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Quality Characteristic and Antioxidant Activities Maejakgwa Added Cedrela sinensis Powder (참죽 분말을 첨가한 매작과의 품질 특성 및 항산화 활성)

  • Jin, So-Yeon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.42 no.11
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    • pp.1792-1798
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    • 2013
  • Cedrela sinensis is a Korean traditional wild herb that has a special taste and aroma. This study is conducted to investigate the effect of Cedrela sinensis powder on the antioxidant activity and the quality characteristics of Maejakgwa (Korean traditional cookie). Maejakgwa was prepared with different amounts of Cedrela sinensis powder (in ratios of 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% to the flour quantity). The antioxidant activity was estimated by DPPH free radical scavenging activity and the total phenol content in Cedrela sinensis powder and Maejakgwa. For analyzing the quality characteristics, the bulk density and pH of the dough, moisture contents, volume, color, texture profile analysis, and sensory evaluations were measured. The bulk density, moisture contents, volume, total phenol contents and DPPH free radical scavenging activity of Maejakgwa significantly increased with increasing Cedrela sinensis powder (P<0.001), while the pH of the dough, L values and b values of Maejakgwa significantly decreased with increasing Cedrela sinensis powder content (P<0.001). The consumer acceptability score for 10% Cedrela sinensis Maejakgwa ranked significantly higher (P<0.001) than those of the other groups in overall preference, flavor, taste, crispiness and color. From these results, we suggest that Cedrela sinensis is a good ingredient for increasing the consumer acceptability and functionality of Maejakgwa.

Timing Verification of AUTOSAR-compliant Diesel Engine Management System Using Measurement-based Worst-case Execution Time Analysis (측정기반 최악실행시간 분석 기법을 이용한 AUTOSAR 호환 승용디젤엔진제어기의 실시간 성능 검증에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Inseok;Kang, Eunhwan;Chung, Jaesung;Sohn, Jeongwon;Sunwoo, Myoungho;Lee, Kangseok;Lee, Wootaik;Youn, Jeamyoung;Won, Donghoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.91-101
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    • 2014
  • In this study, we presented a timing verification method for a passenger car diesel engine management system (EMS) using measurement-based worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis. In order to cope with AUTOSAR-compliant software architecture, a development process model is proposed. In the process model, a runnable is regarded as a test unit and its temporal behavior (i.e. maximum observed execution time, MOET) is obtained along with on-target functionality evaluation results during online unit test. Furthermore, a cost-effective framework for online unit test is proposed. Because the runtime environment layer and the standard calibration environment are utilized to implement test interface, additional resource consumption of the target processor is minimized. Using the proposed development process model and unit test framework, the MOETs of 86 runnables for diesel EMS are obtained with 213 unit test cases. Using the obtained MOETs of runnables, the WCETs of tasks are estimated and the schedulability is evaluated. From the schedulability analysis results, the problems of the initially designed schedule table is recognized and it is fixed by redesigning of the runnable mapping and task offset. Through the various test scenarios, the proposed method is validated.

Quality Characteristics of Rice Cookies Prepared with Sea Mustard (Undaria pinnatifida Suringer) Powder (미역분말이 첨가된 쌀 쿠키의 품질 특성)

  • Jung, Kyoo-Jin;Lee, Seung-Je
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.40 no.10
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    • pp.1453-1459
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    • 2011
  • This research was performed to determine the quality characteristics of cookies made from flour added with 0, 1, 3, and 5% sea mustard (Undaria pinnatifida Suringer) powder. The quality characteristics of the cookies, including pH and density of the dough, moisture content, spread factor, loss rate, leavening rate, color, mineral content, texture properties, and sensory properties, were estimated. The density of the dough, water content, spread factor, loss rate, leavening rate, a and b values of color scale, and mineral content of the cookies significantly increased while those of pH, L value, and hardness decreased with higher content of sea mustard powder. With the exception of flavor, consumer acceptability scores in terms of appearance, taste, texture, and overall preference for cookies made from 3% sea mustard powder significantly ranked the highest. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that addition of 3% sea mustard powder to flour is effective for increasing the consumer acceptability and functionality of cookies.

Characteristics of Wine Fermented from Mulberry Juice (오디 착즙액을 이용한 와인발효 특성)

  • Kim, Kang-Il;Kim, Mi-Lim
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.563-570
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    • 2010
  • We sought to ferment wine from mulberry (Morus alba) juice. The soluble solid content was $9.5{\sim}14.5^{\circ}brix$ on day 6 of fermentation, and gradually fell later; sugar was not further consumed when $3^{\circ}brix$ was attained. Alcohol content rose dramatically on day 6 of fermentation, being 4.5% (v/v) at fermentation temperatures of 16C and 18C, 6.5% (v/v) at 20C, and 8.0% (v/v) at 25C, rising further to 10.5~11.5% (v/v) on day 48, at higher culture temperatures. Citric acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid were present in mulberries. The levels of both citric and oxalic acid fell after fermentation, whereas malic acid concentration increased. All of fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose were fermented. Electron-donating ability (EDA) was elevated to over 90% of the control value in mulberry juice diluted to 40% (v/v). SOD-like activities in juice and wine were 80.1% and 72.1% of the control value. Nitrite-scavenging abilities (NSAs) were 86.2% and 85.2% of control in undiluted juice and wine, respectively. Mulberry juice had an activation level higher than that of mulberry wine, but functionality neither rose nor fell after fermentation. Insensory evaluation, the overall wine score was better than average, at 5.00, demonstrating the commercial potential of mulberry wine.

Preparation and Characterization of Watermelon Wine (수박을 이용한 와인의 제조 및 특성)

  • Park, Chan-Sung;Kim, Mi-Lim
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.547-554
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    • 2010
  • We developed watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad) wine to increase the market for the fruit, which is currently sold only in fresh form. The pH of watermelon wine was pH 2.8~3.4, the total acid level 0.48~0.55%, and the soluble solid $5{\sim}6^{\circ}brix$ alcohol content was 9.5~10.5%. Fermentation of watermelon juice was satisfactory at both 20C and 25C. All of citric acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid were detected in watermelon wine citric acid was the most abundant. All of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose were present in juice, and both fructose and glucose were used in fermentation. Electron-donating ability (EDA) was high, being 80% of the control value when watermelon wine was diluted to $400\;{\mu}l/ml$. SOD-like activities were present in both watermelon juice and wine, being 55.2% and 49.2% of control values, respectively. Nitrite-scavenging ability (NSA) was 70.2% and 53.2% of control values in undiluted juice and wine, respectively. Watermelon juice showed higher activation than did wine, but functionality neither fell nor rose after fermentation. In sensory evaluation of wine, the overall score was better than average, at 4.15, thus establishing the commercial potential of watermelon wine.

Performance Analysis of Group Communication using VoIP in WiBro Networks (와이브로망에서 VoIP를 이용한 그룹통신 서비스 성능분석)

  • Kim, Myung-Kyun;Eom, Yun-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.1256-1264
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    • 2011
  • MBS (Multicast Broadcast Service) is defined in WiBro networks for implementing multicast-based services. However, most of the WiBro networks currently used in Korea do not have the MBS functionality and it causes some difficulty in implementing multicast-based services. This paper evaluates the performance of VoIP-based group communication services when implementing using the following two cases: unicast-based and multicast-based group communication systems. The performance evaluation is done using QualNet for each case in terms of the amount of network resource for the service, the delay and delay jitter of packets, and the difference of the delay of members in a group. The simulation result shows that the number of groups and members in a group in a WiBro network is limited because the amount of network resource for the service is increased according to the number of members in a group, and so, the MBS service is required in a WiBro network for a fully-fledged service of VoIP-based group communications. The simulation result also shows that, when a packet bundling is used, the number of groups and members in a group that can be supported in a WiBro network can be increased due to the decrease of the amount of network resource for the service.

Preliminary Study on Performance Evaluation of a Stacking-structure Compton Camera by Using Compton Imaging Simulator (Compton Imaging Simulator를 이용한 다층 구조 컴프턴 카메라 성능평가 예비 연구)

  • Lee, Se-Hyung;Park, Sung-Ho;Seo, Hee;Park, Jin-Hyung;Kim, Chan-Hyeong;Lee, Ju-Hahn;Lee, Chun-Sik;Lee, Jae-Sung
    • Progress in Medical Physics
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2009
  • A Compton camera, which is based on the geometrical interpretation of Compton scattering, is a very promising gamma-ray imaging device considering its several advantages over the conventional gamma-ray imaging devices: high imaging sensitivity, 3-D imaging capability from a fixed position, multi-tracing functionality, and almost no limitation in photon energy. In the present study, a Monte Carlo-based, user-friendly Compton imaging simulator was developed in the form of a graphical user interface (GUI) based on Geant4 and $MATLAB^{TM}$. The simulator was tested against the experimental result of the double-scattering Compton camera, which is under development at Hanyang University in Korea. The imaging resolution of the simulated Compton image well agreed with that of the measured image. The imaging sensitivity of the measured data was 2~3 times higher than that of the simulated data, which is due to the fact that the measured data contains the random coincidence events. The performance of a stacking-structure type Compton camera was evaluated by using the simulator. The result shows that the Compton camera shows its highest performance when it uses 4 layers of scatterer detectors.

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The Status of Mobile Personal Health Records of Atopic Dermatitis : An evaluation of features and functionality (국내외 모바일 기반 아토피피부염 개인건강기록 애플리케이션 현황)

  • Yun, Younghee;Ahn, Jin-Hyang;Lee, Bo-Ram;Kim, Hyunho;Jung, Wonmo;Jang, Bo-Hyoung;Ko, Seong-Gyu
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.103-112
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    • 2015
  • Objective : To evaluate the status of mobile personal health records (mPHR) applications of Atopic Dermatitis, assessing general characteristics, information content, features of PHR content and functions. Method : Searches were conducted from Android's Google Play and iOS's App Store. Main criteria used to include mPHRs were: providing health information of PHR function of Atopic Dermatitis; operating in Korean or English; for human. Selected mPHRs were analyzed considering general characteristics, information contents, data elements, and application features. Results : 19 applications were included in this study. 15 were providing health information. Data elements of information included general information, symptom, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, management and FAQ. No single application contained all seven data elements. Only Eight applications had PHR function. In the features analysis, one PHR applications contained all eight PHR functional features; saving profile function, profiles supported, password, import data, export data, information provided, progress chart and push-up alarm. Conclusion : mPHR is an emerging health care technology. The majority of existing mPHR applications only provide one-way information. Application designed to help users and doctors to exchange mutual information was the only one. Also, there was no application that can record the Traditional Korean Medicinal treatment information. However, as the mobile market continues to expand it is likely that more comprehensive mPHRs will be developed in the near future. New advancements in mobile technology can be utilized to enhance Tranditional Korean Medical health care.

Preparation and Evaluation of a 4-Branched Polyethylene Glycol Derivative Modified with Exendin-4 and Stearylamine for Extended Hypoglycemic Action

  • Kim, In-Soo;Ma, Kyung-Wan;Bae, Sung-Ho;Yoon, Jeong-Hyun;Oh, Kyung-Taek;Lee, Eun-Seong;Lee, Don-Haeng;Lee, Kang-Choon;Youn, Yu-Seok
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2010
  • Albumin-modification has been viewed as one of the most effective ways of extending the short in vivo lifetimes of peptide drugs by delaying glomerular filtration. In this study, we describe a new type 2 anti-diabetic exendin-4 (Ex4) peptide derivative with significant binding ability to human serum albumin (HSA). This exendin-4 derivative consists of a 4-branched polyethylene glycol $(PEG)_{5k}$ (Mw: 20 kDa) modified with three stearylamines ($C_{18}-NH_2$) and one exendin-4 on its branches. PEG and stearylamine were selected to provide functionality to increase molecular size and bind to albumin, respectively. This derivative ($3C_{18}-4PEG_{5k}$-Ex4) was shown to have larger molecular size (Ca. 152 kDa) than actual (25.0 kDa) when subjected to size-exclusion chromatography, and the fluorescein-tagged $3C_{18}-4PEG_{5k}$-Ex4 displayed significant binding to the HSA-immobilized Sepharose CL-4B resin using confocal laser scanning microscopy. Furthermore, $3C_{18}-4PEG_{5k}$-Ex4 was found to have acceptable anti-hyperglycemic efficacy via three consecutive oral glucose tolerance testings (OGTT) in fasted type 2 diabetic db/db mice. The $HD_{total}$ value ($57.6{\pm}12.3%$) of $3C_{18}-4PEG_{5k}$-Ex4 at a 50 nmol/kg dose was 2-fold greater than that ($31.0{\pm}8.7%$) of native exendin-4 in non-fasted db/db mice. Especially, the blood glucose levels in the mice group treated with $3C_{18}-4PEG_{5k}$-Ex4 did not rebound to ~150 mg/dL until 24 h after the injection, which obviously shows the extended hypoglycemia. We believe that this derivative has great pharmaceutical potential as a novel long-acting type 2 anti-diabetic injection treatment.

A Practical Quality Model for Evaluation of Mobile Services Based on Mobile Internet Device (모바일 인터넷 장비에 기반한 모바일 서비스 평가를 위한 실용적인 품질모델)

  • Oh, Sang-Hun;La, Hyun-Jung;Kim, Soo-Dong
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.341-353
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    • 2010
  • Mobile Internet Device (MID) allows users to flexibly use various forms of wireless internet such as Wi-Fi, GSM, CDMA, and 3G. Using such Internet, MID users can utilize application services. MID usage is expected to grow due to the benefits of portability, Internet accessibility, and other convenience. However, it has resource constraints such as limited CPU power, small memory size, limited battery life, and small screen size. Consequently, MIDs are not capable to hold large-sized complex applications and to process a large amount of data in memory. An effective solution to remedy these limitations is to develop cloud services for the required application functionality, to deploy them on the server side, and to let MID users access the services through internet. A major concern on running cloud services for MIDs is the potential problems with low Quality of Service (QoS) due to the characteristics of MIDs. Even measuring the QoS of such services is more technically challenging than conventional quality measurements. In this paper, we first identify the characteristics of MIDs and cloud services for MIDs. Based on these observations, we derive a number of quality attributes and their metrics for measuring QoS of mobile services. A case study of applying the proposed quality model is presented to show its effectiveness and applicability.