• Journal of KIISE:Computing Practices and Letters
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.949-954
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• 2010

Computing the rotation-invariant distance between image time-series is a time-consuming process that incurs a lot of Euclidean distances for all possible rotations. In this paper we propose an innovative solution that significantly reduces the number of Euclidean distances using the triangular inequality. To this end, we first present the notion of self rotation distance and show that, by using the self rotation distance with the triangular inequality, we can prune many unnecessary distance computations. We next present that only one self-rotation is enough for all self-rotation distances required. Experimental results show that our self rotation distance-based methods outperform the existing methods by up to an order of magnitude.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.275-284
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• 2023

Gene expression data can be utilized in various studies, including the prediction of disease prognosis. However, there are challenges associated with collecting enough data due to cost constraints. In this paper, we propose a gene expression data generation model based on Conditional Variational Autoencoder. Our results demonstrate that the proposed model generates synthetic data with superior quality compared to two other state-of-the-art models for gene expression data generation, namely the Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Network with Gradient Penalty based model and the structured data generation models CTGAN and TVAE.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.145-151
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• 1991

The final purpose of this study is to examine the uses of coal ash, by-product from thermal power plant as a type of filling-embankment materials and the reuses of ash ponds. In this time, to investigate the dynamic properties, we made the test piece specimen with coal ashes, and obtained the damping ratio. In place(ash pond), the damping property by underground wall was investigated before and after soil improvements. The damping ratio of coal ash test piece specimen of 12% cement is the highest and that of 9% cement or chemical grout, that of 6% cement is in order. In same coal ash test piece, the damping ratio increases with decreasing the void ratio. In conclusion, it could be said that the damping ratio increases with the stiffness of materials. In the ash pond, the damping effect is the most when trench is set through the vibration wave propagation course, and when soil is improved the higher stiffness of the improved soil is, the more damping effect appeared. It is justified to obtain not only the dropping of permeability and the strength increase, but also the damping effect fairly by soil improvements.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.12 no.12
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• pp.651-658
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to see how the sling lumbar stabilization exercise affects muscle body type and subjective pain degree of 17 middle-age men who are diagnosed with sacroiliac joint syndrome and investigate the effectiveness. The subjects of this study are patients who have been diagnosed with sacroiliac joint syndrome through tests like X-ray in S Orthopedics in C City and have had chronic lumbar pain for more than 6 months and the before and after results about subjective pain degree through three dimension Moire Muscle Body Type Tester and subjective pain degree through VAS Pain Awareness after sling lumbar stabilization exercise 3 times a week, 30 minutes a time, total 24 times for 8 weeks have revealed the following: The change of muscle body type has been comprehensively improved in the statistics before and after the exercise and the subjective pain degree has also comprehensively decreased in the statistics. Therefore, sling lumbar stabilization exercise is proved to give positive affect to muscle body type and pain improvement of the patients with sacroiliac joint syndrome.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics C
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• v.36C no.12
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• pp.36-46
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• 1999

As the requirements of embedded systems increase, the design complexity of the system becomes higher. The formal design methodology is required which supports well-balanced specification for control and dataflow to design a complex system. In this paper, control modules and function modules are separately described with FSMs and dataflow graphs respectively, and integrated into a system specification via inter-model communications. In previous approaches, the system could not be verified until control modules and dataflow modules are combined at the final design stage. However our approach enables us to design each part as the proper model of computation at early stage, and to verify the compositions and to co-synthesize the system effectively in the same framework. Especially this paper focuses on the communication protocols between control and dataflow models. Preliminary experiments show practicality of the proposed technique.

• The Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.79-84
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• 2009

Purpose: Medial or Lateral epicondylitis is one of the most common causes of elbow pain and recently ESWT (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy) is welcomed as a new treatment modality and has been performed in many clinics. The purpose of this study is to report the clinical result after the ESWT treatment for the lateral or medial epicondylitis of the elbow. Materials and Methods: From Nov. 2005 to Jan. 2009, seventy four cases of seventy two (11 male, 61 female) patients diagnosed as medial or lateral epicondylitis of the elbow are included in this study. The average age was 52.4 years old. Authors used visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess the degree of pain at rest and during work, comparing the score before the ESWT treatment with that of $6^{th}$, $12^{th}$ and $24^{th}$ week after the treatment. Authors also checked the number of awakeness during sleep due to pain and compared them before and after the ESWT treatment. Results: Average resting pain score improved from 4.60 before the treatment to 2.01 at $6^{th}$ week, 0.43 at $12^{th}$ week and 0.16 at $24^{th}$ week. Average pain score during working also showed quite an improvement with time from 7.20 before the treatment to 4.05 at $6^{th}$ week, 2.01 at $12^{th}$ week and finally 0.36 at $24^{th}$ week. We checked the frequency of sleep arousal during a week, and also found similar significant treatment efficacy as the average frequency decreased from 9.64 per week before the treatment to 1.21, 0.08 and 0.09 per week at $6^{th}$ week, $12^{th}$ week and $24^{th}$ week, respectively. Conclusion: ESWT for medial or lateral epicondylitis is thought to be one of the effective treatment modalities for those patient group not quite responsive to other conservative treatment.

• Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.58-62
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• 2006

Purpose: To evaluate the result of operative treatment with plate and wire fixation for fractures of the distal clavicle. Materials and Methods: We assessed 9 cases of fractures of the distal clavicle that were treated by plate and wire fixation from March 2001 to July 2003 and followed up over 1year. We used the reconstruction plate as a buttress and performed cerclage wiring to fix comminuted fracture site. The functional result of shoulder was evaluated by the scoring system of Rowe. Results: The average periods of bony union was 9 weeks in all cases. According to Rowe scoring system, the functional result was exellent in 7 cases and good in 2 cases. There was no LOM of shoulder and traumatic arthritis in AC joint. But there was skin irritation in 1 case. Conclusion : The operative method by reconstruction plate and wire fixation for distal clavicular fracture was useful when there were comminuted fracture. This method seems to be simple and satisfactory in terms of improvement of range of motion of shoulder, restoration of function and rare complication.

• Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.13-18
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• 2009

Purpose: To report the clinical results of patients treated for a rupture of the distal tendon of biceps brachii Materials and Methods: Between February 1987 and March 2004, we treated 16 patients with a rupture of the distal tendon of biceps brachii. 9 of 16 patients underwent surgical treatment. All cases were male, median age was 26.3(range, 16-48) years. The mean interval between injury and surgery was 4.7 days (range, 1~36 days). Operative correction was performed anatomically, using the two-incision technique(3 cases) or one-incision technique(6 cases). Clinical outcomes were evaluated one year after operation by assessing the review about the physical examination finding and radiologic findings with surgical findings, range of motion, muscle strength, subjective satisfaction, activity and return to previous occupation. and via telephone interview in cases of conservative treatment. Results: In cases of surgical treatment, 85.8%, 86.3% of flexion-extension and supination-pronation motion than healthy side were measured respectively. 75% of flexion power than healthy side was measured. Eight of nine(89%) were very satisfied. Eightl of nine returned to original job. In cases of conservative treatment, 65% of flexion power than pre-injury state was reported. Four of seven were satisfied, two were dissatisfied, one was very dissatisfied. Three of seven returned to original job. Conclusion: Early anatomic reconstruction can restore more strength and endurance for supination and flexion range and power. Conservative management may be considered for partial injuries, but operative repair must be considered in complete rupture, athletes, patient with high activity.

• Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.109-113
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• 2010

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided injection of prolotherapy and steroid mixture injection in patients with adhesive capsulitis. Materials and Methods: 53 patients with adhesive capsulitis were included in the study and in all the patients a mixture of steroid and prolotherapy agent was injected into the coracohumeral ligament under the sonographic guidance. The patients were evaluated using the VAS and ROM of the shoulder before the injection and at 8 weeks and at 1 year after the injection. Results: Forward flexion was 93.4 degrees before the injection and was 142, 153 degrees at 8weeks and 1 year after injection. Abduction was 79.2 degrees before the injection and was 125.4, 152.6 degrees at 8 weeks and 1 year after the injection. The VAS score was 6.7 before the injection and was 3.5, 3.7 at 8 weeks and 1 year after the injection. Conclusion: The ultrasound guided injection of prolotherapy and steroid mixture into the coracohumeral ligament in patients with adhesive capsulitis is allowing both tissue distension and inflammatory process controlling procedure. It is effective in improving the range of shoulder motion significantly and is also effective in decreasing the pain.

• Journal of KIISE:Databases
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.327-340
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• 2009

To achieve the noise reduction effect in boundary image matching, we use the moving average transform of time-series matching. Our motivation is based on an intuition that using the moving average transform we may exploit the noise reduction effect in boundary image matching as in time-series matching. To confirm this simple intuition, we first propose $\kappa$-order image matching, which applies the moving average transform to boundary image matching. A boundary image can be represented as a sequence in the time-series domain, and our $\kappa$-order image matching identifies similar images in this time-series domain by comparing the $\kappa$-moving average transformed sequences. Next, we propose an index-based matching method that efficiently performs $\kappa$-order image matching on a large volume of image databases, and formally prove the correctness of the index-based method. Moreover, we formally analyze the relationship between an order $\kappa$ and its matching result, and present a systematic way of controlling the noise reduction effect by changing the order $\kappa$. Experimental results show that our $\kappa$-order image matching exploits the noise reduction effect, and our index-based matching method outperforms the sequential scan by one or two orders of magnitude.