• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2016

시간 상관 채널에 대한 차분 코드북의 적응형 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 코드북의 코드워드 인자들은 M의 값이 8, 16 또는 32인 M-PSK 성운의 여러 집합 중에서 선택된다. 본 논문에서는 먼저 코드북의 최적의 구면 캡 반경을 어떻게 추적하는지 수학적으로 분석하고 적응형 기법의 구현 방법에 대해 설명한다. 본 논문의 차분 코드북들은 무선 채널 시간 상관 계수에 의해 적응적으로 선택되므로 항상 채널 상태에 따르는 최적의 코드북을 이용하여 송수신을 한다. Monte-Carlo 시뮬레이션은 제안하는 코드북의 성능이 같은 양의 피드백 정보를 가진 M-PSK 성운을 이용하는 비적응형 코드북보다 항상 우수함을 보인다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.54-64
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 DACS(Divert and Attitude Control System)를 장착한 KV(kill vehicle)의 비선형 가속도 조종루프 설계에 대해서 다룬다. ACS(Attitude Control System)는 받음각을 0으로 유지시키는 추력을 유발시키며, 받음각 제어를 위해 ACS를 제어명령으로 사용하는 궤환선형화 기반 비선형 받음각 조종루프를 제안한다. 받음각이 0인 조건에서는 비행경로각과 자세각이 일치하기 때문에 DCS(Divert Control System)는 유도루프에서 요구하는 측방향 가속도를 직접 생성하도록 제어한다. 이러한 방식에서는 추력에 의한 공력간섭 효과를 최소화 시킬 수 있으며, DCS와 ACS의 운용로직을 단순화 시킬 수 있다. 수치 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안한 기법의 성능을 검증한다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.219-233
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• 2014

In a companion paper, Pasala and Nagarajaiah analytically and experimentally validate the Adaptive Length Pendulum Smart Tuned Mass Damper (ALP-STMD) on a primary structure (2 story steel structure) whose frequencies are time invariant (Pasala and Nagarajaiah 2012). In this paper, the ALP-STMD effectiveness on a primary structure whose frequencies are time varying is studied experimentally. This study experimentally validates the ability of an ALP-STMD to adequately control a structural system in the presence of real time changes in primary stiffness that are detected by a real time observer based system identification. The experiments implement the newly developed Adaptive Length Pendulum Smart Tuned Mass Damper (ALP-STMD) which was first introduced and developed by Nagarajaiah (2009), Nagarajaiah and Pasala (2010) and Nagarajaiah et al. (2010). The ALP-STMD employs a mass pendulum of variable length which can be tuned in real time to the parameters of the system using sensor feedback. The tuning action is made possible by applying a current to a shape memory alloy wire changing the effective length that supports the damper mass assembly in real time. Once a stiffness change in the structural system is detected by an open loop observer, the ALP-STMD is re-tuned to the modified system parameters which successfully reduce the response of the primary system. Significant performance improvement is illustrated for the stiffness modified system, which undergoes the re-tuning adaptation, when compared to the stiffness modified system without adaptive re-tuning.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.647-657
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• 2021

As a pancreatic inflammatory marker, regenerating islet-derived protein 3A (Reg3A) plays a key role in inflammation-associated pancreatic carcinogenesis by promoting cell proliferation, inhibiting apoptosis, and regulating cancer cell migration and invasion. This study aimed to reveal a novel immuno-regulatory mechanism by which Reg3A modulates tumour-promoting responses during pancreatic cancer (PC) progression. In an in vitro Transwell system that allowed the direct co-culture of human peripheral blood-derived dendritic cells (DCs) and Reg3A-overexpressing/ silenced human PC cells, PC cell-derived Reg3A was found to downregulate CD80, CD83 and CD86 expression on educated DCs, increase DC endocytic function, inhibit DC-induced T lymphocyte proliferation, reduce IL-12p70 production, and enhance IL-23 production by DCs. The positive effect of tumour-derived Reg3A-educated human DCs on PC progression was demonstrated in vivo by intraperitoneally transferring them into PC-implanted severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice reconstituted with human T cells. A Reg3A-JAK2/STAT3 positive feedback loop was identified in DCs educated with Reg3A. In conclusion, as a tumour-derived factor, Reg3A acted to block the differentiation and maturation of the most important antigen-presenting cells, DCs, causing them to limit their potential anti-tumour responses, thus facilitating PC escape and progression.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.565-570
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 자율주행자동차의 안전성을 보장하기 위해 새로 개발된 국제 표준인 UL 4600에 대해 다룬다. 자동차 안전성 분야의 기존 표준인 ISO 26262와 ISO/PAS 21448 등은 자율주행자동차에 적용되기에 상당한 제한이 있는데 UL 4600은 새로운 접근 방식을 통해 자율주행자동차에 적용이 가능하다. 기존 표준은 안전을 보장하기 위한 다양한 기술적 확인 조건을 구체적으로 표준에 적시하고 제조사가 이를 지켰는지를 인증하도록 하는데 비해 UL 4600은 자율주행자동차가 왜 안전한지를 제조사가 설명하고 증명하도록 한다. 즉, UL 4600은 (1) 시스템이 설계될 때 가정된 특정 운행 환경에서 (2) 안전성을 보장하기 위한 주장을 설정하고 (3) 이 주장을 만족하는데 필요한 논증을 제시하며 (4) 이 논증을 실제적으로 증명할 수 있는 증거를 제시하도록 한다. UL 4600은 특정 설계나 특정 기술을 요구하지 않으므로 기술 중립적이며 제조사에게 수단 방법과 관계 없이 안전 목표를 증명할 것만 요구한다. 또한 UL 4600은 자율주행자동차를 운용하면서 발생한 다양한 사례를 피드백 루프를 통해 표준 내에 수용하며, 이를 통해서 표준 제정 단계에서는 알 수 없는 다양한 위험에 효과적으로 대응할 수 있다.

• 한국어교육
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.53-82
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• 2014

This study aims to find the method to promote interaction in L2 classrooms. Active interaction between learner-to-learner and learner-to-teacher in L2 classroom plays an important role in language acquisition. In light of this, L2 classroom would benefit with the help of learning tools such as Clickers which helps learners to express their level of understanding during the process of learning itself. This is because the anonymity of Clickers allows learners to express their needs without the social risks associated with speaking up in the class. It allows for an evaluative feedback loop where both learners and teachers understand the level of progress of the learners, better enabling classrooms to adapt to the learners' needs. Eventually this tool promotes participation from learners, This is in turn, believed to be effective in fostering classroom interaction, allowing learning to take place in a more comfortable yet vibrant way. This study is finalized by presenting the result of an experiment conducted to verify the effectiveness of this approach when teaching pragmatic aspect of the Korean expressions with similar semantic functions. As a result of the research, the learning achievement of learners in the experimental group was found higher than the learners' in a control group. Analyzing the data collected from a questionnaire given to the learners, the study presented data suggesting that this approach increased the scope of interactivity in the classroom, thus enhancing more active participation among learners. This active participation in turn led to a marked improvement in their communicative abilities.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2018

모든 사물들이 연결되고 있으며 계속 확장되고 있다. 예를 들어, BLE (Bluetooth low energy) 비콘은 인접한 수신기에 식별 신호를 보내고 근접 마케팅부터 실내형 위치기반서비스에 이르는 다양한 응용프로그램을 개발할 수 있는 무선통신기술이다. 스마트 관광 분야의 최신 기술 중 하나인 iBeacon은 관광지에서의 방문 경험을 향상시키는 데 매우 유용한 것으로 알려져 있으나 이와 관련한 학술연구는 많지 않다. 본 연구는 관광지에서 iBeacon이 채택되는 과정을 분석하기 위해 주요 영향요인의 상호 관계 및 피드백 구조를 조사하였다. 연구목적을 달성하기 위해 본 연구는 시스템 다이내믹스 방법을 이용하여 관광지에서 iBeacon 채택의 동태적 모형을 개발하였다. 분석 결과, '사회적 영향'의 개념이 관광객의 iBeacon 수용의도에 대한 중요한 예측 요인 중 하나이며, 구전효과, 주관적 규범, 프라이버시 그리고 인지된 유용성이 iBeacon 채택에 영향을 미치는 핵심 요소인 것으로 나타났다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3614-3619
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• 2022

To operate the ion cyclotron resonance heating (ICRH) antennas in a better heating state and produce relatively low impurities, it is necessary to control the antenna spectrum by changing the antenna phasing. As the electrical length of the antenna feeding transmission lines is changing as a matter of the standing wave pattern at the ceramic supports, 90° elbows, T-connectors and antenna loops, we chose to measure the current at the grounding points of the antenna loops by antenna strap probe. The voltage drops along a small, several millimeter-long paths at the end of the antenna loops give a signal that is proportional to the current in the antenna loop. Through the simulation of the antenna strap probe and the actual measurement of the antenna phasing under vacuum conditions, the reliability of the antenna strap probe based diagnostic system have been successfully proved. Moreover, this system was successfully applied to the ICRH daily experiments in the spring of 2021. In the near future, the active real-time feedback control of the antenna phasing system will be developed based on this diagnostic system in the EAST tokamak.

• Journal of Audiology & Otology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: Balance control is maintained in stationary and dynamic conditions, with coordinated muscle responses generated by somatosensory, vestibular, and visual inputs. This study aimed to investigate how the vestibular system is affected in the presence of an optical illusion to better understand the interconnected pathways of the visual and vestibular systems. Subjects and Methods: The study involved 54 young adults (27 males and 27 females) aged 18-25 years. The recruited participants were subjected to the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) test and video head impulse test (vHIT). The cVEMP and vHIT tests were performed once each in the absence and presence of an optical illusion. In addition, after each test, whether the individuals felt balanced was determined using a questionnaire. Results: cVEMP results in the presence of the optical illusion showed shortened latencies and increased amplitudes for the left side in comparison to the results in the absence of the optical illusion (p≤0.05). When vHIT results were compared, it was seen that the right lateral and bilateral anterior canal gains were increased, almost to 1.0 (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is thought that when the visual-vestibular inputs are incompatible with each other, the sensory reweighting mechanism is activated, and this mechanism strengthens the more reliable (vestibular) inputs, while suppressing the less reliable (visual) inputs. As long as the incompatible condition persists, the sensory reweighting mechanism will continue to operate, thanks to the feedback loop from the efferent vestibular system.

• 대한청각학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.152-158
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• 2021

Background and Objectives: Balance control is maintained in stationary and dynamic conditions, with coordinated muscle responses generated by somatosensory, vestibular, and visual inputs. This study aimed to investigate how the vestibular system is affected in the presence of an optical illusion to better understand the interconnected pathways of the visual and vestibular systems. Subjects and Methods: The study involved 54 young adults (27 males and 27 females) aged 18-25 years. The recruited participants were subjected to the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) test and video head impulse test (vHIT). The cVEMP and vHIT tests were performed once each in the absence and presence of an optical illusion. In addition, after each test, whether the individuals felt balanced was determined using a questionnaire. Results: cVEMP results in the presence of the optical illusion showed shortened latencies and increased amplitudes for the left side in comparison to the results in the absence of the optical illusion (p≤0.05). When vHIT results were compared, it was seen that the right lateral and bilateral anterior canal gains were increased, almost to 1.0 (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is thought that when the visual-vestibular inputs are incompatible with each other, the sensory reweighting mechanism is activated, and this mechanism strengthens the more reliable (vestibular) inputs, while suppressing the less reliable (visual) inputs. As long as the incompatible condition persists, the sensory reweighting mechanism will continue to operate, thanks to the feedback loop from the efferent vestibular system.