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Kinetic Analysis of the MAPK and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathways

  • Suresh, Babu CV;Babar, Sheikh Md. Enayetul;Song, Eun Joo;Oh, Eulsik;Yoo, Young Sook
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.397-406
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    • 2008
  • Computational modeling of signal transduction is currently attracting much attention as it can promote the understanding of complex signal transduction mechanisms. Although several mathematical models have been used to examine signaling pathways, little attention has been given to crosstalk mechanisms. In this study, an attempt was made to develop a computational model for the pathways involving growth-factor-mediated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt). In addition, the dynamics of the protein activities were analyzed based on a set of kinetic data. The simulation approach integrates the information on several levels and predicts systems behavior. The in-silico analysis conducted revealed that the Raf and Akt pathways act independently.

A Study on the Dynamic Behavior of Eddy Current Braking System for Korean High Speed Train (고속전철의 와전류 제동장치 동적 거동특성 연구)

  • 박찬경;최강윤;현승호;곽수태
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.147-154
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    • 2001
  • Dynamic behavior of high speed train is very important because the high speed train should be safe and satisfied with the ride comfort. An eddy current brake system is mounted on trailer bogie and wheelset. The eddy current braking force longitudinally exerts on the articulated trailer bogie and the attraction force vertically exerts on the wheelset. Because a frame of eddy current brake system is flexible, these forces generate the vertical vibration at middle point of the frame. Also, the vibration change the vertical clearance between an electromagnet and top of rail which affect the magnitude of braking and attracting forces. Therefore, the dynamic behavior of the eddy current braking system must be predicted for design the dynamic characteristic of its mounting system when normally operate on rail which have irregularity. Vampire program is used for Prediction of the dynamic behavior of an eddy current braking system.

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Environment Adaptation using Evolutional Interactivity in a Swarm of Robots (진화적 상호작용을 이용한 군집로봇의 환경적응)

  • Moon, Woo-Sung;Jang, Jin-Won;Baek, Kwang-Ryul
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.227-232
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    • 2010
  • In this paper we consider the multi-robot system that collects target objects spread in an unexplored environment. The robots cooperate each other to improve the capability and the efficiency. The robots attract or intimidate each other as behaviors of bacterial swarms or particles with electrical moments. The interactions would increase the working efficiency in some environments but it would decrease the efficiency in some other environments. Therefore, the system needs to adapt to the working environment by adjusting the strengths of the interactions. The strengths of the interactions are expressed as sets of gene codes that mean the weights of each kind of attracting or intimidating vectors. The proposed system adjusts the gene codes using evolutional strategy. The proposed approach has been validated by computer simulation. The results of this paper show that our inter-swarm interacting strategy and optimizing algorithm improves the working efficiency, adaptively to the characteristics of environments.

An Attempt to Find Potential Group of Patrons from Library's Loan Records

  • Minami, Toshiro;Baba, Kensuke
    • International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.5-8
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    • 2014
  • Social networking services that connect a person to other people are attracting our attention and various types of on-the-network services are provided. Library has been playing a role of social media by providing with materials such as books and magazines, and with a place for reading, studying, getting lectures, etc. In this paper, we present a method for finding candidates of groups of the library's patrons who share interest areas by utilizing the loan records, which are obtainable by every library. Such a homogeneous group can become a candidate for a study group, a community for exchange ideas, and other activity group. We apply the method to a collection of loan records of a university library, find some problem to be solved, and propose measures for more detailed solutions. Even though the potential group finding problem still remains a lot of problems to be solved, its potential importance is very high and thus to be studies even more for future applications.

A Study on the Preparation of Medical Institutions for Attracting Russian Medical Tourists (의료기관의 러시아 의료관광객 유치 준비실태)

  • Jin, Ki Nam;Cha, Sunmi;Lee, Hwang;Kim, Jinjoo
    • Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.13-24
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    • 2015
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the preparation of medical institutions for Russian medical tourists. The data for this study include 44 cases which were selected from Korea Health Industry Development Institute list. Data were collected through the e-mail survey from Feb. 24 to Jul. 1 in 2014. The results of the study are as follows. Overall, tertiary hospitals were well prepared in hardware resources and structure(e.g. the number of coordinators and marketers, accreditation)compared to hospitals and clinics. On the other hand, hospitals were well prepared in service process protocol.

A Study on Purchase Intention Considering Perceived Risks and Perceived Benefits (지각된 위험과 지각된 편익이 구매의도에 미치는 영향 - 의료관광사업 중국잠재수요자 중심으로)

  • Lee, Ji-Eun;Zou, Yujie
    • Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.25-38
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    • 2015
  • China has a growing number of medical tourists to visit South Korea every year, with economic growth, and thus Korea's medical tourism is growing countries in the new growth engine industries and attracting attention. In this study, this time looking at the risks and benefits of medical tourism potential factors consumers feel the Chinese people for South Korea medical tourism, economic, based on existing research, functional, temporal, social, and psychological setting factors, risks and benefits conducted a study of the relationship between the purchase of your help. Risk factors identified through this study, we investigate expanding the overseas medical tourism market to visit Korea by managing the benefits and know the strategic implications that can achieve customer satisfaction by the service convenient for Chinese tourists.

Consideration of Environment-friendly Characteristics of Atrium in the Office Environment (사무환경에서 아트리움의 환경친화적 특성에 관한 고찰)

  • 김경남;류호창
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Interior Design Conference
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    • 2001.05a
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    • pp.144-148
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    • 2001
  • The structures built carelessly become the origin of a serious environmental problem caused from the urbanization. To solve this problem, I have considered the characteristics of Atrium as an environment-friendly factor to the office environment. The result is that Atrium protects the insiders health and contributes to the energy saving as it enables the use of natural lights and solar heat first. Second, it gives the office environment liveliness, makes a clean environment and helps the insiders health for introduction of green field. Third, it plays a role of a place for rest, a place for meeting, and a small park by attracting people to the organic space where the inside and outside are connected with a huge glass. On the basis of these characteristics, we should try to prepare the complementary relationship between human beings and nature mutually through its active introduction in the space.

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Simulation of the Electrical Response of Charged Particles in the Fluid for Horizontal Switching Electrophoretic Cell

  • Yeo, Jun-Ho;Kim, Sang-Won;Lee, Gi-Dong
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.498-501
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    • 2009
  • Electrophoretic displays (EPDs) are attracting considerable attentions as a paper-like display. Especially, Electrophoretic cell consists of micron-sized, charged particles dispersed in a viscous fluid. When an external electric field is applied, the charged particles move with a speed proportional to the particle mobility and the local field strength. In electrophoretic displays fast switching times are required, so knowing the particle mobility is very important. In this paper, we study a novel simulation for calculating the particle motions submerged in a viscous fluid for horizontal switching electrophoretic cell.

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Cross-Layer Design for Mobile Internet Services in Cellular Communications Systems

  • Jeong, Dong-Geun
    • Information and Communications Magazine
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.64-73
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    • 2007
  • Recently, cross-layer design approach has been greatly attracting researchers' attention as an alternative for improving the performance of wireless data networks. The main reason why cross-layer approaches are particularly well suited for wireless networks is that there exists direct coupling between physical layer and upper layers. Therefore, with cross-layer approach, the protocol designers try to exploit the interaction between layers and promote adaptability at all layers, based on information exchange between layers. In this article we focus on the cross-layer engineering for high data-rate mobile Internet services through cellular networks. First, the general considerations in cross-layer engineering are outlined. Then, we discuss the common approach in literatures, which mainly deals with adaptability in physical and medium access control layer. Finally, we show that the cross-layer engineering taking account of all layers is more adequate for the mobile Internet services cellular network.

A Study on Fabrication and Characteristics of Large Area Liquid-Crystal Cell for Smart-Window (스마트윈도우용 대면적 액정셀 제작과 특성에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Seung-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2019.11a
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    • pp.166-167
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    • 2019
  • Smart windows are used as windows and doors to determine cooling and heating efficiency in the construction field. It's characteristics can increase the energy saving efficiency. In addition, the function of the smart window that can control the light transmittance transmitted from the external environment of the building to the building according to the needs of the user is attracting attention. In this study, a liquid crystal cell capable of controlling light transmittance of 297 × 210 ㎟ was fabricated by using a liquid crystal device as an optical shutter. Analysis of transmittance change according to driving voltage and driving stability according to thermal environment, We confirmed the applicability of building exterior materials as smart windows.

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