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Ribosomally Synthesiszed Antimicrobial Peptides (Bacteriocins) in Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Review

  • Nes, Ingolf F.;Yoon, Sung-Sik;Diep, Dzung B.
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.675-690
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    • 2007
  • Bacteriocins in Gram-positive bacteria have attracted much attention because many have a strong antimicrobial activity also against bacteria outside the genera of the producers. Lantibiotics and the pediocin-like bactericins have attracted most attention since they kill a broad spectrum of Gram-positive bacteria including important pathogens. But many other promising Gram-positive bacteriocins have been thoroughly characterized. Recent studies have shown that bacteriocins may playa role in the intestinal flora to protect us against the food-borne pathogens. Bacterial genome sequencing has demonstrated that there may be an arsenal of such compounds and we are only seeing the top of the iceberg. The present review gives a short outlook of the field of bacteriocins with focus on lactic acid bacteria and includes recent findings.

Assessment and Access Control for Ubiquitous Environments

  • Diep, Nguyen Ngoc;Lee, Sung-Young;Lee, Young-Koo;Lee, Hee-Jo
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2007.05a
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    • pp.1107-1109
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    • 2007
  • Context-based access control is an emerging approach for modeling adaptive solution, making access control management more flexible and powerful. However, these strategies are inadequate for the increased flexibility and performance that ubiquitous computing environment requires because such systems can not utilize effectively all benefit from this environment. In this paper, we propose a solution based on risk to make use of many context parameters in order to provide good decisions for a safety environment. We design a new model for risk assessment in ubiquitous computing environment and use risk as a key component in decision-making process in our access control model.

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Optimizing Treatment of Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema Using Combined DIEP Flap and Lymphedema Surgery

  • Chang, Edward I.
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.49 no.2
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    • pp.150-157
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    • 2022
  • Patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer who undergo an axillary dissection and require adjuvant therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy are at high risk of developing lymphedema of the associated extremity. Historically, patients with lymphedema were treated with ablative procedures aimed simply to remove excess fluid and adiposity; however, the field of lymphatic surgery employing super-microsurgery techniques has witnessed tremendous advances in a relatively short period of time. Advancements in surgical instruments, microscope magnification and optics, imaging technology, and surgeon experience have ushered in a new era of hope to treat patients suffering from breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Here we aim to present the available options for patients suffering from BCRL, and the pinnacle in reconstruction and restoration for these patients.

Multi-stage Transformer for Video Anomaly Detection

  • Viet-Tuan Le;Khuong G. T. Diep;Tae-Seok Kim;Yong-Guk Kim
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2023.11a
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    • pp.648-651
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    • 2023
  • Video anomaly detection aims to detect abnormal events. Motivated by the power of transformers recently shown in vision tasks, we propose a novel transformer-based network for video anomaly detection. To capture long-range information in video, we employ a multi-scale transformer as an encoder. A convolutional decoder is utilized to predict the future frame from the extracted multi-scale feature maps. The proposed method is evaluated on three benchmark datasets: USCD Ped2, CUHK Avenue, and ShanghaiTech. The results show that the proposed method achieves better performance compared to recent methods.

Novel Reward Function for Autonomous Drone Navigating in Indoor Environment

  • Khuong G. T. Diep;Viet-Tuan Le;Tae-Seok Kim;Anh H. Vo;Yong-Guk Kim
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2023.11a
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    • pp.624-627
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    • 2023
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles are gaining in popularity with the development of science and technology, and are being used for a wide range of purposes, including surveillance, rescue, delivery of goods, and data collection. In particular, the ability to avoid obstacles during navigation without human oversight is one of the essential capabilities that a drone must possess. Many works currently have solved this problem by implementing deep reinforcement learning (DRL) model. The essential core of a DRL model is reward function. Therefore, this paper proposes a new reward function with appropriate action space and employs dueling double deep Q-Networks to train a drone to navigate in indoor environment without collision.

UI/UX for Generative AI (생성형 AI 용도의 UI/UX)

  • Tae-Seok Kim;Anh H. Vo;Marvin John Ignacio;Khuong G. T. Diep;Yong-Guk Kim
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2023.11a
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    • pp.687-690
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    • 2023
  • 본 논문은 다양한 종류의 생성형 AI 용도의 UI/UX 중 텍스트 기반 UI/UX, 이미지 기반 UI/UX, 오디오 기반 UI/UX, 그리고 Multi-modal 을 기반으로 둔 UI/UX 와 같은 다양한 유형의 UI/UX 를 살펴보고 최신 기술을 활용한 미래전망에 대해 알아 보도록 한다. 현재 생성 모델은 다양한 산업 분야에서 광범위하고 다양한 응용 프로그램으로 사용되고 있으며, 최근 연구자와 실무자들로부터 상당한 관심을 받고 있다.생성형 AI 용도의 UI/UX 를 사용하면 생활에 편리해지며 시간과 돈이 매우 절약이 된다. 특히 사용자들이 편안하게 사용할 수 있는 생성형 AI 의 UI/UX 대한 연구방향에 대해 알아 보도록 한다.

Supercharged Technique in TRAM flap Breast Reconstruction (과급 횡복직근피판술(Supercharged TRAM)을 이용한 유방재건술)

  • Yang, Jung-Dug;Song, Jae-Min;Lee, Sang-Yun;Chung, Ho-Yun;Cho, Byung-Chae;Park, Ho-Yong;Jung, Jin-Hyang
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.577-582
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: When reconstruction for patients who have the large contralateral breast or a following large defect after mastectomy is required, conventional pedicled TRAM flap shows the unpredictable occurrence of fat necrosis and skin flap loss in a relatively high percentage due to insufficient blood supply. In an effort to obtain more stable TRAM flap blood circulation, we have performed a supercharged technique using deep inferior epigastric perforators (DIEP) with conventional pedicled TRAM flap. Methods: From September of 2006 to December of 2008, Fourteen supercharged TRAM flap were performed for breast reconstruction after modified radical mastectomy. The contralateral DIEP was anastomosed to the internal mammary vessels in contralateral pedicled TRAM flap or thoracodorsal vessels in ipsilateral pedicled TRAM flap. Nutrient vessels were selected by Multi-Detector Computed tomography (MD-CT) modalities. For the nutrient vessel, we used deep inferior epigastric vessels (DIEV) of the ipsilateral side in 8 patients, DIEV of the contralateral side in 6 patients. In addition, for the recipient vessel, we used thoracodorsal vessels in 8 patients, internal mammary vessels in 5 patients, intercostals artery perforators in 1 patient. Results: The mean age was 46.8 years and the average follow-up interval was 14 months. There were 11 immediate and 3 delayed breast reconstructions. Fat necrosis incidence rate in supercharged TRAM group was lower than in conventional TRAM flap group. There were no differences of the incidences of abdominal hernia in both groups. Conclusion: The supercharged TRAM flap produces an improvement in vascularity that permits use of all four zones of the flap. The breast reconstruction with supercharged technique is reliable and valuable methods which provide sufficient soft tissue from abdomen without significant complications.

Classification of Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Courses Based on Computed Tomography Angiography: Incidences and Clinical Implications (컴퓨터 단층 촬영 혈관 조영술을 이용한 심하복벽 혈관과 천공지의 박리 용이성에 따른 분류)

  • Lee, Yeonhoon;Kim, Sung Chan;Eom, Jin Sup;Kim, Eun Key
    • Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.281-289
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Preoperative surgical planning utilizing computed tomography angiography (CTA) has now become a routine in many practices. We analyzed the course of the deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) and its perforators (DIEP) that would either facilitate or hinder flap dissection based on CTA to aid surgical planning. Methods: The 115 consecutive patients who underwent abdominally based free flap breast reconstruction were enrolled in this prospective study. DIEA/P courses were categorized mainly according to their intramuscular courses and their incidences were investigated. Results: A total of 425 perforators were identified preoperatively on the CTA, with an average number of 3.7 distinctly visualized in the entire flap territory. Eighty-nine perforators (20.9%) had a favorable (less than 1 cm intramuscular course) pattern, namely long submuscular (34.8% of the patients), long subfascial (15.6%), and total circummuscular (13.9%). Overall 56.5% of the patients had at least one favorable DIEA/P. On the other hand, absence of DIEA and absence of adequate (>1 mm) DIEP was reported in 3 and 8 hemiabdomen. Conclusion: Preoperative CTA evaluation of DIEA/P can be used to identify favorable as well as unfavorable courses for dissection to aid surgical planning.

Incidental finding of subclavian artery occlusion and subsequent hypoplastic internal mammary artery as a candidate recipient vessel in DIEP flap breast reconstruction

  • Seong, Ik Hyun;Woo, Kyong-Je
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • v.46 no.6
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    • pp.599-602
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    • 2019
  • We report a case of autologous breast reconstruction in which a thoracodorsal vessel was used as a recipient vessel after a hypoplastic internal mammary vessel was found on preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography. A 46-year-old woman with no underlying disease was scheduled to undergo skin-sparing mastectomy and breast reconstruction using a deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap. Preoperative CT angiography showed segmental occlusion of the right subclavian artery with severe atherosclerosis and calcification near the origin of the internal mammary artery, with distal flow maintained by collateral branches. The thoracodorsal artery was selected to be the recipient vessel because CT showed that it was of adequate size and was not affected by atherosclerosis. The patient experienced no postoperative complications, and the flap survived with no vascular complications. The breasts were symmetrical at a 6-month follow-up. This case highlights that preoperative vascular imaging modalities may help surgeons avoid using diseased vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstructions.

An Experimental Study on the Motion of the Floater Moored near Port in Waves Generated by a Ship

  • Nguyen, Thi Thanh Diep;Nguyen, Van Minh;Yoon, Hyeon Kyu;Kim, Young Hun
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.363-374
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    • 2020
  • In the past, various research on the effects of waves generated by ships has been investigated. The most noticeable effect of the waves generated by a passing ship is the increase of the hydrodynamic forces and the unwanted large motion of the moored ship and high mooring forces that occur. Thus, it is crucial to investigate the effect of the waves generated by the passing ship near port on the motion of the moored ship and the tension of the mooring lines. A model test was performed with virtual ship-generated waves in a square tank at CWNU (Changwon National University). The IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) and Optical-based system were used to measure the 6DOF (Six Degrees of Freedom) motion of the moored floater. Additionally the tension of mooring lines were measured by the tension gauges. The effects of the wave direction and wave height generated by the virtual ship-generated waves on the motion of the moored floater were analyzed.