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American Ginseng: Research Developments, Opportunities, and Challenges

  • Punja, Zamir K.
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.368-374
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    • 2011
  • American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) is grown in some regions of the USA and Canada and marketed for its health promoting attributes. While cultivation of this plant species has taken place in North America for over 100 years, there are many challenges that need to be addressed. In this article, the current production method used by growers is described and the challenges and opportunities for research on this valuable plant are discussed. These include studies on pharmacological activity, genetic diversity within the species, genetic improvement of currently grown plants, molecular characterization of gene expression, and management of diseases affecting plant productivity. The current research developments in these areas are reviewed and areas requiring further work are summarized. Additional research should shed light on the nature of the bioactive compounds and their clinical effects, and the molecular basis of active ingredient biosynthesis, and provide more uniform genetic material as well as improved plant growth, and potentially reduce losses due to pathogens.

Damage detection in plates based on pattern search and Genetic algorithms

  • Ghodrati Amiri, G.;Seyed Razzaghi, S.A.;Bagheri, A.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.117-132
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    • 2011
  • This paper is aimed at presenting two methods on the basis of pattern search and genetic algorithms to detect and estimate damage in plates using the modal data of a damaged plate. The proposed methods determine the damages of plate structures using optimization of an objective function by pattern search and genetic algorithms. These methods have been applied to two numerical examples, namely four-fixed supported and cantilever plates with and without noise in the modal data and containing one or several damages. The obtained results clearly reveal that the proposed methods can be viewed as a powerful and reliable method for structural damage detection in plates using the modal data.

Update of Diagnostic Evaluation of Craniosynostosis with a Focus on Pediatric Systematic Evaluation and Genetic Studies

  • Hwang, Su-Kyeong;Park, Ki-Su;Park, Seong-Hyun;Hwang, Sung Kyoo
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제59권3호
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    • pp.214-218
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    • 2016
  • Most craniosynostoses are sporadic, but may have an underlying genetic basis. Secondary and syndromic craniosynostosis accompanies various systemic diseases or associated anomalies. Early detection of an associated disease may facilitate the interdisciplinary management of patients and improve outcomes. For that reason, systematic evaluation of craniosynostosis is mandatory. The authors reviewed systematic evaluation of craniosynostosis with an emphasis on genetic analysis.

The taxonomic status of Angelica purpuraefolia and its allies in Korea : Inferences based on ITS molecular phylogenetic analyses

  • Lee, Byoung Yoon;Kwak, Myounghai;Han, Jeong Eun;Kim, Se-Jung
    • 식물분류학회지
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.209-214
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    • 2011
  • The taxonomy of the umbelliferous species Angelica amurensis and its allies was reviewed on the basis of molecular phylogenies derived from sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. Strict consensus of six minimal length 119-step trees derived from equally weighted maximum parsimony analysis of combined nuclear rDNA ITS1 and ITS2 sequences from 29 accessions of Angelica and outgroups indicated that Angelica purpuraefolia, known to be endemic to Korea, is the same species as A. amurensis. Comparisons of sequence pairs across both spacer regions revealed identity or 1-2 bp differences between A. purpuraefolia and A. amurensis. These results indicated that the two taxa are not distinguished taxonomically. Also, nuclear rDNA ITS regions are discussed as potential barcoding loci for identifying Korean Angelica.

실수코딩 유전알고리즘에 관한 연구 (A Study on a Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm)

  • 진강규;주상래
    • 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.268-275
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    • 2000
  • The increasing technological demands of today call for complex systems, which in turn involve a series of optimization problems with some equality or inequality constraints. In this paper, we presents a real-coded genetic algorithm(RCGA) as an optimization tool which is implemented by three genetic operators based on real coding representation. Through a lot of simulation works, the optimum settings of its control parameters are obtained on the basis of global off-line robustness for use in off-line applications. Two optimization problems are Presented to illustrate the usefulness of the RCGA. In case of a constrained problem, a penalty strategy is incorporated to transform the constrained problem into an unconstrained problem by penalizing infeasible solutions.

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신장 트리 기반 표현과 MAX CUT 문제로의 응용 (A Spanning Tree-based Representation and Its Application to the MAX CUT Problem)

  • 현수환;김용혁;서기성
    • 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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    • 제18권12호
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    • pp.1096-1100
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    • 2012
  • Most of previous genetic algorithms for solving graph problems have used a vertex-based encoding. We proposed an edge encoding based new genetic algorithm using a spanning tree. Contrary to general edge-based encoding, a spanning tree-based encoding represents only feasible partitions. As a target problem, we adopted the MAX CUT problem, which is well known as a representative NP-hard problem, and examined the performance of the proposed genetic algorithm. The experiments on benchmark graphs are executed and compared with vertex-based encoding. Performance improvements of the spanning tree-based encoding on sparse graphs was observed.

수정된 마디해석법을 사용한 HVDC 시스템 시뮬레이션을 위한 Genetic 알고리즘에 의해 최적화된 PI 컨트롤러 (PI controller for HVDC system simulation based on Modified nodal analysis method optimized by Genetic Algorithms)

  • 양정제;강현성;안태천;박인규
    • 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한전기학회 2006년도 심포지엄 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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    • pp.252-254
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    • 2006
  • The recent improvement in the performance of digital processor, the application of control technology, which used in the HVDC(High Voltage Direct Current) system with the digital processors, has increased. Having this research development as the basis, this paper presents an achievement of progression by tuning the parameter of PI controller based on Genetic Algorithms(GAs) and by controlling with PI controller with a developed simulator by applying the Matrix operating function, voltage source switching element, modified nodal analysis which can include transformer and the backward Euler which does not create the problem of numerical oscillation. As a result, I expect this development in the simulator HVDC System to bring more application in the field of control technology research with an expanded practicality.

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Variation in Demography of Taraxacum officinale Seeds Harvested from Different Seasons

  • Yang, Hyo-Sik;Oh, Man-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.82-86
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    • 2003
  • We investigated the variation in adaptation to growth for four ecotypically-differentiated population of Taraxacum officinale found naturally in temporal environmental heterogeneity. Seeds collected from the four seasons were germinated in incubators and were grown for four months in greenhouse to test genetic variation among biotypes. Biotypes, segregated by seeds collected seasonally, were the part of natural population in Mokpo, South Korea. Each biotype was different in total dry weight of seeds, biomass, and leaf area, confirming previous finding. Differences between biotypes grown under a common environment indicated a genetic basis to their distinct demographic rates. Therefore, biotypes with similar annual rates of growth and contrasting seasonal rates should persist in the population. This differential response suggests that temporal variation in environment may be responsible, in part, for the maintenance of genetic variation within populations.