• 한국정보기술학회 영문논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.71-83
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• 2020

In this paper, we propose a system that can detect the shape of a hand at high speed using an FPGA. The hand-shape detection system is designed using Verilog HDL, a hardware language that can process in parallel instead of sequentially running C++ because real-time processing is important. There are several methods for hand gesture recognition, but the image processing method is used. Since the human eye is sensitive to brightness, the YCbCr color model was selected among various color expression methods to obtain a result that is less affected by lighting. For the CbCr elements, only the components corresponding to the skin color are filtered out from the input image by utilizing the restriction conditions. In order to increase the speed of object recognition, a median filter that removes noise present in the input image is used, and this filter is designed to allow comparison of values and extraction of intermediate values at the same time to reduce the amount of computation. For parallel processing, it is designed to locate the centerline of the hand during scanning and sorting the stored data. The line with the highest count is selected as the center line of the hand, and the size of the hand is determined based on the count, and the hand and arm parts are separated. The designed hardware circuit satisfied the target operating frequency and the number of gates.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 사용자의 골격 자세를 분석하여 네트워크 학습 기반으로 거북목 자세를 정확하고 효율적으로 판별하는 시스템을 제안한다. 거북목 증후군이란 목이 구부정하게 앞으로 나오는 자세를 오래 유지함으로써 목의 자세가 바뀌고 뒷목, 어깨, 허리 등에 통증이 생기는 증상을 말하며, 수술이나 약물치료보다 평소의 자세 습관이 효과적이라고 알려져 있다. 기존의 방법들은 웹캠을 이용한 합성곱 신경망을 이용하였고, 이러한 접근법은 영상의 명도와 조명, 피부 색 등에 영향을 받기 때문에 특정 인물에 대해서만 수행되는 문제가 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 완화하고 자 영상으로부터 골격을 추출하고, 정면보다는 측면에 해당하는 데이터를 학습하여 이전 기법보다 효율적이고 정확하게 거북목 자세를 찾아낸다. 결과적으로 이전 기법에 비해 다양한 실험 장면에서 정확도가 되었음을 보여준다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2017

본 연구는 '거봉' 포도 재배시 야간의 빛 공해에 따른 피해를 예측하기 위하여 실시하였다. 야간 조사는 만개기부터 수확기까지 인공 광원으로 적색, 청색, 백색 램프를 사용하여 매일 오후 10시부터 오전 2시까지 4시간동안 조사하였다. 야간 조사는 생산량을 비롯하여 가용성 고형물 함량, anthocyanin, chlorophyll a 함량에 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 무처리구의 가용성 고형물 함량은 $17.5^{\circ}Brix$로 야간에 빛을 조사한 적색광, 청색광, 백색광 처리구의 16.4, 16.2, $16.3^{\circ}Brix$에 비해 $1^{\circ}Brix$ 이상 높았으며, 과피의 anthocyanin 함량 또한 무처리구가 $4.08{\mu}g{\cdot}cm^{-2}$로 적색광, 청색광, 백색광 처리구의 3.14, 2.47, $2.82{\mu}g{\cdot}cm^{-2}$ 보다 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 반면에 chlorophyll a 함량은 무처리구가 $0.268{\mu}g{\cdot}cm^{-2}$로 적색광, 청색광, 백색광 처리구의 0.339, 0.345, $0.372{\mu}g{\cdot}cm^{-2}$와 비교하여 가장 낮았다. 결과적으로, 당의 증가와 anthocyanin의 축적 및 chlorophyll의 감소는 과실 성숙에 수반된 현상이라는 점을 고려할 때, 야간 조사는 '거봉'의 암기를 중단시켜 과실의 성숙 과정을 지연시키며 적생광 처리는 생산량 감소를 수반하였다. 따라서 광파장에 관계없이 야간조사에 의한 빛공해가 나타나는 것으로 확인되었으며, 가로등을 비롯한 야간 조명이 설치된 지역에 인접한 포도원의 경우 과실의 성숙이 불량해 질 수 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.428-433
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 시험물질인 수벌번데기추출물의 in vitro 주름개선, 미백 및 보습 효능 평가를 검정하였다. 수벌번데기추출물의 미백효과 시험을 위하여 in vitro tyrosinase inhibition 시험을 하였다. 이를 위하여 기질로 L-Tyrosine 및 L-DOPA를 사용하였을 때 모두 농도의존적으로 tyrosinase 억제 효능을 보여서 미배효과를 가지고 있는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 수벌번데기 추출물의 주름개선 효과 및 보습효과를 구명하기 위하여 HDF, B16F10 cell을 사용하였다. 추출물의 이들 세포에 미치는 세포독성시험을 실시한 후 시험물질의 투여 용량을 설정하였다. 그 결과 두 세포 모두 독성을 나타내지 않는 100 ㎍/ml를 최고 농도로 설정하고, 공비 1/5로 20 및 4 ㎍/ml를 시험농도로 설정하였다. HDF cell을 이용하여 collagen type I 및 MMP1의 발현량을 측정한 결과 UVB 조사로 감소된 collagen type I의 양은 시험물질 처리로 인하여 농도 의존적으로 증가되었다. UVB 조사로 증가된 collagen 분해효소인 MMP1의 발현은 시험물질 처리로 인하여 농도 의존적으로 감소하였다. B16F12 cell을 이용한 melanin 생성 억제 시험 결과, 시험물질 처리군에서 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 시험물질인 수벌번데기추출물은 collagen 생성을 증가시키고 collagen 분해 효소인 MMP1의 발현을 억제함으로써 주름 개선에 효과가 있으며, melanin 생성을 억제하여 피부미백에도 효과가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.89-112
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• 2000

Although dental laboratory technicians are prone to be exposed to various work-related health hazardous materials such as dusts, chemicals, etc., the prevalence and nature of work-related health problems of them have not been a matter of great concern in the field of occupational health service in Korea. The purpose of the present investigation was to describe a collected profile of subjective health symptoms and their attributable factors in Korean dental laboratory technicians. A questionnaire listing five groups of health symptoms and five health symptom-related factors was mailed to randomly selected 1,900 dental laboratory technicians. Among them, 1,344 dental laboratory technicians filled out the questionnaires and returnde them. Five groups of health symptoms included musculoskeletal symptom, dermal symptoms, respiratory symptoms, eys symptoms, and ear symptoms. Five health symptom-related factors were occupational environment-related health risk factors, work history, health related habits and status, use of personal protective equipment and general characteristics. Detailed parameters of health risk factors were work posture, vibration, and chemical or physical hazards such as dust, fume, vapor, solvent, light, and noise for occupational environment-related factors; work place, area, number of employees, work hours, career, work part, and work load for work history; Broca's index, hours of sleep, eating, smoking, alcohol, exercise, health examination, and self assessed health status for health habits and status; face masks, goggles, and so on for use of personal protective equipment, and; age, sex, marital status, and education for general characteristics. Before the start of main survey, a pilot survey was carried out for validity and reliability tests of the questionnaire. All the data obtained were coded and analyzed with PC/SAS 6.12 program. The prevalence of health symptoms was the highest in musculoskelton (87.3%), and followde by eyes (78.9%), respiratory organs (64.3%), ears (57.8%), and skin (52.2%) in descending order. Statistically significant risk factors by multiple logistic regression analyses were sex, health examination, self assessed health status, and hand/finger posture in musculoskeletal symptoms; sex, self assessed health status, career, acid gas, and hand contact with resin mixture in deraml symptoms; Broka's smoking, exercise, self assessed health status, and face mask in respiratory symptoms; sex, hours of sleep, self assessed health status, work hours, work load, plaster dust, inadequate lighting, and goggle in eys symptoms, and eating, smoking, self assessed health status, and work load in ear symptoms. With the above considerations in mind, prevalence of subjective symptoms among Korean dental laboratory technicians was relatively high, and they were attributable to most of the occupational environment-related factors, work history, use of personal protective equipment, health habits and status, and general characteristics. Particularly, it is suggested that health promotion programs for promoting self- assessed health status and smoking cessation, preventive measures for protection of the female technicians’health, and reducing work load be necessary, since those factors were associated with more than one subjective symptom.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1052-1059
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• 2016

Red light (RL) marked higher weight gain (WG) and preference of broilers compared to other light colors. This study aimed to investigate how different intensities of RL affect the performance, behavior and welfare of broilers. RL treatments were T1 = high intensity (320 lux), T2 = medium intensity (20 lux); T3 = dim intensity (5 lux), T4 = control/white light at (20 lux) provided on 20L:4D schedule and T5 = negative control; 12 hours dark: 12 hours day light. Cobb strain broilers were used in a Complete Randomize Design with 6 replicates. WG, water/feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), mortality, behavior and welfare were assessed. At 35 d, significantly (p<0.05) highest body weight ($2,147.06g{\pm}99$) was recorded by T3. Lowest body weight ($1,640.55g{\pm}56$) and FCR (1.34) were recorded by T5. Skin weight was the only carcass parameter showed a significant (p<0.05) influence giving the highest (56.2 g) and the lowest (12.6 g) values for T5 and T1 respectively. Reduced welfare status indicated by significantly (p<0.05) higher foot pad lesions, hock burns and breast blisters was found under T3, due to reduced expression of behavior. Highest walking ($2.08%{\pm}1%$) was performed under T1 in the evening during 29 to 35 days. Highest dust bathing ($3.01%{\pm}2%$) was performed in the morning during 22 to 28 days and highest bird interaction (BI) ($4.87%{\pm}4%$) was observed in the evening by T5 during 14 to 21 days. Light $intensity{\times}day$ $session{\times}age$ interaction was significantly (p<0.05) affected walking, dust bathing and BI. Light intensity significantly (p<0.05) affected certain behaviors such as lying, eating, drinking, standing, walking, preening while lying, wing/leg stretching, sleeping, dozing, BI, vocalization, idling. In conclusion, birds essentially required provision of light in the night for better performance. Exposed to 5 lux contributed to higher WG, potentially indicating compromised welfare status. Further researches are suggested to investigate RL intensity based lighting regimen that favors for both production and welfare of Broilers.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2018

Objective: Broilers show clear preference towards red color light (RL). However setting of an optimum light intensity is difficult since dim intensities that favor growth reduce welfare. This experiment was conducted to test the most effective RL intensity regimen (Dim [5 lux; DI] vs high [320 lux; HI]) in combination applied at different growth stages that favors for both performance and welfare. Methods: Complete randomize design was adopted with 6 replicates. Treatments were; T1 = early DI (8-21 d)+latter HI (22-35 d); T2 = early DI (8-28 d)+latter HI (29-35 d), T3 = early HI (8-21 d)+latter DI (22-35 d), T4 = early HI (8-28 d)+latter DI (29-35 d) and T5 = control (white light; WT) (8-35 d) at medium intensity (20 lux). Body weight (BW), weight gain (WG), water/feed intake and ratio, feed conversion ratios (FCR) were assessed. Common behaviours (15) were recorded by scan sampling method. Lameness, foot pad dermatitis, breast blisters, hock burning damage were assessed as welfare parameters. Fear reactions were tested using Tonic Immobility Test. Ocular and carcass evaluations were done. Meat and tibiae were analyzed for fat and bone ash respectively. Results: On 35 d, the highest BW ($2,155.72{\pm}176g$), WG ($1,967.78{\pm}174g$) were recorded by T2 compared to WT ($BW_{WT}=1,878.22{\pm}155$, $WG_{WT}=1,691.83{\pm}160$). But, application of RL, either DI, or HI during early/latter stage had no significant effect on FCR. Under HI, birds showed much higher active behaviours. DI encourages eating. Though LI changed from DI to HI, same trend could be seen even under HI. The highest leg strength ($218.5{\pm}120s$) was recorded by T2. The lowest leg strength ($64.58{\pm}33s$) and the highest ocular weight ($2.48{\pm}1g$) were recorded by T1. Significantly (p<0.05) the highest skin weight ($162.17{\pm}6g$) but the lowest fat% in meat ($13.03%{\pm}5%$) was recorded by T2. Conclusion: Early exposure to DI-RL up to 28 days followed by exposure to HI-RL is the most favorable lighting regimen for optimizing production, better welfare of broilers and improving health benefits of meat.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.346-361
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• 2013

This article reviews the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering during 2012. It is intended to understand the status of current research in the areas of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation, and indoor environments of buildings and plant facilities. The conclusions are as follows : (1) The research works on thermal and fluid engineering have been reviewed as groups of fluid machinery, pipes and valves, fuel cells and power plants, ground-coupled heat pumps, and general heat and mass transfer systems. Research issues are mainly focused on new and renewable energy systems, such as fuel cells, ocean thermal energy conversion power plants, and ground-coupled heat pump systems. (2) Research works on the heat transfer area have been reviewed in the categories of heat transfer characteristics, pool boiling and condensing heat transfer, and industrial heat exchangers. Researches on heat transfer characteristics included the results for natural convection in a square enclosure with two hot circular cylinders, non-uniform grooved tube considering tube expansion, single-tube annular baffle system, broadcasting LED light with ion wind generator, mechanical property and microstructure of SA213 P92 boiler pipe steel, and flat plate using multiple tripping wires. In the area of pool boiling and condensing heat transfer, researches on the design of a micro-channel heat exchanger for a heat pump, numerical simulation of a heat pump evaporator considering the pressure drop in the distributor and capillary tubes, critical heat flux on a thermoexcel-E enhanced surface, and the performance of a fin-and-tube condenser with non-uniform air distribution and different tube types were actively carried out. In the area of industrial heat exchangers, researches on a plate heat exchanger type dehumidifier, fin-tube heat exchanger, an electric circuit transient analogy model in a vertical closed loop ground heat exchanger, heat transfer characteristics of a double skin window for plant factory, a regenerative heat exchanger depending on its porous structure, and various types of plate heat exchangers were performed. (3) In the field of refrigeration, various studies were executed to improve refrigeration system performance, and to evaluate the applicability of alternative refrigerants and new components. Various topics were presented in the area of refrigeration cycle. Research issues mainly focused on the enhancement of the system performance. In the alternative refrigerant area, studies on CO2, R32/R152a mixture, and R1234yf were performed. Studies on the design and performance analysis of various compressors and evaporator were executed. (4) In building mechanical system research fields, twenty-nine studies were conducted to achieve effective design of mechanical systems, and also to maximize the energy efficiency of buildings. The topics of the studies included heating and cooling, HVAC system, ventilation, renewable energy systems, and lighting systems in buildings. New designs and performance tests using numerical methods and experiments provide useful information and key data, which can improve the energy efficiency of buildings. (5) In the fields of the architectural environment, studies for various purposes, such as indoor environment, building energy, and renewable energy were performed. In particular, building energy-related researches and renewable energy systems have been mainly studied, reflecting interests in global climate change, and efforts to reduce building energy consumption by government and architectural specialists. In addition, many researches have been conducted regarding indoor environments.