• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.366-373
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• 2016

This paper proposes a pre-processing algorithm to improve the coding efficiency of perceptual video coding. First, an input image is decomposed into multiple sub-bands through linear sub-band decomposition. Then, the sub-bands that have low visual sensitivity are suppressed by assigning small gains to them. Experimental results show that if the proposed algorithm is adopted for pre-processing in a High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoder, it can provide significant bit-saving effects of approximately 12% in low delay mode and 9.4% in random access mode.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1170-1178
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• 2021

This paper proposed a versatile algorithm based on a dual-tree complex wavelet transform for intensifying the visual aspect of medical images. First, the decomposition of the input image into a high sub-band and low-sub-band image is done. Further, to improve the resolution of the resulting image, the high sub-band image is interpolated using Lanczos interpolation. Also, contrast enhancement is performed by singular value decomposition (SVD). Finally, the image reconstruction is achieved by using an inverse wavelet transform. Then, the Gaussian filter will improve the visual quality of the image. We have collected images from the hospital and the internet for quantitative and qualitative analysis. These images act as a reference image for comparing the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm with the existing state-of-the-art. We have divided the proposed algorithm into several stages: preprocessing, contrast enhancement, resolution enhancement, and visual quality enhancement. Both analyses show the proposed algorithm's effectiveness compared to existing methods.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.80-87
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 선형 부 대역 분해를 이용하여 입력 영상을 분해하고 시각적 민감도가 낮은 고주파 영역만을 효과적으로 억제하여 지각적 동영상 부호화의 효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 전처리 기법을 제안한다. 먼저 소정의 선형 부 대역 분해로 각 입력영상을 여러 주파수 대역들로 나눈다. 그런 다음 인간의 시각적 구조에서 거의 인지가 되지 않는 고주파 대역들에만 1보다 작은 이득 값들을 적용하여 해당 주파수 대역 정보를 억제시킨다. 이와 같이 고주파가 억제된 영상들을 소정의 비디오 인코더로 압축한다. 모의 실험을 통해 제안 기법의 적용 전후 압축 결과를 비교하여 시각적 차이 없음을 확인하였다. 또한, 제안 기법을 H.264 인코더의 전처리로 적용하였을 때 적용 전 대비 평균 13.12%의 데이터 감소 효과를 얻었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 1996

본 논문에서는 동영상 부호화를 위하여 움직임 보상기법과 분할 대역 기법을 사용한 MCSBC 부호화 기법을 제안하였다. 또한 MCSBC에 관한 여러가지 문제들, 즉 각 분할 대역에의 움직임 보상 기법에 관한 문제, 각 분할 대역의 DCT 계수에 대한 효율적인 비트 할당등을 다루었다. MCSBC의 효율적인 부호화를 위하여 먼저 원신호에 대역 분할을 수행한 후, 움직임 보상 기법은 저대역의 영상 신호에만 적용하였고, 모든 대역에 이산 여현 변환(DCT)를 적용하였다. DCT가 적용된 블럭들은 각 대역 신호의 특징에 따라 최적화된 주사 방법 및 비트 할당을 사용하여 부호화한다. 이러한 MCSBC 기법은 고화질 TV 용 동영상에 적용하여 모의 실험을 수행하였다. 모의 실험 결과, 제안한 MCSBC 기법은 일반적인 움직임 보상 동영상 부호화 기법에 비하여 약 1.5dB의 성능향상을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권3A호
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• pp.272-280
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• 2009

배경잡음 측정은 전파환경 조사 및 주파수 점유율의 비교기준인 임계레벨을 산출하는데 반드시 수행되어야 하는 매우 중요한 과정이다. 배경잡음 측정은 측정대상 대역에서 가급적 잡음만으로 구성된 부대역을 선정하고, 선정된 표본 부대역에 대하여 잡음전력을 측정하여 대상대역에 대한 대표값으로 사용하는 과정으로 이루어진다. 본 논문에서는 배경잡음으로 백색가우시안 잡음을 가정하고, 잡음 측정의 첫 번째 단계에서 신호가 적고 대부분 잡음으로만 구성된 대역을 선별하는데 적용될 수 있는 특이값 분해 (singular value decomposition, SVD)를 이용한 잡음대역 선정 방법을 제안한다. 기존에 널리 쓰여지는 방법인 신호강도확률분포 (amplitude probability distribution, APD) 방법과의 성능비교를 통하여 우수성을 확인하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2013

Phosphorescent materials coated with titanium dioxide were fabricated and photocatalytic reactions between these materials and VOCs gases were examined. A thin film (approx. 100 nm) of nanosized $TiO_2$ was deposited on the $Sr_4Al_{14}O_{25}$ : $Eu^{2+}$, $Dy^{3+}$, $Ag^+$ phosphor using low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD). The characteristics of the photocatalytic reaction were examined in terms of the decomposition of benzene gas using a gas chromatography (GC) system under ultraviolet (${\lambda}$ = 365 nm) and visible light (${\lambda}$ > 420 nm) irradiation. $TiO_2$-coated $Sr_4Al_{14}O_{25}$ : $Eu^{2+}$, $Dy^{3+}$, $Ag^+$ phosphor showed different photocatalytic behavior compared with pure $TiO_2$. $TiO_2$-coated phosphorescent materials showed a much faster photocatalytic decomposition of benzene gas under visible irradiation compared to the pure $TiO_2$ for which the result was practically negligible. This suggests that the extension of the absorption wavelength to visible light occurred through energy band bending by a heterojunction at the interface of the $Sr_4Al_{14}O_{25}-TiO_2$ composite. Also, the $Sr_4Al_{14}O_{25}-TiO_2$ composite showed the photocatalytic decomposition of benzene in darkness due to the photon light emitted from the $Sr_4Al_{14}O_{25}$ phosphors.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.623-632
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• 2012

In this paper, we analyzed the effect of wavelet decomposition levels in feature extraction for anomaly detection from hyperspectral imagery. After wavelet analysis, anomaly detection was experimentally performed using the RX detector algorithm to analyze the detecting capabilities. From the experiment for anomaly detection using CASI imagery, the characteristics of extracted features and the changes of their patterns showed that radiance curves were simplified as wavelet transform progresses and H bands did not show significant differences between target anomaly and background in the previous levels. The results of anomaly detection and their ROC curves showed the best performance when using the appropriate sub-band decided from the visual interpretation of wavelet analysis which was L band at the decomposition level where the overall shape of profile was preserved. The results of this study would be used as fundamental information or guidelines when applying wavelet transform to feature extraction and selection from hyperspectral imagery. However, further researches for various anomaly targets and the quantitative selection of optimal decomposition levels are needed for generalization.

• 천문학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.37-57
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• 2022

Using I-band images of 35 nearby (z < 0.1) type 1 active galactic nuclei (AGNs) obtained with Hubble Space Telescope, selected from the 70-month Swift-BAT X-ray source catalog, we investigate the photometric properties of the host galaxies. With a careful treatment of the point-spread function (PSF) model and imaging decomposition, we robustly measure the I-band brightness and the effective radius of bulges in our sample. Along with black hole (BH) mass estimates from single-epoch spectroscopic data, we present the relation between BH mass and I-band bulge luminosity (M_BH-M_I,bul relation) of our sample AGNs. We find that our sample lies offset from the M_BH-M_I,bul relation of inactive galaxies by 0.4 dex, i.e., at a given bulge luminosity, the BH mass of our sample is systematically smaller than that of inactive galaxies. We also demonstrate that the zero point offset in the M_BH-M_I,bul relation with respect to inactive galaxies is correlated with the Eddington ratio. Based on the Kormendy relation, we find that the mean surface brightness of ellipticals and classical bulges in our sample is comparable to that of normal galaxies, revealing that bulge brightness is not enhanced in our sample. As a result, we conclude that the deviation in the M_BH-M_I,bul relation from inactive galaxies is possibly because the scaling factor in the virial BH mass estimator depends on the Eddington ratio.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.92-96
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• 2009

A new precursor [$Zr(acac)_{3}(H_{2}O)_{2}$] was synthesized by Sonochemical technique and used to deposit thin $ZrO_{2}$ film on quartz and ceramic substrate via ultrasonic aerosol assisted chemical vapour deposition (UAACVD) at 300 ${^{\circ}C}$ in oxygen environment followed by annealing of the sample for 2-3 minutes at 500 ${^{\circ}C}$ in nitrogen ambient. The molecular structure of the precursor determined by single crystal X-ray analysis revealed that the molecules are linked through intermolecular hydrogen bonds forming pseudo six and eight membered rings. DSC and TGA/FTIR techniques were used to determine thermal behavior and decomposition temperature of the precursor and nature of evolved gas products. The optical measurement of annealed $ZrO_{2}$ film with tetragonal phase shows optical energy band gap of 5.01 eV. The particle size, morphology, surface structure and composition of deposited films were investigated by XRD, SEM and EDX.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.344-350
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• 2010

The improved photocatalytic performance of a carbon/$TiO_2$ composite was studied for the Bisphenol A (BPA) decomposition. Titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) and a rice husk from Korea were heterogeneously mixed as the titanium and carbon sources, respectively, for 3 h at room temperature, and then thermally treated at $600^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in $H_2$ gas. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed that the bulk carbon partially covered the $TiO_2$ particles, and the amount that was covered increased with the addition of the rice husk. The acquired carbon/$TiO_2$ composite exhibited an anatase structure and a novel peak at $2{\theta}=32^{\circ}$, which was assigned to bulk carbon. The specific surface area was significantly enhanced to 123~164 $m^2/g$ in the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite, compared to $32.43m^2/g$ for the pure $TiO_2$. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results showed that the Ti-O bond was weaker in the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite than in the pure $TiO_2$, resulting in an easier electron transition from the Ti valence band to the conduction band. The carbon/$TiO_2$ composite absorbed over the whole UV-visible range, whereas the absorption band in the pure$TiO_2$ was only observed in the UV range. These results agreed well with an electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) study that showed that the electrons were rapidly transferred to the surface of the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite compared to the pure $TiO_2$. The photocatalytic performance of the BPA removal was optimized at a Ti:C ratio of 9.5:0.5, and this photocatalytic composite completely decomposed 10.0 ppm BPA after 210 min, whereas the pure $TiO_2$ achieved no more than 50% decomposition under any conditions.