• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.132-139
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• 1989

본 연구에서는 심장의 박동영상을 방사선 투시법으로 관찰하여 심장질환을 진단하기 위한 실시간 처리 심장 디지탈 감산 조영 영상기법(cardiac digital subtraction angiography)을 개발하여 임상실험을 시행하였다. 평균 1초에 1번의 심장박동에 따른 주변부위의 운동에 의한 오차의 영향을 감소하면서, 좌심실 박동상을 32프레임까지 실시간으로 감산 처리하는 고속기억(512X512 해상도와 256 gray level) 및 고속 데이타링크 시스템과 프로세서를 개발하였다. 기억된 영상을 컴퓨터에 입력하고, 심장의 경계면을 Dynamic Programming을 사용하여 검출하고, 부피를 구하여 심장의 박동에 따른 최대부피(ESV)와 박동후 최소부피(ESV), 최대와 최소부피의 비율(EF)로서 표시되는 심박출계수 등 심장의 좌심실기능을 나타내는 생리계수를 영상으로 부터 구하는 알고리듬을 개발해서 임상실험을 시행하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.85-96
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• 2018

Background: A variety of inorganic scintillators have been developed and improved for use in radiation detection and measurement, and in situ gamma-ray spectrometry in the environment remains an important area in nuclear safety. In order to verify the feasibility of promising scintillators in an actual environment, a performance test is necessary to identify gamma-ray peaks and calculate the radioactivity from their net count rates in peaks. Materials and Methods: Among commercially available scintillators, $LaBr_3(Ce)$ scintillators have so far shown the highest energy resolution when detecting and identifying gamma-rays. However, the intrinsic background of this scintillator type affects efficient application to the environment with a relatively low count rate. An algorithm to subtract the intrinsic background was consequently developed, and the in situ calibration factor at 1 m above ground level was calculated from Monte Carlo simulation in order to determine the radioactivity from the measured net count rate. Results and Discussion: The radioactivity of six natural radionuclides in the environment was evaluated from in situ gamma-ray spectrometry using an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector. The results were then compared with those of a portable high purity Ge (HPGe) detector with in situ object counting system (ISOCS) software at the same sites. In addition, the radioactive cesium in the ground of Jeju Island, South Korea, was determined with the same assumption of the source distribution between measurements using two detectors. Conclusion: Good agreement between both detectors was achieved in the in situ gamma-ray spectrometry of natural as well as artificial radionuclides in the ground. This means that an $LaBr_3(Ce)$ detector can produce reliable and stable results of radioactivity in the ground from the measured energy spectrum of incident gamma-rays at 1 m above the ground.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.47-62
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• 2000

지리정보시스템은 많은 응용분야에서 이용될 수 있는 자료를 다룬다. 그러나 각 응용분야를 위한 필요한 정보가 지리정보의 설계단계에서 해상도, 추상화정도와 표현 방법에 따라 다르게 표현될 수 있다. 이와 같은 다양한 필요성을 다루기 위해서 지리정보시스템은 지리현상에서 발생하는 각 개체의 독립성과 동질성 여부에 따라 표현해야 한다. 또한 공간 객체 사이의 관계성이 역할에 따라 다르게 표현되는 방법도 다루어야 한다. 이 논문에서는 지리정보시스템에 대한 객체와 객체들 사이의 관계성에 의한 형식적 정의 문제를 제시하고 있다. 지리 자료는 지리-객체와 지리-필드로 분류되는데, 지리적 공간상에 존재하는 실제의 연속적이고, 이산적인 표현으로 나타낸 것이다. 이 논문은 지리-객체, 지리-필드와 비지리-객체 상에서 클래스와 관계 역할에 대해 연구하고자 한다. 이 연구의 결과는 클래스의 상태에 대한 특성인 속성-영역 관계를 이용하여 공간 객체의 속성을 형식적으로 구분함으로 해서 클래스 관계에 효율성을 기하고자 한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.510-522
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• 2008

To construct the molecular systematics of the genus Megoura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), DNA based-identification was performed using four mitochondrial and three nuclear DNA regions: partial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI), partial tRNA-leucine + cytochrome c oxidase II (tRNA/COII), cytochrome b (CytB), partial 12S rRNA + tRNA-valine + 16S rRNA (12S/16S), elongation factor-1 alpha ($EF1{\alpha}$), and the internal transcribed spacers 1 and 2 (ITS1, ITS2). Pairwise sequence divergences between taxa were compared, and phylogenetic analyses were performed based on each DNA region separately, and the combined datasets. COI, CytB, $EF1{\alpha}$, ITS1, and ITS2 were relatively effective in determining species and resolving their relationships. By contrast, the sequences of tRNA/COII and 12S/16S were not able to separate the closely related species. CytB and $EF1{\alpha}$ gave better resolution with higher average sequence divergences (4.7% for CytB, 5.2% for $EF1{\alpha}$). The sequence divergence of COI (3.0%) was moderate, and those of the two ITS regions (1.8% for ITS1, 2.0% for ITS2) were very low. Phylogenetic trees were constructed by minimum evolution, maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses. The results indicated that the phylogenetic relationships between Megoura species were associated with their host preferences. Megoura brevipilosa and M. lespedezae living on Lespedeza were closely related, and M. nigra, monophagous on Vicia venosa, was rather different from M. crassicauda, M. litoralis, and M. viciae, which are oligophagous on Lathyrus and Vicia. The three populations of M. crassicauda formed a clade separated from M. litoralis and M. viciae. Nevertheless M. litoralis and M. viciae, which are morphologically similar, were not separated due to negligible sequence divergence. We discuss the phylogenetic relationships of the Megoura, and the usefulness of the seven DNA regions for determining the species level phylogeny of aphids.

• 천문학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2017

We investigate the solar cycle variation of microwave and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) intensity in latitude to compare microwave polar brightening (MPB) with the EUV polar coronal hole (CH). For this study, we used the full-sun images observed in 17 GHz of the Nobeyama Radioheliograph from 1992 July to 2016 November and in two EUV channels of the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) $193{\AA}$ and $171{\AA}$ on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) from 2011 January to 2016 November. As a result, we found that the polar intensity in EUV is anti-correlated with the polar intensity in microwave. Since the depression of EUV intensity in the pole is mostly owing to the CH appearance and continuation there, the anti-correlation in the intensity implies the intimate association between the polar CH and the MPB. Considering the report of Gopalswamy et al. (1999) that the enhanced microwave brightness in the CH is seen above the enhanced photospheric magnetic field, we suggest that the pole area during the solar minimum has a stronger magnetic field than the quiet sun level and such a strong field in the pole results in the formation of the polar CH. The emission mechanism of the MPB and the physical link with the polar CH are not still fully understood. It is necessary to investigate the MPB using high resolution microwave imaging data, which can be obtained by the high performance large-array radio observatories such as the ALMA project.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2002

Phylogenetic signal present in the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene (16S rDNA) and the nuclear large subunit ribosomal RNA gene (28S rDNA) was explored to assess their utility in resolving family level relationships of the superfamily Tephritoidea. These two genes were chosen because they appear to evolve at different rates, and might contribute to resolve both shallow and deeper phylogenetic branches within a highly diversified group. For the 16S rDNA data set, the number of aligned sites was 1,258 bp, but 1,204 bp were used for analysis after excluding sites of ambiguous alignment. Among these 1,204 sites, 662 sites were variable and 450 sites were informative for parsimony analysis. For the 28S rDNA data set, the number of aligned sites was 1,102 bp, but 1,000 bp were used for analysis after excluding sites of ambiguous alignment. Among these 1000 sites, 235 sites were variable and 95 sites were informative for parsimony analysis. Our analyses suggest that: (1) while 16S rDNA is useful for resolving more recent phylogenetic divergences, 28S rDNA can be used to define much deeper phylogenetic branches; (2) the combined analysis of the 16S and 28S rDNAs enhances the overall resolution without losing phylogenetic signal from either single gene analysis; and (3) additional genes that evolve at intermediate rates between the 16S and 28S rDNAs are needed to further resolve relationships among the tephritoid families.

• 대기
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.159-183
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• 2016

On 31 July 2014, there was a localized torrential rainfall ($58.5mm\;hr^{-1}$) caused by a strong convective cell with thunder showers over Daegwallyeong. In the surface synoptic chart, a typhoon was positioned in the East China Sea and the subtropical high was expanded to the Korean peninsula. A WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) numerical simulation with a resolution of 1 km was performed for a detailed analysis. The simulation result showed a similar pattern in a reflectivity distribution particularly over the Gangwon-do region, compared with the radar reflectivity. According to the results of the WRF simulation, the process and mechanism of the localized heavy rainfall over Daegwallyeong are as follows: (1) a convective instability over the middle part of the Korean peninsula was enhanced due to the low level advection of warm and humid air from the North Pacific high. (2) There was easterly flow from the coast to the mountainous regions around Daegwallyeong, which was generated by the differential heating of the insolation among Daegwallyeong and the Yeongdong coastal plain, and nearby coastal waters. (3) In addition, westerly flow from the western part of Daegwallyeong caused a strong convergence in this region, generating a strong upward motion combined by an orographic effect. (4) This brought about a new convective cell over Daegwallyeong. And this cell was more developed by the outflow from another thunderstorm cell to the south, and finally these two cells were merged to develop as a strong convective cell with thunder showers, leading to the record breaking maximum rainfall per hour ($58.5mm\;hr^{-1}$) in July.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.151-155
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• 2016

우리는 이 논문에서 ADPCM (adaptive differential pulse code modulation)을 적용함으로써 디밍 콘트롤러를 갖는 LED 드라이버의 설계를 제시한다. ADPCM 장비는 고해상도를 가지고 LED 전류를 정확하게 제어하며, 고조파 전류 펄스의 퍼짐으로 인하여 초래되는 RFI 를 감소시켜 준다. 또한 제어 동작의 정밀도를 높여준다. 이 연구에서 LED에 펄스 전류를 인가함으로써 고효율 에너지의 LED를 제어하는 디지털 제어회로의 설계를 제시한다. 우리가 설계한 LED 전류구동시스템은 디지털 제어 부와 아날로그 SMPS (스위치 모드 파워 서플라이)를 별도로 구현한 두개의 시스템이다. 입력레벨이 0.7 인 경우의 시뮬레이션 결과는 시그마 델타 변조를 하여 얻은 D/A 컨버터의 출력을 나타내었다. 개수가 510 개인 펄스신호의 경우 0.15 % 의 정밀도를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제8D권5호
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• pp.516-572
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• 2001

지리정보시스템은 다양한 분야에서 응용할 수 있는 자료를 다루고 있다. 각 용용 분야를 위한 필요한 정보는 지리정보의 설계 단계에서 지리영역의 응용관점에 따라 다르게 표현될 수 있다. 그러므로 지리정보시스템은 지리현상에서 발생하는 각 객체의 독립성과 동질성 여부에 따라 표현해야 한다. 이 논문은 지리-객체, 지리-필드와 비지리-객체 상에서 속성과 관계 역할에 대한 정의와 정리를 통한 형식화에 대해 연구되었다. 이를 위해 지리-객체는 지리-필드와 비지리-객체의 관계역할에 대한 형식화 관점에서 재구성되었다. 이 연구 결과 이 논문은 공간 클래스의 정적상태 특성인 속성-영역 관계를 공간 관계 역할로 표현하고, 형식화함으로써 기하 속성과 공간 관계 역할에 기반한 지리정보시스템의 효율적 설계의 방법을 제시하였다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2011

Purpose : This article is to describe a modified device for intraoral radiography which was developed to obtain reproducible radiographic images for assessment of distal osseous defects of the mandibular second molar (2 Mm) after impacted third molar (3 Mm) surgery. Materials and Methods : A commercial available alignment system for posterior region was modified by adding a reference gauge pin (millimetric) and threading a hollow acrylic cylinder at the ring of the radiographic positioner to attach the X-ray collimator. The design included customized resin acrylic stent for the occlusal surface of the 2Mm in maximum intercuspal position, individualizing the biteblock positioner. Periapical radiographs were taken before and after surgical extraction of 3 Mm, employing the radiographic technique of parallelism described by Kugelberg (1986) with this modified film holder and inserting the gauge pin on the deepest bone probing depth point. Results : This technique permitted to obtain standardized periapical radiographs with a moderate to high resolution, repeatability, and accuracy. There was no difference between the measurements on the pre- and post-operative radiographs. This technique allowed better maintenance of the same geometric position compared with conventional one. The insertion of the gauge pin provided the same reference point and localized the deepest osseous defect on the two-dimensional radiographs. Conclusion : This technique allowed better reproducibility in posterior radiographic records (distal surface of 2 Mm) and more accurate measurements of radiographic bone level by the use of a millimetric pin.