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Higher Cognitive Functions and Psychiatric Disorders (고위인지기능과 정신질환)

  • Lee, Min-Soo;Kim, Jae-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.36-42
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    • 1997
  • Higher cognitive functions refer to the highest level of human intellectual functioning, including concept formation, reasoning, and executive functions. The executive functions can be conceptualized as having four components : volition, planning, purposive action, and effective performance. Because higher cognitive functions represent the most advanced stages of intellectual development, they are often highly susceptible to the effects of brain injuries and mental disorders. The ability to perform effectively within the environment is determined in large part by an individual's adequacy in performing such higher-order functions. Especially executive functions are necessary for appropriate, socially responsible, and effectively self-serving adult conduct. Threfore, an assessment of the psychiatric patient's performance in these areas will provide useful diagnostic information, as well as information concerning social and vocational prognosis.

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A study on the C-shape Sharp Turn of fish robot according to biological mimic (생물학적 모방에 따른 물고기 로봇의 빠른 방향 전환 연구)

  • Park, Jin-Hyun;Lee, Tae-Hwan;Choi, Young-Kiu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.2626-2631
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    • 2011
  • CST(C-shape sharp turn) represented the motion whereby fish bend their tail quickly in a C-shape to achieve an emergent changing of its swimming direction on fish swimming. But there is not yet the general motion trajectory functions related to CST. In this paper, we proposed the very simple motion functions related to CST sequence recorded from a real fish by biologists. Through the computer simulations, we confirmed the usefulness of the proposed function.

A Novel Non-contact Heart Rate Estimation Algorithm and System with User Identification

  • Kim, Chan-Il;Kim, Hyung-Jin;Kim, Seon-Chil;Park, Hee-Jun;Lee, Jong-ha
    • IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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    • v.5 no.6
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    • pp.395-402
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    • 2016
  • In these days, the wearable devices have been developed for measuring biological data effectively. However, wearable devices have tissue allege and noise problem. Also, it is impossible for a remote center to identify the person whose data are measured by wearable devices, which could trigger a communication problem over treatment. To solve these problems, biometric measurement based on a non-contact method, such as face image sequencing is necessary. This makes it possible to measure biometric data without any operation and side effects. This system can monitor the biological signals of people in real time without allege and noise and simultaneously identify them. In this paper, we propose an authentication process while measuring biometric data, through a non-contact method.

Microbe-Mediated Control of Mycotoxigenic Grain Fungi in Stored Rice with Focus on Aflatoxin Biodegradation and Biosynthesis Inhibition

  • Mannaa, Mohamed;Kim, Ki Deok
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 2016
  • Rice contaminated with fungal species during storage is not only of poor quality and low economic value, but may also have harmful effects on human and animal health. The predominant fungal species isolated from rice grains during storage belong to the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium. Some of these fungal species produce mycotoxins; they are responsible for adverse health effects in humans and animals, particularly Aspergillus flavus, which produces the extremely carcinogenic aflatoxins. Not surprisingly, there have been numerous attempts to devise safety procedure for the control of such harmful fungi and production of mycotoxins, including aflatoxins. This review provides information about fungal and mycotoxin contamination of stored rice grains, and microbe-based (biological) strategies to control grain fungi and mycotoxins. The latter will include information regarding attempts undertaken for mycotoxin (especially aflatoxin) bio-detoxification and microbial interference with the aflatoxin-biosynthetic pathway in the toxin-producing fungi.

A New record of Genus Eocanthecona Bergroth (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) from the Korean Peninsula (한반도 미기록속 Eocanthecona Bergroth (노린재목: 노린 재아목: 노린재과: 주둥이노린재아과)에 대한 보고)

  • Lee, Hodan;Kim, Junggon;Jung, Sunghoon
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.257-261
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    • 2015
  • A genus, Eocanthecona Bergroth (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae), is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time based on the species of Eocanthecona japanicola (Esaki & Ishihara, 1950). The morphological information such as description and diagnosis, and biological information are provided.

A New Paradigm Shift for the Green Synthesis of Antibacterial Silver Nanoparticles Utilizing Plant Extracts

  • Park, Youmie
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2014
  • This review covers general information regarding the green synthesis of antibacterial silver nanoparticles. Owing to their antibacterial properties, silver nanoparticles are widely used in many areas, especially biomedical applications. In green synthesis practices, the chemical reducing agents are eliminated, and biological entities are utilized to convert silver ions to silver nanoparticles. Among the various biological entities, natural plant extracts have emerged as green reducing agents, providing eco-friendly routes for the preparation of silver nanomaterials. The most obvious merits of green synthesis are the increased biocompatibility of the resulting silver nanoparticles and the ease with which the reaction can be carried out. This review summarizes some of the plant extracts that are used to produce antibacterial silver nanoparticles. Additionally, background information regarding the green synthesis and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles is provided. Finally, the toxicological aspects of silver nanoparticles are briefly mentioned.

miRNA Pattern Discovery from Sequence Alignment

  • Sun, Xiaohan;Zhang, Junying
    • Journal of Information Processing Systems
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.1527-1543
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    • 2017
  • MiRNA is a biological short sequence, which plays a crucial role in almost all important biological process. MiRNA patterns are common sequence segments of multiple mature miRNA sequences, and they are of significance in identifying miRNAs due to the functional implication in miRNA patterns. In the proposed approach, the primary miRNA patterns are produced from sequence alignment, and they are then cut into short segment miRNA patterns. From the segment miRNA patterns, the candidate miRNA patterns are selected based on estimated probability, and from which, the potential miRNA patterns are further selected according to the classification performance between authentic and artificial miRNA sequences. Three parameters are suggested that bi-nucleotides are employed to compute the estimated probability of segment miRNA patterns, and top 1% segment miRNA patterns of length four in the order of estimated probabilities are selected as potential miRNA patterns.

Biological data transmission performance of virtual cattle feedlot sensor network (가상센서네트워크를 이용한 사육장 생체데이터 전송성능에 관한 연구)

  • Kang, Hyun-Joong;Ju, Hui-Dong;Lee, Meong-Hun;Yoe, Hyun
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.1134-1141
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    • 2008
  • As sensor network technologies developed, the sphere field of application is escalated unfortunately, the applicable size is smaller than the actual quantity of cattle in feedlot. In this paper, we simulated and evaluated biological data transmission performance of virtual cattle feedlot. Deducted conclusions show us a more efficient cattle control scenario is required and effective routing protocol design and modification are needed.

Multi-access Monitoring System for Biological Signal Collection (생체신호수집을 위한 다중접속 모니터링 시스템)

  • Kim, Tae-Woong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.145-148
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    • 2020
  • Wearable computing is growing rapidly as research on body area communication network using wireless sensor network technology is actively conducted. In particular, there is an increasing interest in smart clothing measuring unrestrained and insensitive bio signals, and research is being actively conducted. However, research on smart clothing is mainly based on 1: 1 wireless communication. In this paper, we propose a multi-access monitoring system that can measure bio-signals by multiple users wearing smart clothing. The proposed system consists of wireless access device, multiple access control server and monitoring system. It also provides a service that allows multiple users to monitor and measure bio signals at the same time.

Bone age-based big data analysis of the biological maturity of adolescents (골연령 기반 유소년 생물학적 성숙도 빅데이터 분석)

  • Bae, Sang-joon;Kim, Dongho
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2022.01a
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    • pp.153-154
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    • 2022
  • 본 논문에서는 역연령으로 구분되었던 기존 생물학적 성숙도에 기반한 체력 지표가 아닌 골성숙도를 활용한 생물학적 성숙도에 기반하여 유소년의 신체에 맞는 체계적인 운동을 추천하는 기법을 제안한다. 이를 통해 유소년의 성장기에 개인화된 운동능력 발달을 성취하게 함으로써 국민 체력 증진에 기여하고 체육 공교육 활성화 및 유소년 피트니스 관리 산업 발전에 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

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