• Structural Monitoring and Maintenance
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.289-303
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• 2022

In this study, the impact of assigned pixel labels on the accuracy of crack image identification of steel structures is examined by using an atrous separable convolution neural network (ASCNN). Firstly, images containing fatigue cracks collected from steel structures are classified into four datasets by assigning different pixel labels based on image features. Secondly, the DeepLab v3+ algorithm is used to determine optimal parameters of the ASCNN model by maximizing the average mean-intersection-over-union (mIoU) metric of the datasets. Thirdly, the ASCNN model is trained for various image sizes and hyper-parameters, such as the learning rule, learning rate, and epoch. The optimal parameters of the ASCNN model are determined based on the average mIoU metric. Finally, the trained ASCNN model is evaluated by using 10% untrained images. The result shows that the ASCNN model can segment cracks and other objects in the captured images with an average mIoU of 0.716.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제66권5호
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• pp.349-357
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• 2009

Background: The treatment success rates in patients with tuberculosis are known to be lower in the private sector compared to the public sector. To improve treatment outcomes in the private sector we developed a public-private collaboration model for strengthening health education and case holding activities with public health nursing in the private sector. Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study in new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated at private hospitals, selected by non-randomization, with an intervention consisting of health education and case holding activities by specially trained public health nurses (intervention group) results were compared with cases treated without the intervention (conventional group). Physicians were asked to treat both groups routinely. The treatment outcomes of patients under treatment by the National Tuberculosis Programme were also analyzed for comparison. Results: There were 172 cases each in the intervention and conventional groups. The mean age was 48.9${\pm}$19.0 and 48.2${\pm}$19.7 in the respective groups (p=0.66). The PHN interacted with the cases in the intervention group by initial face to face interview and telephone calls an average of 7.1${\pm}$9.2 times during the initial six months. The intervention group showed a significantly higher treatment success rate, 91.6%, (Rate Ratio [RR]; 1.23, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]; 1.12-1.36), lower default, 3.6%, (RR; 0.31, 95% CI; 0.13-0.75) and transfer-out rate, 3.0%, (RR; 0.32, 95% CI; 0.12-0.86) than the conventional group where they were: 75.0%, 11.6%, 9.3%, respectively. The success rate was even higher than the rate (80.5%) of 1,027 cases treated in health centers (RR; 1.11, 95% CI; 1.05-1.17). Of the completed cases in the intervention group, 82.2% regarded the role of the public health nurse as very helpful. Conclusion: The treatment success rate, of tuberculosis patients in the private sector, was significantly improved by an intervention using a public-private collaboration model.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.303-316
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• 1993

The auricular cartilage grafts have been widely used in replacement of the temporomandibular joint disk. Cartilage grafts itself have a low metabolism and high survival rate after grafting. In processing the grafting materials, it was important to preserve the properties of chondrocyte proper. We used 15% glycerol and 10% DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) solutions for cartilage fixation before deep freezing. We have performed the allogenic auricular cartilage graft in the temporomandibular joint of 20 rabbits which 10 specimen was treated with 15% glycerol and the other 10 specimen was treated with 10% DMSO respectively and examined in 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after operation histopathologically. The result were : 1. Inflammatory cell infiltration around the grafted material appeared more glycerol groups than DMSO groups at 1 week, but each group has no differences after 2 weeks. 2. Degenerative changes of grafted auricular chondrocytes were more deveolped in glycerol group than DMSO groups till 4 weeks, but there were no differences between two groups after 6 weeks. 3. Fibrous union between grafted fragment and mandibular condyle was prominent in DMSO group. 4. Vascular proliferation of the grafted auricualr cartilage was more developed in DMSO groups than glycerol group in early stage. 5. Amount of the additional growth of grafted auricular cartilage was more existed in DMSO groups than glycerol group. 6. General survival rate after grafting was more prominent in DMSO group. In summary, allogenic auricular cartilage grafts treated with 15% glycerol and 10% DMSO solution have supported to survivalbility as a cryopreservative agents, especially DMSO groups have little inflammatory cell infiltration in early stages and degenerative changes and additional growth are more prominent than glycerol groups.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.4549-4567
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• 2016

To cope with the complex electromagnetic environment of wireless communication systems, anti-jamming decision methods are necessary to keep the reliability of communication. Basing on the rule-reduced genetic algorithm (RRGA), an anti-jamming decision method is proposed in this paper to adapt to the fast channel variations. Firstly, the reduced decision rules are obtained according to the rough set (RS) theory. Secondly, the randomly generated initial population of the genetic algorithm (GA) is screened and the individuals are preserved in accordance with the reduced decision rules. Finally, the initial population after screening is utilized in the genetic algorithm to optimize the communication parameters. In order to remove the dependency on the weights, this paper deploys an anti-jamming decision objective function, which aims at maximizing the normalized transmission rate under the constraints of minimizing the normalized transmitting power with the pre-defined bit error rate (BER). Simulations are carried out to verify the performance of both the traditional genetic algorithm and the adaptive genetic algorithm. Simulation results show that the convergence rates of the two algorithms increase significantly thanks to the initial population determined by the reduced-rules, without losing the accuracy of the decision-making. Meanwhile, the weight-independent objective function makes the algorithm more practical than the traditional methods.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.687-696
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• 2012

최근 항공 안전의 발전에도 불구하고, 항공기 사고의 뚜렷한 감소 추세 없이 유지되고 있다. 따라서 국제적인 항공안전관리의 방향은 기존의 항공안전 방식을 탈피하여 자료에 근거하여 분석된 요소들을 통하여 사고예방을 위한 위험요소를 제거하는 것에 관심을 가지고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 위험요소를 발굴하고 분석하기 위하여 EU에서 개발하고 2010년부터 한국에서 도입하기 시작한 ECCAIRS에 대한 개관을 소개하였다. 아울러 ECCAIRS에 입력된 국내 항공사고 Data를 활용하여 항공기 사고와 준사고의 분포, 연도별 및 월별 사고 분포, 비행 단계 분포, 그리고 분류체계 분포 등에 대한 경향을 분석하였다. 본 연구의 항공기 사고와 준사고의 추세 분석은 향후 추구해야 할 정량적인 안전관리의 유용한 방향이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2010

Generally, ceramic material is very difficult to machine due to high strength and hardness. However, ceramic material can be machined at high temperature by plastic flow as metallic material due to the deterioration of the grain boundary glassy phase. Recently, a new method was developed to execute cutting process with CBN cutting tool by local heating of surface with laser. There are various parameters in LAM because it is a complex process with laser treatment and machining. During laser assisted machining, high power results in reducing of cutting force and increasing tool life, but excessive power brings oxidation of the surface. The effect of laser power, feed rate, cutting depth and etc. were investigated on the life of cutting tool. Chips were observed to find out suitable machining conditions. Chips of SSN had more flow-types than HIPSN. It means SSN is easier to machining. The life of cutting tool was increased with increasing laser power and decreasing feed rate and cutting depth.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.620-627
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical and histologic changes in distraction osteogenesis according to different distraction rates in the rat's tibia. Eighteen adult rats underwent open osteotomy and attachment of an external unilateral distraction device in the middle of left tibia. Latency was allowed for 7 days before distracton began. The distraction device was activated with varying distraction rates of 0.5mm, 1mm, 2mm and same rhythm of twice a day until 5mm length gain was achieved. The animals were sacrificed at post-distraction 4, 8 weeks to observe the bony healing states. At each group, clinical, radiographic and histologic studies were done. The results obtained from this study were as follows: 1. The 0.5mm group showed excellent osteogenesis than other groups. The new bone was formed by intramembranous bone formation mostly and endochondral bone formation partly. 2. The 1mm group showed delayed osteogenesis and incomplete bony healing at 8 weeks. 3. The 2mm group showed weak osteogenesis and fibrous union or nonunion at 8 weeks. From these results, it could be stated that distraction rate of 0.5mm per day was most useful in rat's tibia. The rate of 1mm showed delayed bony healing and needed more consolidation period. Distraction osteogenesis is a excellent clinical method for regenerating local bone deficiencies in limbs and craniofacial area. The more studies needed for the higher animals and human about distraction rates and other biomechanical factors on the basis of this study.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.7-10
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• 1965

In an experiment to evaluate the various aspects of symptom of witches' broom of jujube tree with two different kinds of scions, taken from diseased plant and stem- grafted upon sound stocks-one cut before wintering(stored in cellar), the other after wintering, it was observed that the disease rate of those cut before wintering(Nov.) was $\98\%$ whereas those cut after wintering(March) showed much lower rate, $3\%$ initially and gradually increased up to $39\%$. In another experiment of diseased bud grafted into healthy seedling, the finding made in the following year was that 14 stocks(only one of which salt union by callusing) were infected out of the given 23- in the initial stage only 4, yet gradually increased to the number of 14. The shoots from the ground portion of the diseased stock were in general more quickly subjected to the disease than the others. Under natural condition, the diseased trees develop at first seemingly the same leaves as healthy ones; it is not until the branches and loaves grow to a considerable degree that the symptom appears. Once appearing, tile disease grows and the symptom continues to appear as late as in Sept. and early Oct., causing tile plant to develop the extraordinary branches and leaves of extremely reduced size, the typical symptom of witches' broom. Such phenomenon can be observed in the experiments of the foregoing paragraphs. And the suckers and roots of diseased plant are bound to be infected, it was found out with no exception. Viewing from the results of the above experiments and observation, it is believed that the low temperature during winter causes the virus in the above-ground portion of diseased plant to diminish or inactivated, and subsequently the virus in the roots moves up or multiply in the sprouting season.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2005

무요소기법이 공통적으로 내재하고 있는 수치적분의 부정확성을 해결하기 위해, 페트로프-갤러킨 자연요소법이라 불리는 향상된 자연요소법을 제안한다. 제안된 방법은 라플라스 기저함수를 시도 형상함수로 사용하는 반면, 시험 형상함수로서 델라우니 삼각형이 지지영역이 되는 함수를 새롭게 정의한다. 이러한 접근은 통상적인 적분영역과 적분함수 지지영역간의 불일치를 제거하게 하며, 이는 적용이 편리할 뿐만 아니라 수치적분의 정확성을 보장한다 본 논문에서는 2차윈 선형 탄성의 대표적인 검증문제를 통하여 제안된 방법의 타당성을 검증한다. 비교를 위해 기존의 부브노프-갤러킨 자연요소법과 일정 변형률 유한요소법을 이용한 해석을 동시에 수행한다. 조각 시험과 수렴율 평가를 통해 제안된 기법의 우수성을 확인할 수 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권7호
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• pp.1729-1734
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• 2009

해마다 전 세계적으로 약 4천만 대, 우리나라에서는 약 55만 대의 자동차가 그 수명을 다하고 폐차장으로 보내지고 있다. 폐차에 의한 환경오염을 줄이기 위하여 각 국은 규제를 강화하고 있으며 EU(European Union)에서는 현재 84%에 머무르고 있는 재활용율을 2015년까지 95%로 올릴 것을 요구하고 있다. 자동차 중량의 75%를 차지하는 철은 95% 이상의 높은 재활용율을 보이고 있으나 나머지 25%를 구성하는 플라스틱, 유리 고무 등의 비금속류와 구리, 니켈 알루미늄 등의 비철금속류는 재활용율이 이에 미치지 못하고 있다. 따라서 95%의 재활용 요구를 만족시키기 위해서는 비철금속류의 재활용이 획기적으로 향상되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 자동차에서 가장 많이 사용되는 비철금속인 구리와 니켈 재활용 향상을 통하여 전체 재활용율 변동을 산출하고자 한다.