• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2015

Bangpungtongseong-san(BPTSS, Fangfengtongsheng-san in Chineses) is a traditional herbal formula comprising 18 medicinal herbs. In the present study, we performed the simultaneous analysis for four compounds of BPTSS and examined anti-allergic effects in human keratinocytes and mouse splenocytes. The column for separation of four compounds was used Luna C18 column and maintained at 40℃. The mobile phase for gradient elution consisted of two solvent systems. The analysis was carried out at a flow rate of 1.0 mL/min with PDA detection at 254 and 280 nm. To evaluate production and expression of Th2 chemokines, ELISA and RT-PCR were conducted in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon (IFN)-γ-stimulated HaCaT cells with or without BPTSS or silymarin, a positive control for skin inflammation. To measure Th2 cytokines, primary mouse splenocytes were treated with BPTSS and performed ELISA for interleukin (IL)-4, 5, 13. Calibration curves were acquired with r2>0.9999. The contents of geniposide, liquiritin, baicalin, and glycyrrhizin in BPTSS were 5.06 ㎎/g, 7.33 ㎎/g, 27.56 ㎎/g, and 7.81 ㎎/g, respectively. BPTSS reduced TARC and RANTES production and mRNA expression in TNF-α and IFN-γ-treated HaCaT cells. BPTSS inhibited IL-4, 5, and 13 production in mouse splenocytes. Our data will be a helpful information to upgrade quality control and anti-allergic effects of BPTSS.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 취득된 영상으로부터 실세계 지시 영역을 추정하는 방법을 제안한다. 일반적으로 사람은 무엇인가를 지시할 경우, 얼굴 방향을 목표물에 두게 된다. 따라서 얼굴영역과 손끝 영역을 연결한 직선을 지시방향이라 간주하였다. 먼저, 제안된 알고리듬은 2대의 카메라로부터 실시간으로 얻어진 영상에서 피부색 검출을 통해 사용자의 얼굴 및 손끝영역에서 2점을 추출하고, 이를 실세계 3차원 기하학 정보를 이용하여 지시방향 및 지시영역을 추정한다. 또한 제안된 알고리듬을 이용한 정확한 지시영역 추출을 기반으로 두 대의 카메라와 한 대의 빔 프로젝터로 구성된 '양방향 영화정보 안내 시스템(ICIGS: Interactive Cinema Information Guiding System)'을 구성하여 제안된 알고리듬의 실용화 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2023

본 논문에서는 사용자의 골격 자세를 분석하여 네트워크 학습 기반으로 거북목 자세를 정확하고 효율적으로 판별하는 시스템을 제안한다. 거북목 증후군이란 목이 구부정하게 앞으로 나오는 자세를 오래 유지함으로써 목의 자세가 바뀌고 뒷목, 어깨, 허리 등에 통증이 생기는 증상을 말하며, 수술이나 약물치료보다 평소의 자세 습관이 효과적이라고 알려져 있다. 기존의 방법들은 웹캠을 이용한 합성곱 신경망을 이용하였고, 이러한 접근법은 영상의 명도와 조명, 피부 색 등에 영향을 받기 때문에 특정 인물에 대해서만 수행되는 문제가 있다. 본 논문에서는 이 문제를 완화하고 자 영상으로부터 골격을 추출하고, 정면보다는 측면에 해당하는 데이터를 학습하여 이전 기법보다 효율적이고 정확하게 거북목 자세를 찾아낸다. 결과적으로 이전 기법에 비해 다양한 실험 장면에서 정확도가 되었음을 보여준다.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 기존의 접촉식 센서를 이용한 생체신호 측정이 아닌 비접촉 방식으로 심박과 호흡을 추출하기 위해 2.4GHz 대역에서 동작하는 도플러 레이더 센서와 베이스 밴드 모듈로 구성된 도플러 레이더 시스템을 설계하고 그 성능을 평가하였다. 설계된 도플러 레이더 시스템은 인체표면의 변위변화에 의해 반사되는 위상변화를 이용하여 심폐 활동을 검출할 수 있다. 도플러 레이더 센서의 I/Q 채널에서 획득한 신호는 베이스 밴드 모듈의 전처리 필터부, 증폭부, 옵셋조정부를 통과하여 호흡과 심박 신호로 분리된다. 도플러 레이더 시스템으로부터 측정된 생체신호와 기존의 생체신호 간의 상관성을 확인하기 위해 호흡과 심박 대역이 각각 다른 쥐, 토끼, 사람을 대상으로 측정하여 그 결과를 비교하였다. 설계된 도플러 레이더 시스템에서 분리된 호흡 및 심박 신호는 측정 대상의 움직임이 없는 상태에서는 높은 검출률을 보였으며, 도플러 레이더에서 심박과 호흡 신호를 검출한 결과 거리, 호흡과 심박의 변이량, 호흡과 심박대역에 따라 검출률이 영향을 받는다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.561-567
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• 2012

Objectives: Parabens are widely used as antimicrobial agents in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics as well as by the food industry. Parabens have been reported to show weak estrogenic activity and be related to health effects such as allergic reactions and skin and breast cancer. We evaluated an online solid phase extraction (SPE) method coupled with LC-MS/MS technique using free and conjugated parent parabens in human urine for assessing human exposure to parabens. Methods: We employed LC/MS/MS through online solid phase extraction and column-switching techniques and analyzed free and conjugated parabens as biomarkers of human exposure. Four major parabens, methyl-paraben (MP), ethyl-paraben (EP), propyl-paraben (PP) and butyl-paraben (BP), were analyzed. Method validation was performed by sensitivity, accuracy, precision and comparison of the results of online SPE with offline SPE. Results: The limits of detection (LOD) were in the range of 0.2-2 ng/mL, and actual limits of quantification (LOQ) were in the range of 0.7-6 ng/mL urine, depending upon the compound. Accuracy was in the range of 98.3-106.4%, and precision was in the range of 1.3-8.7% (CV) depending upon the compound. We found a good correlation between the results of analysis by online SPE method and that by off-line SPE method. Conclusions: The online SPE method showed proper LOD and validated accuracy, precision and good correlation with the offline method for analyzing parabens in urine.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.70-78
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• 1997

The development of preneoplastic and neoplastic squamous cell proliferations of body sites such as the skin, female lower genital tract, and larynx is strongly associated with specific types of human papillomaviruses (HPV). Antitumor $CD^{8+}$ cells recognize peptide antigens presented on the surface of tumor cells by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules. The MHC class I molecule is a heterodimer composed of an integral membrane glycoprotein designated the alpha chain and a noncovalently associated, soluble protein called beta-2-microglobulin( $\beta$ -2-m). Loss of $\beta$-2-m generally eliminates antigen recognition by antitumor $CD^{8+}$ T cells. We evaluated the expression of $\beta$-2-m as a potential means of tumor escape from immune recognition and the presence of HPV DNA as a cause of laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). Laryngeal SCCs (n=39) were analyzed for MHC class I expression by immunohistochemistry and for presence of HPV by in situ hybridization technique. The results were as follows : 1) HPV DNA was detected in 10 (25.64%) out of 39 cases in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. 2) MHC class I down-regulation (heterogenous and negative expression) in HPV positive lesions was higher than HPV negative lesions. 3) The expression of MHC class I was related to cellular differentiation regardless of T-stage and nodal involvement. In conclusion, HPV was thought to be the etiological factor of SCC of larynx, and we found that the down-regulation of MHC class I was a common phenomenon In laryngeal SCC and may provide a way for tumor cells to escape from immune surveillance.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2011

비전기반 인간컴퓨터 상호작용은 컴퓨터와 인간의 상호소통을 자연스럽게 제공하는 측면에서 과학과 산업분야에서 주목받는 연구 분야이다. 특히 최근 모바일 증강현실의 활용에 대한 수요증대는 증강된 가상 객체와 사용자간의 효과적인 상호작용 기술 개발을 요구하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 안드로이드기반 모바일 플랫폼에서 비 마커기반의 새로운 모바일 증강현실 객체생성 및 제어 방법을 제시하였다. 전통적인 마커를 대신하여 비 마커기반 모바일 증강현실 시스템에서는 사용자에게 친숙한 손 인터페이스를 이용하였다. 기존의 데스크 탑 기반의 증강현실에 비하여 제한된 시스템 사양을 이용하는 비 마커기반 모바일 증강현실을 구현하기 위하여 마커의 역할을 수행할 손의 최적영역을 모바일 장치의 카메라로부터 실시간으로 검출 하여 객체를 증강시키는 방법을 제시하였다. 손의 최적영역의 추출은 YCbCr 스킨컬러 모델을 이용한 손영역 검출과 Rotating Calipers 알고리즘을 적용한 최적 사각형 추출에 의해 구현하였다. 이때 추출된 최적 사각형은 통상적인 마커기반 증강현실에서의 마커역할을 수행할 수 있도록 하였으며, 기존의 손끝추적에 의한 마커 생성 시 발생하는 손의 회전이나 가려짐에 의한 문제를 해결하였다. 실험을 통하여 제안된 방법이 비 마커기반 모바일 객체를 효과적으로 생성 제어할 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.74-84
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• 1990

Herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2(HSV-1, HSV-2) are the ubiquitous human pathogens responsible for a variety of afflictions. HSV-2 is one of the viruses that were suspected of promoting carcinogenesis in the uterine cervix. Certainly, there is a need for the more sensitive and accurate laboratory techniques for HSV detection. We examined total 80 cases of smears including 17 Tzanck smears of skin and 63 cases of Papanicolaou smears from total 77 patients with clinical impression of herpetic infections, from September, 1985 through August, 1989. Immunohistochemical typings for HSV-1 and HSV-2 were performed together with routine cytologic findings and compared. The results are as follows : 1) Patients were 9 males and 33 females, and age distribution was between 5 and 71 years. 2) Subjective symptoms such as ulceration, vesicle, vaginal discharge, pruritus, and pain were complained in 36 patients and 38 cases were genital herpes. Recurrence was noted in 11 cases. 3) Positive results were obtained in 42 among 80 cases. 4) Both routine cytology and immunohistochemical staining were positive in 13 cases and in 24 cases only immunohistochemical staining were positive. 5 cases were positive only in routine cytologic smears. 5) The cases that immunocytochemical stain had been performed were 37 cases, which were all positive in type 2. Among the above 37 cases, type 1 also were positive in 5 cases. The results show that the immunoperoxidase technique is one of the rapid and reliable method to confirm the herpetic infection when suspected and that it is particularly useful when the Papanicolaou smear findings are equivocal.

• 생약학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.73-88
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• 2010

Traditionally, the root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc(L.E) has been used as efficacious therapy for inflammation, burns, frostbite and skin ailments (e.g eczema and psoriasis). It contains isohexenylnaphthoquinone derivatives (shikonin and its esters) and furylhydroquinones (shikonofurans) in lipophilic fractions and caffeic acid oligomers (rosmarinic acid, lithospermic acid B) in polar fractions. Recently, new preparative isolation and analysis procedures of shikonin along with its oligomers from the extract of L. erythrorhizon by the combination of high-speed counter-current chromatography with high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection have also been introduced. Although there have been many reports on the wound healing, antiinflammatory, and anticancer effects, the research on the effects of anti-atopic dermatitis of the root of L. erythrorhizon were relatively scarce. However, in recent years, new information gathered from research efforts, on the anti-atopic dermatitis properties of the extract or constituents of L. erythrorhizon has been accumulated. In this paper, the findings and advance on the in vitro and in vivo activities of L. erythrorhizon and its constituents especially focused on antiinflammatory and anti-atopic dermatitis effects are summarized. The phytochemical constituents of L. erythrorhizon or its tissue cultures are also presented. Although there are few to verify or refute its activity in human, one result of clinical study of the extract of L. erythrorhizon on the atopic dermatitis patients was introduced to assess the possibility of its clinical use. The reported mechanisms of action and in vivo pharmacological studies in different animal models for the various types of extracts or constituents of L. erythrorhizon are supportive of its therapeutic potential or dietary supplement, however, more evidence from clinically relevant models, as well as systemic studies on the active constituents or the various types of standardized extracts at the cellular and molecular level, are required.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2010

In this paper, we proposed a wearable respiration measurement system with textile capacitive pressure sensor. Belt typed textile capacitive pressure sensor approach of respiration measurement, from which respiration signatures and rates can be derived in real-time for long-term monitoring, are presented. Belt typed textile capacitive pressure sensor has been developed for this measurement system. the distance change of two plates by the pressure of motion has been used for the respiration measurement in chest area. Respiration rates measured with the textile capacitive pressure sensor was compared with standard techniques on 8 human subjects. Accurate measurement of respiration rate with developed sensor system is shown. The data from the method comparison study is used to confirm theoretical estimates of change in capacitance by the distance change. The current version of respiratory rate detection system using textile capacitive pressure sensor can successfully measure respiration rate. It showed upper limit agreement of $3.7997{\times}10^{-7}$ RPM, and lower limit of agreement of $-3.8428{\times}10^{-7}$ RPM in Bland-Altman plot. From all subject, high correlation were shown(p<0.0001). The proposed measurement method could be used to monitor unconscious persons, avoiding the need to apply electrodes to the directly skin or other sensors in the correct position and to wire the subject to the monitor. Monitoring respiration using textile capacitive pressure sensor offers a promising possibility of convenient measurement of respiration rates. Especially, this technology offers a potentially inexpensive implementation that could extend applications to consumer home-healthcare and mobile-healthcare products. Further advances in the sensor design, system design and signal processing can increase the range and quality of the rate-finding, broadening the potential application areas of this technology.