• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.1312-1320
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• 2004

최근 다양한 시각적 특징 표현들이 연구되고 많은 시스템들이 만들어졌음에도 불구하고 기존의 내용기반 영상 검색 접근 방식들은 유음성에서 한계가 있었다. 특히 사용자의 고 수준개념들과 시스템의 저 수준 특징 사이의 차이와 시각적 내용에 대한 인간의 유사성 인식의 주관성이 배제되는 한계를 지니고 있었다. 따라서 영상정보의 정확한 데이터 전달과 이를 효율적으로 검색하기 위한 방법이 요구된다. 적합성 피드백은 멀티미디어 검색에 있어 사용자가 요구하는 정보를 반영할 수 있어 영상의 검색 효율을 높일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 기존의 적합성 피드백 기법의 성능을 향상시키기 위해 경계 값과 pre-fetching을 이용하여 긍정적 피드백과 부정적 피드백을 혼합한 개선된 영상 검색 기법을 제안한다. 또한, 제안된 피드백 기법을 이용하여 기존의 검색시스템을 보다 발전시킨 영상 검색 시스템을 구현한다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.45-68
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• 2020

Objectives : This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of manual and electroacupuncture on glaucoma. Method : We searched 11 electronic databases using index words to identify randomized clinical trials. Meta-analysis of weighted mean difference (WMD) or standardized mean difference (SMD) were used to evaluate the outcomes. Cochrane bias risk assessment tool was used to assess the risk of bias in each clinical study. The collected data was analyzed using RevMan software (ver. 5.3). Results : At the initial stage of data retrieval, 549 papers were searched. After reviewing 37 full texts, a total of 10 RCT studies (426patients, 715 eyes) were selected and 8 RCT studies (357 people, 617 eyes) were involved in meta-analysis. Meta-analysis of 8 RCTs showed that acupuncture alone was more effective in reducing intraocular pressure(IOP) than conventional treatment (WMD = -5.73, 95% CI: [-12.30, 0.83], P = 0.09, I² = 97%) The combination of acupuncture or electroacupuncture with conventional treatment was also effective in lowering IOP (WMD = -1.84, 95% CI: [-2.31, -1.37], P <0.00001, I² = 45%). It was estimated that the combination of acupuncture with conventional treatment was also effective for improving visual field (VF) (WMD = -2.17, 95% CI: [-4.32, -0.02], P = 0.05, I² = 89%) but improvement in visual acuity (VA) was not significant (MD = 0.06, 95% CI: [-0.03, 0.15], P = 0.23, I² = 0%). Subgroup analyzes were performed only for the studies that used open glaucoma as the study's disease and combination of acupuncture or electroacupuncture with conventional therapy would have an effect on lowering intraocular pressure (WMD = -1.68)., 95% CI: [-2.46, -0.90], P <0.0001, I² = 29%). Conclusion : This study suggests that acupuncture treatment for glaucoma may be effective in reducing intraocular pressure and helpful in improving visual field defects. However, due to the small sample size, high risk of bias and high heterogeneity in the methodology, it is expected that further studies will be needed to verify the results. Further studies in large-scale samples based on a minimized biased methodology would be necessary.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the fluorescence-aided caries excavation (FACE) device to detect residual caries by comparing conventional methods in vivo. Materials and Methods: A total of 301 females and 202 males with carious teeth participated in this study. The cavity preparations were done by grade 4 (Group 1, 154 teeth), grade 5 (Group 2, 176 teeth), and postgraduate (Group 3, 173 teeth) students. After caries excavation using a handpiece and hand instruments, the presence of residual caries was evaluated by 2 investigators who were previously calibrated for visual-tactile assessment with and without magnifying glasses and trained in the use of a FACE device. The tooth number, cavity type, and presence or absence of residual caries were recorded. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, the Fisher's Exact test, or the McNemar test as appropriate. Kappa statistics was used for calibration. In all tests, the level of significance was set at p = 0.05. Results: Almost half of the cavities prepared were Class II (Class I, 20.9%; Class II, 48.9%; Class III, 20.1%; Class IV, 3.4%; Class V, 6.8%). Higher numbers of cavities left with caries were observed in Groups 1 and 2 than in Group 3 for all examination methods. Significant differences were found between visual inspection with or without magnifying glasses and inspection with a FACE device for all groups (p < 0.001). More residual caries were detected through inspection with a FACE device (46.5%) than through either visual inspection (31.8%) or inspection with a magnifying glass (37.6%). Conclusions: Within the limitations of this study, the FACE device may be an effective method for the detection of residual caries.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.19-23
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• 2005

Tissue adhesives have gained popularity for quicker and painless closure of lacerations. The use of tissue glue is currently popular for the closure of superficial lacerations, especially in children. Histoacryl $Blue^{(R)}$(2-N-butylcyanoacrylate) is a topical wound closure that precludes the need for foreign bodies to close wounds. The purpose of this study was to compare the applications of Histoacryl $Blue^{(R)}$(HAB) and conventional suture, regarding cosmetic outcome. To compare the short term and long term results of various repair methods, we designed the prospective, randomized, blind study. Patients with laceration undergoing repair were randomly allocated to conventional suture, subcutaneous suture plus HAB, and HAB only groups. The exclusion criterions were large wound that require large tension for repair or avulsion wound. An independent, blinded observer assessed cosmetic result at 7-10 days after repair and 3-9 months postoperatively. Physician's satisfaction with wound appearance was recorded on 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)(0=worst, 100=best). The difference in VAS score between conventional suture method and subcutaneous suture plus HAB methods were not significant. Tissue glue being easy to use with no complications and still resulting in equivalent cosmetic outcomes has several benefits. Especially in the case of children, the wound closure with Histoacryl $Blue^{(R)}$ could be a good alternative for repair of laceration in emergency room.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2001

최근 잡음이 심한 환경에서 음성인식을 신뢰성있게 하기 위하여 입모양의 움직임과 음성을 같이 사용하는 방법이 활발히 연구되고 있다 본 논문에서도 이러한 목적으로 영상언어인식기와 음성인식기의 결과에 각각 가중치를 주어 결합하는 방법을 제안한다. 특히 가중치를 입력음성의 잡음의 정도에 따라 자동적으로 결정하는 방법을 제안한다. 가중치의 결정을 위하여 입력샘플간의 상관도와 LPC분석의 잔여 오차를 이용한다. 모의실험 결과, 이런 방식으로 결합된 인식기는 잡음이 심한 환경에서도 약 83%의 인식성능을 보이고 있다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.565-571
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• 2012

깊이 정보를 획득하고 전송하는 과정에서 물리적 잡음 및 부호화 손실로 인하여 깊이맵의 품질이 저하된다. 본 논문은 깊이맵 품질을 향상시키기 위해 공동 거리 변환에 기반한 결합 양측 필터(joint bilateral filter)를 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 깊이맵의 거리 변환값과 색상 영상의 거리 변환값에 따라 잡음 제거에 필요한 색상 정보량을 결정한다. 그 결과 제안하는 필터는 깊이맵 잡음을 효과적으로 제거하면서 결합 양측 필터의 시각적 왜곡 현상을 최소화한다. 컴퓨터 실험을 통해 제안하는 방법이 기존의 방법보다 잡음 제거와 시각적 왜곡 억제 관점에서 성능이 좋아짐을 확인했다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 HVS의 가시성과 영상의 히스토그램 특성을 동시에 고려하는 자동 게인옵셋법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법에서는 대비 신장된 영상의 평균 가시성이 최대가 되도록 클리핑의 상하한 역치를 정하고 이들로부터 유도된 게인 및 옵셋으로 영상의 대비를 신장한다. 가시성 함수는 불균일한 밝기의 주변화소들로부터 중심화소의 밝기 변화를 인간 시각이 인지하는 데 필요한 최소 변화량인 공간 JND를 사용하여 정의한다. 실험결과에서 제안한 방법에 의하여 대비 신장된 영상을 기존의 방법들의 결과 영상에 비하여 전역 대비와 국부 대비가 좋게 개선됨을 보인다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.923-926
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• 2013

To resolve video enhancement problems, a novel method of gradient domain fusion wherein gradient domain frames of the background in daytime video are fused with nighttime video frames is proposed. To verify the superiority of the proposed method, it is compared to conventional techniques. The implemented output of our method is shown to offer enhanced visual quality.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국HCI학회 2006년도 학술대회 1부
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• pp.400-405
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• 2006

In this paper, we present effective methods for music summarization which summarize music automatically. It could be used for sample music of on-line digital music provider or some music retrieval technology. When summarizing music, we use different two methods according to music length. First method is for finding sabi or chorus part of music which can be regarded as the most important part of music and the second method is for extracting several parts which are in different structure or have different mood in the music. Our proposed music summarization system is better than conventional system when structure of target music is explicit. The proposed method could generate just one important segment of music or several segments which have different mood in the music. Thus, this scheme will be effective for summarizing music in several applications such as online music streaming service and sample music for Tcommerce.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권10호
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• pp.5063-5073
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• 2016

In this paper, an efficient texture compression method is proposed for fast rendering, which exploits the spatial correlation among blocks through intra-picture block matching. Texture mapping is widely used to enhance the visual quality of results in real-time rendering applications. For fast texture mapping, it is necessary to identify an effective trade-off between compression efficiency and computational complexity. The conventional compression methods utilized for image processing (e.g., JPEG) provide high compression efficiency while resulting in high complexity. Thus, low complexity methods, such as ETC1, are often used in real-time rendering applications. Although these methods can achieve low complexity, the compression efficiency is still lower than that of JPEG. To solve this problem, we propose a texture compression method by reducing the spatial redundancy between blocks in order to achieve the better compression performance than ETC1 while maintaining complexity that is lower than that of JPEG. Experimental results show that the proposed method achieves better compression efficiency than ETC1, and the decoding time is significantly reduced compared to JPEG while similar to ETC1.