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Picture archiving and communications systems development and performance results

  • Nam, Ji-Seung;Ralph Martinez
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 제어로봇시스템학회 1991년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 22-24 Oct. 1991
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    • pp.1796-1800
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    • 1991
  • Picture Archiving and Communication Systems(PACS) provide an integration of digital imaging information in a hospital, which encompasses various imaging equipment, viewing workstations, database archive systems, and a high speed fiber optic network. One of the most important requirements for integration is the standardization of communication protocols to connect devices from different vendors. Since 1985, the ACR-NEMA standard provides a hardware interface, a set of software commands, and a consistent set of data formats for point-to-point interconnection of medical equipment. However, it has been shown to be inadequate for PACS networking environments, because of its point-to-point nature and its inflexibility to allow other services and protocols in the future. Based on previous experience of PACS developments in The University of Arizona, a new communication protocol for PACS networks has been suggested to the ACR-NEMA Working Group VI. The defined PACS protocol is intended to facilitate the development of PACS's capable of interfacing with other hospital information systems. Also, it is intended to allow the creation of diagnostic information data bases which can be interrogated by a variety of distributed devices. A particularly important goal is to support communications in a multivendor environment. The new protocol specifications are defined primarily as a combination of the International Organization for Standardization / Open Systems Interconnection (ISO/OSI) protocols and the data format portion of ACR-NEMA standard. This paper addresses the specification and implementation of the proposed PACS protocol into network node. The protocol specification, which covers Presentation, Session, Transport, and Network layers, is summarized briefly. The implementation has natural extentions to Global PACS environments. The protocol implementation is discussed based on our implementation efforts in the UNIX Operating System Environment. At the same time, results of performance evaluation are presented to demonstrate the implementation of defined protocol. The testing of performance analysis is performed on the PACS prototype node.

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Prediction of optimal bending angles of a running loop to achieve bodily protraction of a molar using the finite element method

  • Ryu, Woon-Kuk;Park, Jae Hyun;Tai, Kiyoshi;Kojima, Yukio;Lee, Youngjoo;Chae, Jong-Moon
    • 대한치과교정학회지
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.3-10
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict the optimal bending angles of a running loop for bodily protraction of the mandibular first molars and to clarify the mechanics of molar tipping and rotation. Methods: A three-dimensional finite element model was developed for predicting tooth movement, and a mechanical model based on the beam theory was constructed for clarifying force systems. Results: When a running loop without bends was used, the molar tipped mesially by $9.6^{\circ}$ and rotated counterclockwise by $5.4^{\circ}$. These angles were almost similar to those predicted by the beam theory. When the amount of tip-back and toe-in angles were $11.5^{\circ}$ and $9.9^{\circ}$, respectively, bodily movement of the molar was achieved. When the bend angles were increased to $14.2^{\circ}$ and $18.7^{\circ}$, the molar tipped distally by $4.9^{\circ}$ and rotated clockwise by $1.5^{\circ}$. Conclusions: Bodily movement of a mandibular first molar was achieved during protraction by controlling the tip-back and toe-in angles with the use of a running loop. The beam theory was effective for understanding the mechanics of molar tipping and rotation, as well as for predicting the optimal bending angles.

Revealing the Powering Mechanism of Lyman Alpha Blob via Polarization

  • Kim, Eunchong;Yang, Yujin;Zabludoff, Ann;Smith, Paul;Jannuzi, Buell;Lee, Myung Gyoon
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.35.4-36
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    • 2018
  • $Ly{\alpha}$ blobs are mysterious, giant (~100 kpc), glowing gas clouds in the distant universe. They occupy the dark matter halos that will evolve into the richest groups and clusters today. The blob's gas may be the proto-intracluster medium and their embedded galaxies are considered as the progenitors of massive cluster galaxies. Yet we do not know why $Ly{\alpha}$ blobs glow. There are evidences of kinematic measurements to exclude shocks and winds from AGN or starbursts as a power source, suggesting that photoionizing radiation or scattering of $Ly{\alpha}$ photons might be responsible. Polarization mapping can discriminate between these photo-ionization and scattering. Previous results of imaging polarimetry for $Ly{\alpha}$ nebulae are roughly consistent with scattering models. However the polarization morphologies in those of previous results are all different, motivating our polarimetric survey of $Ly{\alpha}$ nebulae for the statisticallymeaningful sample. As initial results of our survey, we present the total polarization map of the LABd05 which has the spatial offset between the peak of $Ly{\alpha}$ surface brightness and an obscured AGN. We detect the significant polarization in this target with the radially increasing polarization gradient, suggesting that scattering plays major role within this nebula. The polarization pattern is more aligned with the $Ly{\alpha}$ peak rather than the AGN (the potential energy source), indicating that the $Ly{\alpha}$ photons are originated from the region near the peak of $Ly{\alpha}$ intensity.

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Immunosignature: Serum Antibody Profiling for Cancer Diagnostics

  • Chapoval, Andrei I;Legutki, J Bart;Stafford, Philip;Trebukhov, Andrey V;Johnston, Stephen A;Shoikhet, Yakov N;Lazarev, Alexander F
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권12호
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    • pp.4833-4837
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    • 2015
  • Biomarkers for preclinical diagnosis of cancer are valuable tools for detection of malignant tumors at early stages in groups at risk and screening healthy people, as well as monitoring disease recurrence after treatment of cancer. However the complexity of the body's response to the pathological processes makes it virtually impossible to evaluate this response to the development of the disease using a single biomarker that is present in the serum at low concentrations. An alternative approach to standard biomarker analysis is called immunosignature. Instead of going after biomarkers themselves this approach rely on the analysis of the humoral immune response to molecular changes associated with the development of pathological processes. It is known that antibodies are produced in response to proteins expressed during cancer development. Accordingly, the changes in antibody repertoire associated with tumor growth can serve as biomarkers of cancer. Immunosignature is a highly sensitive method for antibody repertoire analysis utilizing high density peptide microarrays. In the present review we discuss modern methods for antibody detection, as well as describe the principles and applications of immunosignature in research and clinical practice.

Comparative Studies on Growth and Phosphatase Activity of Endolithic Cyanobacterial Isolates of Chroococcidiopsis from Hot and Cold Deserts

  • BANERJEE, MEENAKSHI;DEBKUMARI, SHARMA
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.125-130
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    • 2005
  • The growth and phosphatase (phosphomonoesterase) activity of Chroococcidiopsis culture isolated from the cryptoendoliths of the Antarctic were compared with a similar isolate from the Arizona hot desert. Such cyanobacteria living inside rocks share several features with the immobilized cells produced in the laboratory. This study has relevance because the availability of phosphorus is a key factor influencing the growth of these cyanobacteria in nature, in such unique ecological niches as the hot and cold deserts. Phosphatase activity therefore is of particular importance for these organisms if they are to survive without any other source of phosphorus availability. Also, there is paucity of knowledge regarding this aspect of study in cyanobacterial cultures from these extreme environments. The salient feature of this study shows the importance of specific pH and temperatures for growth and phosphatase activity of both cultures, although there were marked differences between the two isolates. The pH and temperature optima for growth and phosphatase activity (PMEase) of Chroococcidiopsis 1 and 2 were 9.5, $240^{\circ}C$ and 8.5, $40^{\circ}C$ respectively. The $K_m and V_max$ values of cultured Chroococcidiopsis 1 showed lower affinity of PMEase for the substrate compared to the enzyme affinity of the same organism when found within the rocks; Chroococcidiopsis 2 and Arizona rocks containing the same alga however showed similar affinity of PMEase for the substrate. An interesting observation was the similarity in response of immobilized Chroococcidiopsis 1 culture and the same organism in the Antarctic rocks to low light and low temperature stimulation of PMEase. This thermal response seems to be related to the ability of the immobilized Antarctic isolate and the rocks to either cryoprotect the PMEase or undergo a change to save the enzyme from becoming nonfunctional under low temperatures. The free cells of Chroococcidiopsis 1 culture however did not show such responses.

Thermal, Tribological, and Removal Rate Characteristics of Pad Conditioning in Copper CMP

  • Lee, Hyo-Sang;DeNardis, Darren;Philipossian, Ara;Seike, Yoshiyuki;Takaoka, Mineo;Miyachi, Keiji;Furukawa, Shoichi;Terada, Akio;Zhuang, Yun;Borucki, Len
    • Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.67-72
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    • 2007
  • High Pressure Micro Jet (HPMJ) pad conditioning system was investigated as an alternative to diamond disc conditioning in copper CMP. A series of comparative 50-wafer marathon runs were conducted at constant wafer pressure and sliding velocity using Rohm & Haas IC1000 and Asahi-Kasei EMD Corporation (UNIPAD) concentrically grooved pads under ex-situ diamond conditioning or HPMJ conditioning. SEM images indicated that fibrous surface was restored using UNIPAD pads under both diamond and HPMJ conditioning. With IC1000 pads, asperities on the surface were significantly collapsed. This was believed to be due to differences in pad wear rates for the two conditioning methods. COF and removal rate were stable from wafer to wafer using both diamond and HPMJ conditioning when UNIPAD pads were used. Also, HPMJ conditioning showed higher COF and removal rate when compared to diamond conditioning for UNIPAD. On the other hand, COF and removal rates for IC1000 pads decreased significantly under HPMJ conditioning. Regardless of pad conditioning method adopted and the type of pad used, linear correlation was observed between temperature and COF, and removal rate and COF.

도시산업구조와 다변화:도시경제간의 수렴성향 (Urban industrial and structure and diversification:converging trend among urban economies)

  • ;김학훈
    • 대한지리학회지
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    • 제28권4호
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    • pp.356-378
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    • 1993
  • 본 논문은 도시산업구조의 경쟁력과 특화도, 그리고 그것의 변화특성에 관한 연구이다. 사례지역은 미국 Arizona의 42개 도시로서, 1970년부터 1990년까지의 9개 산업부 문을 대상으로 분석하였다. 본 언구에서 설정된 가설은 다음과 같다. (1) 1차 산업부문에 특 화된 도시들은 쇠퇴하기 쉬운 경향이 있다. (2) 도시의 규모는 산업의 다변화와 밀접한 관련 이 있다. 즉 도시규모가 클수록 산업 구성에 있어서 다변화되는 경향이 있다. (3) 대도시까 지의 거리는 도시산업의 다변화와 무관하다. (4) 도시들은 시간이 경과되면서 대체로 더욱 다변화되며, 그래서 도시특성이 상호간에 더욱 유사해진다. 이러한 가설들을 검증하기 위해 서 도시산업구성에 대한 클러스터분석(cluster analysis)을 통해서 1970년부터 1980년, 그리 고 1990년까지의 도시기능의 변화특성을 살펴보았고 도시기능과 산업구성상의 경쟁력이 관 계가 있음이 Arcelus가 변형한 변화, 할당모형의 분석을 통해서 확인되었다. 즉 1차산업(농 업, 광업)에 특화된 도시들은 경쟁력이 약해서 성장이 지체되는 경향이 나타났다. 특화계수 (coefficient of specialization)의 상관분석을 통해서는 산업특화 수준이 인구와 고용을 지표 로 한 도시규모와 밀접하게 연관이 되어 있어서 큰 도시일수록 산업구성이 다변화되는 것이 확인되었다. 그러나 대도시까지의 거리와 도시의 특화정도의 상관성은 약하게 나타났다. 1970년부터 1990년까지의 특화계수의 변화를 살펴보면, 시간이 경과되면서 도시들은 더욱 다변화하는 경향이 확인되었고, 이것은 결국 도시상호간의 산업구조상의 차별성을 약화시켜 서 서로 수렴되는 특성으로 나타난다.

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Combined effect of initial biomass density and nitrogen concentration on growth and astaxanthin production of Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) in outdoor cultivation

  • Wang, Junfeng;Sommerfeld, Milton R.;Lu, Congming;Hu, Qiang
    • ALGAE
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.193-202
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    • 2013
  • Nitrogen availability and cell density each affects growth and cellular astaxanthin content of Haematococcus pluvialis, but possible combined effects of these two factors on the content and productivity of astaxanthin, especially under outdoor culture conditions, is less understood. In this study, the effects of the initial biomass densities IBDs of 0.1, 0.5, 0.8, 1.5, 2.7, 3.5, and 5.0 g $L^{-1}$ DW and initial nitrogen concentrations of 0, 4.4, 8.8, and 17.6 mM nitrate on growth and cellular astaxanthin content of H. pluvialis Flotow K-0084 were investigated in outdoor glass column photobioreactors in a batch culture mode. A low IBD of 0.1 g $L^{-1}$ DW led to photo-bleaching of the culture within 1-2 days. When the IBD was 0.5 g $L^{-1}$ and above, the rate at which the increase in biomass density and the astaxanthin content on a per cell basis was higher at lower IBD. When the IBD was optimal (i.e., 0.8 g $L^{-1}$), the maximum astaxanthin content of 3.8% of DW was obtained in the absence of nitrogen, whereas the maximum astaxanthin productivity of 16.0 mg $L^{-1}\;d^{-1}$ was obtained in the same IBD culture containing 4.4 mM nitrogen. The strategies for achieving maximum Haematococcus biomass productivity and for maximum cellular astaxanthin content are discussed.

북아메리카 사막 지형에 미친 인류의 영향: 피닉스, 애리조나 지역을 사례로 (Human Impacts on Urban Landscapes in North American Desert: A Case Study in the Phoenix, Arizona, USA)

  • 정아라
    • 한국지형학회지
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.69-85
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    • 2019
  • Humans have been important driver to reconfigure the terrestrial surface of the Earth by altering its morphology and processes. The effect of human activities on the physical landscape, however, shows substantially uneven geographical patterns. Most of anthrogemorphoogical studies regarding human-induced denudation have focused on areas with a long history of human modifications such as humid landscapes, so the hypothesis is naturally a great human impact on landscapes. The effect of human activities on dryland Earth surfaces are far less commonly studied, although erosion is one of major concerns in arid and semi-arid region regarding land and water quality degradation. The urban metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona, USA provides an opportunity to explore the impact of the Anthropocene. The Phoenix metropolitan area rests on classic desert landforms, such as extensive pediments, alluvial fans and sand sheets. Human activities including cattle crazing, wildfire resulting from introduced grass species by human, and recent urbanization processes have impacted these classic desert landforms and altered geomorphic processes. The purpose of this paper, therefore, rests in examining Anthropocene in the geomorphology of the north-central Sonoran Desert. The objectives of this paper are: i) to understand the impact of the Anthropocene on the geomorphological processes and forms through field observations; ii) to quantify the magnitude of human impacts on landscape using a published two-decade long record of erosion dataset and natural background erosion dataset in submitted manuscript at the sprawling edge of the Phoenix metropolitan region; iii) to examine how geomorphic outcome can affect the sustainability of cities through the estimation of sediment yield under the condition of urban sprawl.