• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.1390-1393
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• 2007

In this study, three of the representative EDCs, $17{\beta}$-estradiol, bisphenol A, and styrene, were employed to find their mode of toxic actions in E. coli. To accomplish this, four different stress response genes, recA, katG, fabA, and grpE genes, were used as a representative for DNA, oxidative, membrane, or protein damage, respectively. The expression levels of these four genes were quantified using a real-time RT-PCR after challenge with three different EDCs individually. Bisphenol A and styrene caused high-level expression of recA and katG genes, respectively, whereas $17{\beta}$-estradiol made no significant changes in expression of any of those genes. These results lead to the classification of the mode of toxic actions of EDCs on E. coli.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.1222-1227
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• 2006

본 연구의 목적은 객체의 형상정보(3D mesh)와 색/질감정보(image)를 이용하여 텍스쳐 맵핑된 고품질의 가상모델을 생성하는데 있다. 3 차원 형상정보에 대응하는 이미지 상의 텍스쳐 좌표 관계를 구하기 위해 오브젝트 좌표계와 카메라 좌표계 사이의 변환행렬, 카메라의 초점거리, 카메라 CCD 와 프레임상의 이미지 사이의 aspect ratio 를 파라미터로 하는 3D-2D 정합을 수행한다. 이러한 3D-2D 정합을 효율적으로 수행하기 위하여, 카메라 내부파라미터 검정단계, 신뢰도가 높은 초기해 설정단계, 비선형 최적화(Newton method) 단계로 접근한다. 또한, 색/질감정보로 이용되는 객체의 이미지는 촬영조건에 의해 스펙큘러(specular)나 이미지 픽셀값의 포화상태(saturation) 등의 결점을 포함한다. 영상내의 스펙큘러 좌표와 3D-2D 정합의 결과를 이용하여 촬영 당시의 광원을 추정하고, 근사화된 빛반사도 함수(BRDF)를 이용하여, 텍스쳐의 픽셀값 변조를 통해 이미지 촬영 당시의 광원효과가 제거된 디퓨즈 텍스쳐를 획득한다. 본 연구에서는 퐁(Phong)의 모델을 근사화한 빛 반사도 함수 모델로 사용하였다.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.118-123
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 반몰입형 가상현실 시스템인 반응형 멀티미디어 시스템(RMS: Responsive Multimedia System)을 이용한 개인화된 스토리텔링 기법을 제안한다. 인간은 글, 그림, 영상 기술 등을 이용한 다양한 스토리텔링 기법을 개발해 왔으며, 가상 현실 기술을 통하여 기존의 멀티미디어보다 한차원 높은 수준의 스토리텔링을 가능하게 하였다. 제안된 스토리텔링 기법은 테이블 형태의 다감각 사용자 인터페이스, 사용자 정보 처리와 위치기반 이벤트를 결정하는 컨텍스트 인식 응용 모델 (vr-UCAM), 그리고 가상환경 네비게이션과 변화, 캐릭터의 애니메이션을 가능케 하는 가상공간 관리기로 구성된다. 제안된 스토리텔링 기법은 다감각 사용자 인터페이스를 통하여 직관적인 상호작용을 가능하게 한다. 그리고 컨텍스트 인식 응용 모델을 활용하여 사용자 개인정보를 스토리에 적용하여 개인화된 스토리가 전개될 수 있도록 한다. 그리고 가상 환경의 네비게이션, 가상 캐릭터, 날씨 및 환경의 변화 등을 조절하여 실감있게 스토리가 전개되도록 한다. 제안된 스토리텔링 환경을 검증하기 위해 운주사에 얽힌 설화를 기반으로 가상 운주사 체험 시스템을 구현하였다. 이를 통해, 반응형 멀티미디어 시스템을 이용한 스토리텔링의 가능성을 검증하였으며, 컨텍스트 인식 응용 모형을 활용한 개인화된 스토리텔링을 선보였다. 제안된 스토리텔링 기법은 문화교육, 에듀테인먼트, 예술 분야에 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.1525-1532
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• 2008

An instrument was developed for the simultaneous determination of gas- and aerosol-phase nitrous acid (HONO). Gaseous HONO (HONO(g)) was sampled by a diffusion scrubber and particulate nitrite ($NO_2\;^-$(p)) was collected by a particle growth chamber. The collected samples were analyzed in time-sharing manner, based on the peroxynitrite-induced luminol chemiluminescence. The automated system was found to be sensitive with 13 pptv of detection limit, fast with 4 min. of sampling frequency, and simple and affordable to construct and operate. The system was optimized by adjusting the experimental parameters. The system was applied to the field measurement of gas- and particle-phase HONO during the springtime of 2004 in Gwangju, South Korea. HONO(g) concentrations varied diurnally from 200 pptv around 3 P.M. to 800 pptv at 5 A.M. The variation of $NO_2\;^-$(p) was not significant with the maximum of 240 pptv at 11 P.M. and the minimum of 170 pptv at 4 P.M., not displaying distinct characteristics.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.375-378
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• 2005

The multi-view video is a collection of multiple videos capturing the same scene at different viewpoints. The multi-view video can be used in various applications, including free viewpoint TV and three-dimensional TV. Since the data size of the multi-view video linearly increases as the number of cameras, it is necessary to compress multi-view video data for efficient storage and transmission. The multi-view video can be coded using the concept of the layered depth image (LDI). In this paper, we describe a procedure to generate LDI from the natural multi-view video and present a method to encode multi-view video using the concept of LDI.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

Template matching is used for many applications in image processing. One of the most researched topics is object tracking. Normalized Cross Correlation (NCC) is the basic statistical approach to match images. NCC is used for template matching or pattern recognition. A template can be considered from a reference image, and an image from a scene can be considered as a source image. The objective is to establish the correspondence between the reference and source images. The matching gives a measure of the degree of similarity between the image and the template. A problem with NCC is its high computational cost and occasional mismatching. To deal with this problem, this paper presents an algorithm based on the Sum of Squared Difference (SSD) and an adaptive template matching to enhance the quality of the template matching in object tracking. The SSD provides low computational cost, while the adaptive template matching increases the accuracy matching. The experimental results showed that the proposed algorithm is quite efficient for image matching. The effectiveness of this method is demonstrated by several situations in the results section.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.1198-1201
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• 2005

A new foxtail actuator driven by V-shape beam deflection using electrostatic force has been designed, fabricated and characterized for nano-resolution manipulators. The proposed foxtail mechanism was implemented using a pair of electrostatic actuators and a pair of holding actuators, which was analyzed based on the electromechanically coupled motion of voltage - displacement relation. The proposed actuator was fabricated onto Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) wafer and its stepping characteristics were measured by micro optical interferometer consisting of integrated micromirror and optical fiber. The fabricated foxtail microactuator was successfully operated from 1nm to 76nm, and the magnitude of step displacement was controllable up from 26nm/cycles to 53nm/cycle by changing the voltage.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.02a
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• pp.221-226
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• 2009

Not many years ago, people found the contemporary technology expensive and difficult to use in collaborative type of meetings. Today, with the technology advanced to high standards and accessible at cheaper price, its adaption is becoming more and more ubiquitous with wide range of applications. Today's meeting rooms are not just plain old telephone systems with microphones and speakers. Today's meeting rooms are smart and intelligent. They can identify the participants; they can provide natural view of remote participants; they can proactively manage resources for collaboration and so on. More effective collaboration is possible with deployment of devices like high-definition cameras, advanced displays, sensors, gigabit networks, trackers, pointers, and high-end audio devices. Devices alone are not enough in the meeting rooms. We need software infrastructure to manage the devices and meeting contexts. One such software infrastructure is SMeet, a Smart Meeting space, which we have developed to provide an effective multi-party remote collaboration environment. Networked display systems are used in such advanced collaboration environment for better visualization. In this paper we discuss a novel approach to control and manage networked display systems in SMeet environment.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.339-344
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• 2014

Different types of polyethersulfone (PES) support layer for a thin film composite (TFC) membrane were synthesized under various synthesis conditions using the phase inversion method to study the combined effects of substrate, adhesive, and pore former. The permeability, selectivity, pore structure, and morphology of the prepared membranes were analyzed to evaluate the membrane performance. The combined use of substrate, adhesive, and pore former produced a thinner dense top layer, with more straight finger-like pores. The pure water permeation (PWP) of the optimized PES membrane was $27.42L/m^2hr$ (LMH), whereas that of bare PES membrane was 3.24 LMH. Moreover, membrane selectivity, represented as divalent ion ($CaSO_4$) rejection, was not sacrificed under the synthesis conditions, which produced the dramatically enhanced PWP. The high permeability and selectivity of the PES membrane produced under the optimized synthesis conditions suggest that it can be utilized as a potential support layer for TFC membranes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.277-281
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• 2007

광 기반 네트워크 기술의 발전에 따라 Gbps 급의 대역폭을 요구하는 비입축 HD (high definition) 영상을 낮은 지연으로 전송하고 재생하는 것이 가능해지고 있다. 이를 위하여 다양한 비압축 HD 미디어 전송 시스템이 소개되어 왔으며, 이들은 일반적으로 RTP(Real-time Transport Protocol)에 기반으로 한 실시간 데이터 전송과 비압축 미디어 인터페이스를 효과적으로 결합하여 대화형으로 사용함에도 지장이 없는 저지연의 실감형 시스템을 지원하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 [4,5]에서 제안된 비압축 HD 미디어 시스템의 실감성을 향상시키기 위하여 9600 $\times$ 4800 해상도의 타일드 디스플레이를 통해 전송된 비압축 HD 영상을 재생할 수 있는 기법을 제시한다. 또한 실제 구현된 비압축 HD 영상과 타일드 디스플레이 간의 연동 실험을 통하여 제안된 결합 방식의 타당성을 확인하고, 그 결과로 얻어진 실감성 있는 미디어 서비스의 효용성을 입증한다.