• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 음영합성 기법과 얼굴 인식 기술 중 특징추출 기법을 이용한 아바타 얼굴 자동생성 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 시스템은 사진으로부터 얼굴의 특징정보를 추출하여 사람의 얼굴과 유사한 아바타 얼굴을 자동으로 생성해 주는 시스템이며, 음영을 사진으로부터 추출하여 이를 각 이목구비 이미지와 합성하여 생성한다. 따라서 실사형에 좀 더 근접한 얼굴을 생성할 수 있다. 본 논문은 새로운 눈동자 추출 기법과 각 이목구비별 특징정보 추출 방법 그리고. 검색시간을 줄이기 위한 분류 방법, 유사도 계산에 의한 이미지 검색방법, 최종적으로 사진으로부터 음영을 추출하여 검색된 이목구비와 합성, 실사형 아바타 얼굴을 생성하는 방법을 제안한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2010

Researches on air-ground robot cooperating system has been made recently. The cooperation among homogeneous robots focused on the architecture of the system, quality and influence of the communication. In contrast, the cooperation among heterogeneous robots such as aerial vehicle and ground vehicle robots has not been much handled. There are a couple of main points for those air-ground cooperating robots. One is using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) as an extra sensor of UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle). This kind of application is usually used in situations such as guiding UGV to an appropriate path which could be better determined from the eye in the sky as UAV. The other main application of air-ground cooperating robot system is the localization. By combining sensor information from both UAV and UGV, the robot system as a whole can localize a target object or find features in the environment with better performance than UGV or UAV alone. Although these applications are recently studied in many different ways and devices, there are still a lot of possibilities in the field of air-ground cooperating robot systems. We introduce those research fields in this paper.

• 기술사
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2011

Nuclear energy in Korea began in 1958, when the Korea's atomic energy act was formulated and the relevant organizations were founded. Since then, notwithstanding the two catastrophe like TMI and Chernobyl accident, Korea made a wise decision to expand the peaceful uses of the nuclear energy as well as to localize the essential nuclear design technology of fuel and nuclear steam supply system. This decision resulted in the success of export of nuclear power plants as well as research reactor in 2010s. The Korea's nuclear policy, which well utilized 'international crisis in nuclear business' as 'opportunity of Korea to get. nuclear technology', is believed nice policy as a role model of nuclear new-comer countries. Based upon the success story of localization of nuclear technology, Korea had an eye for a niche market, which was a basis of development of SMART, Korea-made integral PWR. The operation of a SMART plant can sufficiently provide not only electricity but also fresh water for 100,000 residents. Last two years, Korea's nuclear industry team led by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute completed the standard design of SMART and applied to the Korea's regulatory body for standard design approval. Now the Korea's licensing authority is reviewing the design with the relevant documents, and the design team is doing its best to realize its hope to get the approval by the end of this year. From next year, the SMART business including construction and export will be explored by the KEPCO consortium.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.375-384
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• 2004

FGFs는 Xenopus의 초기 배발생에서 중배엽 형성, 전후축패턴형성, scatter factor로서 낭배기의 기관형성에 관여하는 등 다양한 기능을 가지고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다 그 중 bFGF는 배양 분리편으로부터 다양한 기관을 유도해낼 수 있으며 그 효과는 처리시간 및 농도 의존적이라고 알려져 왔다. 본 연구는 Xenopus의 예정표피역을 분리하여 bFGF와 HGF을 단독 및 복합처리 하였을 때 기관분화 및 유도효과를 검토하기 위하여 실시하였다. 단독처리 및 복합 처리된 배양액에 동물극 분리편을 정상배가 st. 43에 이를 때까지 2$0^{\circ}C$에서 3일간 배양하여 조직학적 및 면역조직화학적 방법으로 조직의 분화양상을 확인하였다. 성장인자는 bFGF를 0, 0.5, 1. 10. 50 ng/ml의 농도와 HGF를 0, 1, 10, 50, 100ng/ml의 농도로 조합하여 처리한 결과 bFGF 단독처리 때보다 HGF와의 혼합처리에서 기관분화율의 상승효과가 관찰되었다. 분화된 기관은 1 ng/ml의 bFGF 와 10ng/ml의 HGF, 10ng/ml의 bFGF와 1ng/ml의 HGF의 농도에서 매우 다양한 것으로 나타났다. 눈은 1과 10ng/ml의 bFGF ,그리고 1과 10 ng/ml의 HGF 농도조합에서 높은 비율로 분화하였다. 또한 분리편 배양에 의해 유도된 눈과 정상 배의 눈에서 RPE65를 인식하는 단일클론 항체 40All, 25F5를 사용하여 AP 반응이 강하게 나타나 눈의 유도를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.81-92
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• 2020

Intelligent systems(i.e., artificial intelligence), particularly deep learning, are machines able to mimic the cognitive functions of humans to perform tasks of problem-solving and learning. This field deals with computational models that can think and act intelligently, like the human brain, and construct algorithms that can learn from data to make predictions. Artificial intelligence is becoming important in radiology due to its ability to detect abnormalities in radiographic images that are unnoticed by the naked human eye. These systems have reduced radiologists' workload by rapidly recording and presenting data, and thereby monitoring the treatment response with a reduced risk of cognitive bias. Intelligent systems have an important role to play and could be used by dentists as an adjunct to other imaging modalities in making appropriate diagnoses and treatment plans. In the field of maxillofacial radiology, these systems have shown promise for the interpretation of complex images, accurate localization of landmarks, characterization of bone architecture, estimation of oral cancer risk, and the assessment of metastatic lymph nodes, periapical pathologies, and maxillary sinus pathologies. This review discusses the clinical applications and scope of intelligent systems such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, and deep learning programs in maxillofacial imaging.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.131-144
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• 1997

The present study was carried out to investigate the processes of the ultrastructural differentiation and the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities of the developing rat retina. The results are as follows. The retina of fetal rat on the 13th day of gestation showed the early stage of differentiation. Briefly, there appeared dividing chromosomes, the plentiful free ribosomes, and the high ratio of nucleus to cytoplasm. The reaction products by AChE were localized at the membrane of endoplasmic reticulum and on the outer membrane of nucleus. Ultrastructures and AChE activities in the retina of the fetal rats on the 18th day of gestation were similar to those of the prior stages, except the appearence of rough endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus. According to the ultrastructural observations, the rat retina was still in immature state at birth, but the pigment epithelial cells were fully differentiated, e. g. the increase of melanin granules, the development of mitochondria and Golgi apparatus. The AChE activity was weekly detected. The differentiated retinal layers and the outer segment of photoreceptor cells were observed on the 7th postnatal day. And the pigment epithelium appeared to be fully differentiated. On the 14th postnatal day, rat retina were completely differentiated. In other words, the rat retina was characterized by the prominent outer segments, phagocytosed residues in the pigment epithelium, and the localization of reaction products by AChE in the synapses. In conclusion, the differentiation of rat retina is charaterized by the changes of cell shape, the increase of retinal layers, and the alterations of AChE activities. It seems that rat retina is to be functional from 2 weeks of birth onward, coinciding with the eye opening of the juvenile rats.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1987

The geology of the Bupyeong mine area is consisted of Precambrian Gyeonggi gneiss complex and Mesozoic igneous rocks; i.e., pyroclastic rocks, intrusive breccia, granite and felsic porphyries which were formed during a Jurassic to early Cretaceous resurgent caldera evolution. Granites are not observed on the surface and in the underground of the mine. Bupyeong silver deposits occur as stockworks of base metal sulfides- minor silver minerals-quartz - carbonate veinlets, hosted by pyroclastic rocks and intrusive breccia at the southwestern margin of the caldera. Silver occurs mainly as native silver, and other silver minerals, minor in quantity, are argentite, tetrahedrite-freibergite, pyrargyrite, polybasite, canfieldite and dyscrasite. The average grade of silver ore is about 180g/t Ag. Discrimination of silver ore from the country rocks depends largely on the chemical analyses of rock samples taken every two meters from tunnels, diamond-drilling cores and mining stopes, because silver minerals are hardly observed in the ore by crude eye, and silver orebodies do not properly coincide with the concentrated zone of base metal sulfides which were precipitated at the earlier stage than the stage of precipitation of native silver. General characteristics of the loci of the silver orebodies are as follows; (1) The host rocks of orebodies are pyroclastic rocks and intrusive breccia. (2) Many of the orebodies are distributed around Gyeonggi gneiss complex. Especially where the paleotopography of gneiss complex shows a gradual slope, the basal stratigraphic horizon of the pyroclastic rocks unconformably overlying the gneiss complex offered a favorable loci of high grade ore. (3) $N5^{\circ}W$ to $N15^{\circ}$ E-striking faults played an important role in the localization of the orebodies. (4) Conduits of intrusive breccia within the gneiss complex, through which the intrusive breccia intruded into the upper pyroclastic rocks, exist beneath most of the main orebodies. This suggests that the conduits of intrusive breccia served as channelways for the migration of ore fluids.

• Healthcare Informatics Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.394-401
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• 2018

Objectives: Augmented reality (AR) technology has become rapidly available and is suitable for various medical applications since it can provide effective visualization of intricate anatomical structures inside the human body. This paper describes the procedure to develop an AR app with Unity3D and Vuforia software development kit and publish it to a smartphone for the localization of critical tissues or organs that cannot be seen easily by the naked eye during surgery. Methods: In this study, Vuforia version 6.5 integrated with the Unity Editor was installed on a desktop computer and configured to develop the Android AR app for the visualization of internal organs. Three-dimensional segmented human organs were extracted from a computerized tomography file using Seg3D software, and overlaid on a target body surface through the developed app with an artificial marker. Results: To aid beginners in using the AR technology for medical applications, a 3D model of the thyroid and surrounding structures was created from a thyroid cancer patient's DICOM file, and was visualized on the neck of a medical training mannequin through the developed AR app. The individual organs, including the thyroid, trachea, carotid artery, jugular vein, and esophagus were localized by the surgeon's Android smartphone. Conclusions: Vuforia software can help even researchers, students, or surgeons who do not possess computer vision expertise to easily develop an AR app in a user-friendly manner and use it to visualize and localize critical internal organs without incision. It could allow AR technology to be extensively utilized for various medical applications.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.300-308
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• 2006

목 적: 본 연구에서는 선형가속기 갠트리 헤드에 부착된 무선 CCTV 카메라를 이용한 영상처리를 통하여 환자 고정과 치료에 있어서의 정확성과 재현성 향상 방안을 개발하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 선형가속기의 유사-빔 방향상(semi-beams eye view, semi-BEV)을 얻기 위하여 무선 CCTV 모듈을 자체 제작된 아크릴 어플리케이터를 이용하여 갠트리 헤드에 부착하였다. CCTV 카메라의 영상은 2.4 GHz의 고주파를 통해 치료실 벽면의 수신기로 전송된다. 선형가속기 작동 시 발생하는 무선 주파수에 의한 간섭현상(RF interference)과 누설 방사선으로 영상에 잡음이 발생하는데, 구리 호일로 카메라를 차폐하고 미디안 필터링과 같은 영상처리 기법을 이용하여 이러한 잡음을 최소화할 수 있었다. 스테레오 정합 기법과 Gauss-Newton 최적화 방법론을 기반으로 자체 제작된 소프트웨어를 통해, 환자의 고정 상태를 나타내는 3차원적 위치, 이동, 회전 정도를 정량적으로 평가하였다. 시스템의 정확도를 평가하기 위하여 팬톰 실험을 수행하였다. 또, 환자 호흡에 대한 실시간 영상분석을 통해 호흡 동기 시스템(respiratory gating system)을 구현하기 위한 방법론을 개발하였다. 결 과: 구리 호일 차폐와 영상처리를 통해 잡음을 80% 이상 줄일 수 있었다. 3차원 위치정보의 오차는 팬톰 실험을 통해 $1.5{\pm}0.7\;mm$로 나타났고, 이동 및 회전량에 대한 오차는 각각, 1 mm, $1^{\circ}$ 미만으로 나타났다. 환자 호흡에 따른 호흡 동기 시스템을 구현한 결과, 0.2초의 오차 범위 내에서 실시간 모니터링이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 결 론: 선형가속기에 부착된 CCTV를 이용한 환자 고정 보조기술은 기존의 높은 비용을 필요로 하는 타 IGRT 기법에 비하여 설치와 이용이 간편하다. 시스템이 선형가속기와 근접해 있기 때문에 야기되는 문제점은 본 연구에서 제시된 방법을 통해 해결될 수 있었다. 시스템의 정확도를 평가해 볼 때, 임상적으로 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.