least one time in 1 year). The proportion of patients who experienced AEs during the last 1 year was calculated and then, the number of AEs relating herbal medicine was estimated. Results : A total of 1,010 outpatients and 904 inpatients were included in Korean Medicine Utilization and Herbal Medicine Consumption Survey 2017. The number of patients who had experienced AEs in the past 1 year was 0 in the model A, 9 in the model B (5 for outpatients, 4 for inpatients), and 19 in the model C (10 for outpatients, 9 for inpatients). By consideration for the complex sample survey, estimating the number of AEs relating herbal medicine, the model A was 0, the model B was 36,457 patients (0 to 75,526 patients), and the model C was 84,830 patients (26,314 to 143,347 patients). Conclusion : From the results of this study, it was possible to estimate the scale of AEs relating herbal medicines in Korea, suggesting that it is necessary to understand the actual condition of AEs and establish its management system.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2002

다중 사용자 DS-CDMA 시스템에서 더 좋은 성능을 얻고자 컨볼루션 부호와 시공간 차등 부호의 직렬 연쇄 구조를 제안한다. 본 논문에서 시스템은 다중 접속 간섭(MAI ; Multiple-access Interference) 를 억제하기 위해 다른 사용자의 확산 코드, 동기, 그리고 전력 정보 등을 필요로 하지 않는 단일 사용자 검파기(SUD : Single User Detection) 를 고려한다. 채널 부호로 사용된 부호화율 1 과 메모리 수 1 을 가지는 차등 부호는 부호화로 인한 효율 저하를 가져오지 않으며 최소 상태수를 가지게 된다. 그리고 시공간 블록 부호를 통해 다중 안테나로 인한 다이버시티 이득을 얻게 된다. 이러한 시공간 직렬 연쇄 컨볼루션 차등 부호를 복호함에 있어서 서로간의 정보를 교환하는 반복 복호 처리를 이용한다. 실험 결과로부터 본 시공간 연쇄 부호 기법이 DS-CDMA 시스템에서 기존의 컨볼루션 부호보다 유사한 복잡도에서 더 나은 성능과 유연성을 제공함을 알 수 있다. 또한 제안한 기법이 SUD를 하는 DS-CDMA 시스템에 적용될 때, 처리이득(PG : Processing Gain) 이나 간섭 억제 여파기의 탭 개수의 증가에 따라 성능 향상이 일어나며, 원근 간섭 전력 문제가 심한 경우에 성능 저하가 일어남을 알 수 있다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2020

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical outcomes of autogenous brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas and to investigate the factors associated with 1-year patency after initiation of hemodialysis. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 41 patients who underwent surgery to create an autogenous brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula between January 2015 and December 2017, received hemodialysis at the same hospital for longer than 1 year, and were monitored for their vascular access status. Intraoperative flow was measured using transit-time ultrasonography. Results: The 1-year primary and secondary patency rates were 61% (n=25) and 87.8% (n=36), respectively. The functional group (subjects who required no intervention to maintain patency within the first year after hemodialysis initiation) displayed a significantly higher median intraoperative flow rate (450 mL/min) than the non-functional group (subjects who required intervention at least once regardless of 1-year patency) (275 mL/min) (p=0.038). Based on a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, all patients were additionally subdivided into a high-flow group (>240 mL/min) and a low-flow group (≤240 mL/min). The high-flow group included a significantly greater number of functional brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas than the low-flow group (74.2% vs. 20%, respectively; p=0.007). Conclusion: Transit-time flow, as measured with intraoperative transit-time ultrasonography, was associated with patency without the need for intervention at 1 year after initiation of hemodialysis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.7029-7032
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• 2013

Background: Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a very common cancer in Northeastern Thailand. Most CCA patients see a physician at a late stage when curative surgery is not possible. After diagnosis, they generally are treated by partial surgery/percutaneous drainage, chemotherapy and supportive treatment. Objective: This study aimed to assess the survival rates of CCA patients after supportive treatment. Methods: A retrospective cohort design was applied in this study. Data for 746 CCA patients were extracted from the hospital-based cancer registry of Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University. The patients were diagnosed (at least by ultrasonography) between 1 January, 2009 and 31 December, 2009 and then followed up for current status until 30 June, 2011. The cumulative survival rate was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and independent prognostic factors were investigated using Cox regression. Results: The total follow-up time was 5,878 person-months, and the total number of deaths was 637. The mortality rate was therefore 10.8 per 100 person-year (95%CI : 10.1-11.7). The cumulative 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 month survival rates were 59%, 39%, 31%, 24% and 14%, respectively. The median survival time after supportive treatment was 4 months. After adjusting for gender, age, stage, distant metastasis, histological grading and treatment, stage was a significant predictor of survival of CCA patients. Those in stage III and stage IV had a 6.78 fold higher mortality than the stage I and stage II cases (95% CI : 1.6-28.7). Conclusion: It is very important to encourage patients to see health personnel at an early stage.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.299-303
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• 1986

녹두재배시 토양중 검기비 조절효과에 대한 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 pH가 낮은 개간지 토양과 pH가 높은 숙전의 토양에 질소, 인산, 가리를 조합 시비한 시험에서 식물체와 토양시료를 심취 분석하여 이들의 검기비와 녹두수량과의 관계를 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 개화기 토양중 Ca/Mg비는 녹두의 검수, 분지수 및 수량과 정의 관계가 있었으며 (equation omitted) 비는 검수 및 수량과 정의 상관관계가 있었다. 2. 개화기 토양중 Ca/Mg의 절위는 1.9∼6.4 절위이었으며 3.9 이상에서는 녹두 수량에 크게 영향하지 않았으나 1.9∼3.9 사이에서는 3.9에 가까울수록 녹두수량은 급격히 증가되었다. 3. 개화기 토양중 (equation omitted) 비는 0.17∼0.33절위이었으며 0.23이상에서는 수량차이가 없었으나 그 이하에서는 수량감소가 심했다. 4. 수확기 식물체중 Ca/Mg의 절위는 1.4∼4.3이었으며 2.6 이상에서는 수량차이가 없었으나 1.4∼2.6 사이에서는 Ca/Mg 비가 클수록 수량이 증가되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2012

Objective: During IVF, non-transferred embryos are usually selected for cryopreservation on the basis of morphological criteria. This investigation evaluated an application for array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) in assessment of surplus embryos prior to cryopreservation. Methods: First-time IVF patients undergoing elective single embryo transfer and having at least one extra non-transferred embryo suitable for cryopreservation were offered enrollment in the study. Patients were randomized into two groups: Patients in group A (n=55) had embryos assessed first by morphology and then by aCGH, performed on cells obtained from trophectoderm biopsy on post-fertilization d5. Only euploid embryos were designated for cryopreservation. Patients in group B (n=48) had embryos assessed by morphology alone, with only good morphology embryos considered suitable for cryopreservation. Results: Among biopsied embryos in group A (n=425), euploidy was confirmed in 226 (53.1%). After fresh single embryo transfer, 64 (28.3%) surplus euploid embryos were cryopreserved for 51 patients (92.7%). In group B, 389 good morphology blastocysts were identified and a single top quality blastocyst was selected for fresh transfer. All group B patients (48/48) had at least one blastocyst remaining for cryopreservation. A total of 157 (40.4%) blastocysts were frozen in this group, a significantly larger proportion than was cryopreserved in group A (p=0.017, by chi-squared analysis). Conclusion: While aCGH and subsequent frozen embryo transfer are currently used to screen embryos, this is the first investigation to quantify the impact of aCGH specifically on embryo cryopreservation. Incorporation of aCGH screening significantly reduced the total number of cryopreserved blastocysts compared to when suitability for freezing was determined by morphology only. IVF patients should be counseled that the benefits of aCGH screening will likely come at the cost of sharply limiting the number of surplus embryos available for cryopreservation.