• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.39 no.8 s.265
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• pp.573-578
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• 2006

Background: Generally hernia is diagnosed with simple chest or gastrointestinal x-ray. Sometimes CT or MRI can give lots of information for the diagnosis. However, there was no study for the differentiation with using CT findings between Morgagni hernia and pleuropericardial fat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the useful CT findings for differentiating Morgagni hernia from pleuropericardial fat. Material and Method: We retrospectively analyzed CT scans of eight patients with Morgagni hernia and 20 patients with abundant pleuropericardial fat without peridiaphragmatic lesions. All CT scans were performed with coverage of the whole diaphragm in the inspiration state. We evaluated 1) the presence of the defect of the anterior diaphragm, 2) the interface between the lung and fat, 3) the angle between the chest wall and fat, 4) the continuity between the extrapleural fat and fat, 5) the presence of the vessels within fat, and 6) the presence of a thin line surrounding fat. Result: In all cases with Morgagni hernia, the defect of the anterior diaphragm was seen. The interface was well-defined, smooth, and convex to the lung. The angle with the chest wall was acute. The continuity with the extrapleural fat was not seen. In the cases with abundant pleuropericardial fat, the defect of the anterior diaphragm was seen in three (15%). The interface was usually irregular (n=10) and flat (n=17). The angle with the chest wall was variable. The continuity with the extrapleural fat, that was markedly increased in amount, was usually seen (n=16). The thin line surrounding fat was seen in four cases with Morgagni hernia, however, not seen in all cases with pleuropericardial fat. All of the above findings were statistically significant, however, vessels within fat was not significant to differentiate Morgagni hernia (n=8/8) from pleuropericardial fat (n=14/20). Conclusion: The useful CT findings of Morgagni hernia were fatty mass with sharp margin, convexity toward lung, acute angle with chest wall, and thin line surrounding hernia. Branching structure within fatty mass representing omental vessels that has been known as a characteristic finding of Morgagni hernia was not useful for differentiating Morgagni hernia from pleuropericardial fat.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.456-464
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• 2007

The aims of this research are to analyze the representations and conceptual sequence of eye vision in Korean science textbooks and to suggest a contents construct about eye vision where the conceptual sequence is considered. Research method was literature review, and the literatures that were used for analysis were the 7th Korean science curriculum which was revised in 1997, and the science and physics textbooks developed based on the 7th Korean science curriculum. The research results are as follows: 1) Although the science curriculum seems to have no problem on sequence in the eye vision concepts, the science and physics textbooks based on the curriculum reveal problems on the sequence in the eye vision concepts; 2) Some Korean science textbooks explain retinal image formation according to the Alhazen's idea, except in inverse image; 3) Some Korean science textbooks explain about the reasons of near- and far-sightedness without consistency between the textbooks for 7th and 8th grade students; 4) A few Korean science textbooks give an inappropriate explanation about the principle of eye sight correction by eye glasses; 5) According to the analysis result, the concepts related to eye vision should be presented in the order of explanation about light refraction phenomena, image formation process by convex lens, structure of human eye and retinal image formation process, correction of eye sight using lens.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.511-526
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• 2020

Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) data consists of each cell's RNA expression extracted from large populations of cells. One main purpose of using scRNA-seq data is to identify inter-cellular heterogeneity. However, scRNA-seq data pose statistical challenges when applying traditional clustering methods because they have many missing values and high level of noise due to technical and sampling issues. In this paper, motivated by analyzing scRNA-seq data, we propose a novel spectral-based clustering method by imposing different weights on genes when computing a similarity between cells. Assigning weights on genes and clustering cells are performed simultaneously in the proposed clustering framework. We solve the proposed non-convex optimization using an iterative algorithm. Both real data application and simulation study suggest that the proposed clustering method better identifies underlying clusters compared with existing clustering methods.

• Water for future
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.169-180
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• 1995

The cost of a looped pipe network is affected by a set of loop flows. The mathematical model for optimizing the looped pipe network is expressed in the optimal set of loop flows to apply to a stochastic optimization method. Because the feasible region of the looped pipe network problem is nonconvex with multiple local optima, the Modified Stochastic Probing Method is suggested to efficiently search the feasible region. The method consists of two phase: i) a global search phase(the stochastic probing method) and ii) a local search phase(the nearest neighbor method). While the global search sequentially improves a local minimum, the local search escapes out of a local minimum trapped in the global search phase and also refines a final solution. In order to test the method, a standard test problem from the literature is considered for the optimal design of the paralled expansion of an existing network. The optimal solutions thus found have significantly smaller costs than the ones reported previously by other researchers.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.281-286
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• 2005

The ripe unfertilized eggs of Acheilognathus signifer were elliptical shape and baggily swollen toward animal pole. The size of fertilized eggs were $2.19{\pm}0.01$ mm in long axis and $1.85{\pm}0.08$ mm in short axis and oil globe were not observed. The zona radiata of A. signifer had the structure of regular fibrilar net and the diameter of outer opening micropyle was about $2.5{\mu}m$ and that of inner opening micropyle was about $1.5\sim2.0{\mu}m$. Development of fertilized eggs in A. signifer was proceeded in inclining position of animal pole and hatched in 49 hours under $20{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. The yolk sac was absolutely absorbed in 21 days after hatching.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.75-82
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• 1991

The present paper describes a preliminary design method by using the computer graphics for creation of the fore and after body profiles of fishing vessel. It is well known that the Form Parameter design method has some merits at an early stage of design, and the B-spline curve generation technique has some prior properties in representing hull form with the computer graphic. The B-spline curve generation technique combined with the form parameter design method is employed to generate the profiles of fishing vessel. For fore body the stem profiles with bulbous bulb or without one are considered. And for after body the stern profiles of cruiser type and the transom type are generated with stern bulb or with shoe piece. Several examples will shown.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.18 no.6
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• pp.40-44
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• 2014

In this study, it is analyzed that a change in the shape of small propane containers made of STS304 when increasing of internal pressure. When internal pressure of a small propane container increased, bottom of end plate is convexly changed. This test is applied to a water bath pressure test to analyze the characteristics of the container. Water bath is able to analyze relationship between internal pressure and volume. In result, shape change section is confirmed because bottom of end plate is convexly changed. In addition, this section tend to decrease internal pressure because a volume increment increase out of proportion to pressure. The results of this study are expected to contribute to improving the safety of the pressure vessel, as well as various small propane container.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Surveying, Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.117-128
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• 1999

A Simple tree-structured line simplification method, which exactly follows the Douglas-Peucker algorithm, has a strength for its simplification index to be involved into the hierarchical data structures. However, the hierarchy of simplification index, which is the core in a simple tree method, may not be always guaranteed. It is validated that the local property of line features in such global approaches as Douglas-Peucker algorithm is apt to be neglected and the construction of hierarchy with no thought of locality may entangle the hierarchy. This study designed a new approach, CALS(Convex hull Applied Line Simplification), a) to search critical points of line feature with convex hull search technique, b) to construct the hierarchical data structure based on these critical points, c) to simplify the line feature using multiple trees. CALS improved the spatial accuracy as compared with a simple tree method. Especially CALS was excellent in case of line features having the great extent of sinuosity.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.325-332
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• 2002

In the process of designing pareto optimal insurance contract, it is necessary to assume that insurance contract conditions are endogenous to build a model. The expected utility, the non-expected utility and the state-dependent utility function can be applied as a insurance decision making principle. The insurance costs may have the linear, convex, and concave ralationship with the indemnity schedule. However, the sunk cost and fixed cost must be recognized. The deductible which decides whether an insurance contract to be a full or partial insurance contract can exist in the forms of straight deductible or diminishing deductible. Indeciding the level of deductible, the types of the insurance and the risks to be insured should be the deciding factors. Especially for recall insurance, there is relatively high chance that the recalling company being bankrupt. Therefore, the possibility of bankrupcy should be the considering factor in deciding the policy limit. The existence of the incomplete market and uninsurable background risk should be understood as restricting conditions of the pareto-optimal insurance contract.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.1375-1383
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• 1994

The water distribution system problem consists of finding a minimum cost system design subject to hydraulic and operational constraints. Since the municipal water distribution system problem is nonconvex with multiple local minima, classical optimization methods find a local optimum. An outer flow search - inner optimization procedure is proposed for choosing a better local minimum for the water distribution systems. The pipe network is judiciously subjected to the outer search scheme which chooses alternative flow configurations to find an optimal flow division among pipes. Because the problem is nonconvex, a global search scheme called Stochastic Probing method is employed to permit a local optimum seeking method to migrate among various local minima. A local minimizer is employed for the design of least cost diameters for pipes in the network. The algorithm can also be employed for optimal design of parallel expansion of existing networks. In this paper one municipal water distribution system is considered. The optimal solutions thus found have significantly smaller costs than the ones reported previously by other researchers.