• The KIPS Transactions:PartA
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• v.13A no.4 s.101
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• pp.289-294
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• 2006

Checkpointing is an effective mechanism that allows a process to resume its execution that was discontinued by a system failure without having to restart from the beginning. Especially, page-level incremental checkpointing saves only the modified pages of a process to minimize the checkpointing overhead. This means that in incremental checkpointing, the time consumed for checkpointing varies according to the amount of modified pages. Thus, the efficient interval of checkpointing must be determined on run-time of the process. In this paper, we present an efficient and adaptive page-level incremental checkpointing facility that is based on the cost analysis of process execution time. In our simulation, results show that the proposed mechanism significantly reduced the average process execution time compared with existing fixed-interval-based page-level incremental checkpointing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2020.11a
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• pp.200-201
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 ICP (iterative closest points) 기반의 포인트 클라우드 콘텐츠 품질 개선 방법을 제안한다. 포인트 클라우드 콘텐츠는 실제 환경의 물체를 3 차원의 점으로 획득한 실감 콘텐츠이다. 이처럼 3 차원 점으로 구성된 포인트 클라우드 콘텐츠는 영상 확대 또는 포인트 클라우드 획득 및 복원 과정에서 콘텐츠의 품질이 저하될 수 있다. 제안하는 방법은 ICP 알고리즘을 활용히여 이전 프레임과 현재 프레임 상의 포인트 클라우드 위치 사이가 존재하는지 검사하고, 피사체의 움직임에 의해 발생한 프레임 간 차이를 보정하여 콘텐츠의 품질을 향상시켰다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.27-34
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• 2016

The type of ultrasound transducer used influences the quality of a reconstructed ultrasound image. This study analyzed the effect of transducer type on ultrasound computed tomography (UCT) image quality. The UCT was modeled in an ultrasound simulator by using a 5 cm anatomy model and a ring-shape 5 MHz 128 transducer array, which considered attenuation, refraction, and reflection. Speed-of-sound images were reconstructed by the Radon transform as the UCT image modality. Acoustic impedance images were also reconstructed by the delay-and-sum (DAS) method, which considered the speed of sound information. To determine the optimal combination of transducers in observation, point-source, flat, and focused transducers were tested in combination as trasmitters and receivers; UCT images were constructed from each combination. The combination of point-source/flat transducer as transmitting and receiving devices presented the best reconstructed image quality. In UCT implementation, the combination of a flat transducer for transmitting and a point transducer for receiving permitted acceptable image quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.868-870
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• 2005

본 논문은 포즈가 취해진 얼굴의 정확한 특징점 추출을 위하여 적응적인 평균 모양 방법을 이용한 ASM(Active Shape Model)을 제안한다. ASM은 사람 얼굴의 모양을 모델링하기 위하여 통계학상의 모양 모델을 이용한다. 통계학상의 모양 모델의 평균 모양은 입력 영상의 얼굴 포즈와 관계없이 하나로 고정되어 있으며, 이는 모양 모델 제한 조건 검사 및 복원과정에서 잘못된 결과를 만드는 원인이 된다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 입력 영상의 얼굴 모양에 적응적인 평균 모양을 제안하며, 실험을 통해 제안한 방법이 고정된 평균 모양 방법의 문제를 해결하고 특징점 추출 성능을 향상시킴을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.79-88
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• 2004

본 연구는 실내 환경의 경로탐색을 위한 실내녹화 효과의 적용 및 그로 인한 실내녹화의 환경 분석을 위해 수행되었다. 이 환경 분석은 실내공간 이용자들의 공간 인지의 어려움을 개선하고자 하는데 그 기초를 두고 있으며, 이 공간 인지의 불편함을 일으키는 인자인 환경적 설계 특징을 개선하고자 한다. 이러한 환경적 인자의 설정을 통해 실내 환경 개선 및 환경적 설계기준이 마련되어진다. 본 연구에는 4학년 학부생 57명이 선정되었고, Spielberger 상태 특성 불안 검사를 통해 불안정도가 높은 피험자와 불안정도가 낮은 피험자 두 그룹으로 범주화하였다. 실험 참여자들은 건물 실내 환경의 지정된 공간을 찾아가는 두개의 다른 경로탐색 환경을 인지하도록 하였다. 원래의 건물 실내 환경공간과 시뮬레이션 작업에 의한 실내녹화 공간이 설치된 새로운 건물 실내 환경공간의 두개의 경로탐색 환경이 본 실험에 이용되었다. 실험 참여자들은 실내녹화 공간이 설치된 경로탐색이 용이한 공간을 인지함으로써 the STAI, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale이 개선되었고, 불안정도가 낮은 피험자들이 불안정도가 높은 피험자에 비해 실내녹화 공간이 설치된 경로탐색이 용이한 공간을 좀더 적극적으로 인지하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 의의는 실내녹화 공간의 경로탐색 효과를 규명하고, 실내 환경의 미학적 환경계획을 시행하여 실내공간 이용자들의 미학적 관점 및 공간 인지를 높이는데 기여하였다는 점이다.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 2007

We propose a 3D modeling method for surface inspection of non-constant velocity moving object. 1'lie laser lines reflect tile surface curvature. We can acquire 3D surface information by analyzing projected laser lines on object. In this paper, we use multi-line laser to improve the single stripe method and high speed of single frame. Binarization and edge extraction of frame image were proposed for robust laser each line extraction. A new labeling method was used for laser line labeling. We acquired some feature points for image matching from the frame data and juxtaposed the frames data to obtain a 3D shape image. We verified the superiority of proposed method by applying it to inspect container's damages.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea CI
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.12-26
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• 2000

In this paper, we propose a post-processing algorithm to remove false minutiae which decrease the overall performance of an automatic fingerprint identification system by increasing computational complexity, FAR(False Acceptance Rate), and FRR(False Rejection Rate) in matching process. The proposed algorithm extracts candidate minutiae from thinned fingerprint image. Considering characteristics of the thinned fingerprint image, the algorithm selects the minutiae that may be false and located in recoverable area. If the area where the selected minutiae reside is thinned incorrectly due to noise and loss of information, the algorithm recovers the area and the selected minutiae are removed from the candidate minutiae list. By examining the ridge pattern of the block where the candidate minutiae are found, true minutiae are recovered and in contrast, false minutiae are filtered out. In an experiment, Fingerprint images from NIST special database 14 are tested and the result shows that the proposed algorithm reduces the false minutiae extraction rate remarkably and increases the overall performance of an automatic fingerprint identification system.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.137-146
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• 1996

There has been no general agreement about optimal time for nerve surgery in the closed brachial plexus injury(BPI). From our early experiences, we knew by chance that spontaneous recovery in BPI patients may begin even later than 8 months after injury. Authors' strategy, which was based on our early experiences, for the treatment of closed fresh injury was 'wait and see' unlit 8 months after injury. From 1985 to 1994, we observed 103 patients with BPI. All of them did not have any operation until 8 months after injury. There were 95 men and 8 women with a mean age of 29 years. Motorcycle injury(31%) and vehicle accident(28%) were main causes of injury. Whole plexus types were observed in 56 patients(54%), upper plexus types in 29(28%), lower plexus types in 3(3%), and infraclavicular types in 15(15%). Electromyography was performed in all patients. This was repeated every three months to detect the recovery. Results were evaluated by authors' criteria, in which AMA system of brachial plexus impairment was modified. Duration of follow up was average 25 months. 47 patients(46%) showed spontaneous improvement, which was initially detected at average 7.8 months(range,3 months-16 months) after trauma by electromyography. The average score of these 47 patients improved from 14.8 points to 39.8 points.31 patients(30%) had nerve surgery such as nerve graft, neurotization or neurolysis. Average duration from injury to nerve surgery, was 10 months. Among 31 patients who had nerve surgery, 16 patients improved from preoperative 21.5 points to postoperative 36.3 points in average. Because spontaneous recovery began in average 7.8 months after injury, we think that it would be better to 'wait and see' for at least one year in patients with closed BPI expecting spontaneous recovery.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.16-24
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the rate of incidence, location and the clinical value of the rotator cuff retear by analyzing MRI scans, which was taken after an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Materials and Methods: This study included a total of 109 patients, who underwent a shoulder MRI scan after an average of 10.6 months later from the arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We only defined the 'retear' when the Sugaya type IV and V was observed in the sagittal section of the MRI. The location of the retear was divided into the medial and lateral areas by the site, which was 1 cm medial to the anchor insertion. We investigated the incidence rate and the location of the retear, in terms of the age, sex, initial tear size and the suture method. Also, we compared the functional score of the retear group and the non-retear group, after an average of 13.9 months follow-up. Results: There were 38 of the 109 patients that showed the rotator cuff retear. Of these patients, 25 were male patients, and 13 were female patients. Of the 38 patients with the rotator cuff retear, 21 patients were included in the <3 cm retear group, and 17 were included in the ${\geqq}3$ cm retear group. At the end of the follow up period, all 109 patients showed a statistical significant improvement in the shoulder functional score. Conclusion: According to the follow up of the MRI scan, which was taken after the rotator cuff repair, the retear rate reached 34.9 %, and there were no significant differences on the age and the suture method. More rotator cuff retear occurred in male patients, and the initial tear size was positively correlated with the incidence rate of the rotator cuff retear. Also, the retear was more frequently observed at the medial side. That is because when the suture was performed, excessive tension was loaded on the medial side of the suture site.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.73-86
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• 2007

Risk-based remediation strategy (RBRS) is a consistent decision-making process for the assessment and response to chemical release based on protecting human health and the environment. The decision-making process described integrates exposure and risk assessment practices with site assessment activities and remedial action selection to ensure that the chosen actions are protective of human health and the environment. The general sequences of events in Tier 1 is as follows: initial site assessment, development of conceptual site model with all exposure pathways, data collection on pollutants and receptors, and identification of risk-based screening level (RBSL). If site conditions do not meet RBSL, it needs further site-specific tier evaluation, Tier 2. In most cases, only limited number of exposure pathways, exposure scenarios, and chemicals of concern are considered the Tier 2 evaluation since many are eliminated from consideration during the Tier 1 evaluation. In spite of uncertainties due to the conservatism applied to risk calculations, limitation in site-specific data collections, and variables affecting the selection of target risk levels and exposure factors, RBRS provides us time- and cost-effectiveness of the remedial action. To ensure reliance of the results, the development team should consider land and resource use, cumulative risks, and additive effects. In addition, it is necessary to develop appropriate site assessment guideline and reliable toxicity assessment method, and to study on site-specific parameters and exposure parameters in Korea.