• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.2764-2782
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• 2021

Existing city-level boundary nodes identification methods need to locate all IP addresses on the path to differentiate which IP is the boundary node. However, these methods are susceptible to time-delay, the accuracy of location information and other factors, and the resource consumption of locating all IPes is tremendous. To improve the recognition rate and reduce the locating cost, this paper proposes an algorithm for city-level boundary node identification based on bidirectional approaching. Different from the existing methods based on time-delay information and location results, the proposed algorithm uses topological analysis to construct a set of candidate boundary nodes and then identifies the boundary nodes. The proposed algorithm can identify the boundary of the target city network without high-precision location information and dramatically reduces resource consumption compared with the traditional algorithm. Meanwhile, it can label some errors in the existing IP address database. Based on 45,182,326 measurement results from Zhengzhou, Chengdu and Hangzhou in China and New York, Los Angeles and Dallas in the United States, the experimental results show that: The algorithm can accurately identify the city boundary nodes using only 20.33% location resources, and more than 80.29% of the boundary nodes can be mined with a precision of more than 70.73%.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.173-183
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• 2022

With over 15,000 Thai restaurants worldwide and 5,342 in the USA alone, Thai cuisine has been repeatedly internationally acclaimed for its taste, flavors, smell, and nutritional values. The Thai Ministry of Commerce has also established a global objective to find and award the best Thai food restaurants using Thai Select Premium (TSP), Thai Select Unique (TSU), and Thai Select brand labels. Therefore, using systematic random sampling, 620 diners were selected from certified Thai Select restaurants (TSR) in either Los Angeles, New York, Miami, or Chicago to ask for their opinions concerning factors important to each restaurant's service loyalty (SL). The four constructs, 18 observed variables, and six hypotheses were analyzed using LISREL 9.1. Results revealed a significant positive effect (88% R²) on the causal factor interrelationships on TSRs' SL. Additionally, the three factors affecting SL the most were service tangibility, taste perceptions, and brand image, with total effect values of 0.94, 0.43, and 0.31, respectively. Finally, when each US diner was asked why they chose to eat Thai food, respondents overwhelmingly indicated that taste (49.50%) and healthiness (32.90%) were most important. The study also adds to the literature by highlighting the importance of Thai cuisine contributing to healthier lifestyles.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.91.1-91.9
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• 2022

Three parameters, body weight gain (BWG), intestinal lesion score (LS) and fecal oocyst shedding, were compared in broilers infected with major parasitic species; Eimeria acervulina, E. maxima, and E. tenella. First, two- and three-week-old chickens with Eimeria infection showed LS of approximately 3, but two-week-old chickens were more correlated with BWG. Second, significant differences in BWG were observed between male and female broilers challenged with Eimeria. Finally, E. maxima-infected broilers among three Eimeria species showed a higher relationship between BWG and LS, suggesting three considerations such as genders, age and Eimeria species for Eimeria experiments.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2004

본 논문은 일반적인 SPICE 시뮬레이터에서 사용 가능한 PCB 평판 해석 모형을 제안한다. 제안된 모형은 주파수에 따라 증가하는 두 가지 손실, 즉, 표피 손실과 유전 손실의 영향을 반영한다. 평판은 메시(mesh) 구조로 조각을 낸 후, 각각의 단위모형은 전송선 소자와 손실 모형을 이용하여 모형화된다. 손실 모형은 DC 손실을 위해서 하나의 저항이 요구되고, 표피 손실을 위해 직렬 RL ladder 회로, 유전 손실을 위해서 직렬 RC ladder 회로가 요구된다. 제안된 모형의 검증을 위해 주파수 가변저항을 사용한 SPICE ac 해석결과를 통해 비교하고, 전형적인 데스크탑 PC용 FR4 4층 PCB 적층 구조를 만들어 VNA 측정치와도 비교할 것이다. 이 모형은 RLGC 수동 소자들로만 구성되므로 주파수 영역 및 시간 영역에서도 다양한 선형/비선형 소자들과 결합하여 과도 해석이 가능하다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.19-28
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• 2011

최근 유비쿼터스 컴퓨팅과 관련된 기술에 대한 관심이 증대되면서, 사용자의 다양한 요구를 만족하기 위하여 이동객체 인식과 위치 추적에 관련된 연구가 필요하다. 위치 기반 서비스에서 최근 진행 중인 가장 중요한 논의 중 하나는 실내 환경에서 위치 인식 서비스를 제공하는 것이다. 본 논문은 실내 환경에서 이동객체의 위치를 효과적으로 추정하는데 도움을 주는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 알고리즘에는 기존에 연구된 삼각측량법과 전통적인 전경 분석측량법을 개선한 환경 적응형 전경 분석측량법을 조합하였다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 실내 위치 추정 알고리즘은 가시 환경에 있는 앵커가 충분한 경우에는 삼각측량법을 활용하고, 그 외의 상황에서는 환경 적응형 전경 분석측량법을 활용한다. 결론적으로 제안하는 알고리즘은 이동객체의 위치 추정 정확도를 향상할 수 있었고, 알고리즘의 복잡도를 낮출 수 있었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.255-267
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• 2013

In this research, the ground contact opportunity for the fictitious low lunar orbiter is analyzed to prepare for a future Korean lunar orbiter mission. The ground contact opportunity is basically derived from geometrical relations between the typical ground stations at the Earth, the relative positions of the Earth and Moon, and finally, the lunar orbiter itself. Both the cut-off angle and the orbiter's Line of Sight (LOS) conditions (weather orbiter is located at near or far side of the Moon seen from the Earth) are considered to determine the ground contact opportunities. Four KOMPSAT Ground Stations (KGSs) are assumed to be Korea's future Near Earth Networks (NENs) to support lunar missions, and world-wide separated Deep Space Networks (DSNs) are also included during the contact availability analysis. As a result, it is concluded that about 138 times of contact will be made between the orbiter and the Daejeon station during 27.3 days of prediction time span. If these contact times are converted into contact duration, the duration is found to be about 8.55 days, about 31.31% of 27.3 days. It is discovered that selected four KGSs cannot provide continuous tracking of the lunar orbiter, meaning that international collaboration is necessary to track Korea's future lunar orbiter effectively. Possible combinations of world-wide separated DSNs are also suggested to compensate for the lack of contact availability with only four KGSs, as with primary and backup station concepts. The provided algorithm can be easily modified to support any type of orbit around the Moon, and therefore, the presented results could aid further progress in the design field of Korea's lunar orbiter missions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.659-666
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• 2021

After Candida albicans, Candida glabrata is one of the most common fungal species associated with candidemia in nosocomial infections. Rapid acquisition of nutrients from the host is important for the survival of pathogens which possess the metabolic flexibility to assimilate different carbon and nitrogen compounds. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, nitrogen assimilation is controlled through a mechanism known as Nitrogen Catabolite Repression (NCR). NCR is coordinated by the action of four GATA factors; two positive regulators, Gat1 and Gln3, and two negative regulators, Gzf3 and Dal80. A mechanism in C. glabrata similar to NCR in S. cerevisiae has not been broadly studied. We previously showed that in C. glabrata, Gln3, and not Gat1, has a major role in nitrogen assimilation as opposed to what has been observed in S. cerevisiae in which both factors regulate NCR-sensitive genes. Here, we expand the knowledge about the role of Gln3 from C. glabrata through the transcriptional analysis of BG14 and gln3Δ strains. Approximately, 53.5% of the detected genes were differentially expressed (DEG). From these DEG, amino acid metabolism and ABC transporters were two of the most enriched KEGG categories in our analysis (Up-DEG and Down-DEG, respectively). Furthermore, a positive role of Gln3 in AAA assimilation was described, as was its role in the transcriptional regulation of ARO8. Finally, an unexpected negative role of Gln3 in the gene regulation of ABC transporters CDR1 and CDR2 and its associated transcriptional regulator PDR1 was found. This observation was confirmed by a decreased susceptibility of the gln3Δ strain to fluconazole.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.296-301
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• 2023

Background: A supervised physiotherapy program (SPP) is a standard regimen after surgical rotator cuff repair (RCR); however, the effect of a home-based exercise program (HEP), as an alternative, on postoperative functional recovery remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the functional effects of SPP and HEP after RCR. Methods: We searched electronic databases including Central, Medline, and Embase in April 2022. The primary outcomes included the Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, University of California Los Angeles shoulder score, and pain score. Secondary outcomes included range of motion, muscle strength, retear rate, and patient satisfaction rate. A meta-analysis using random-effects models was performed on the pooled results to determine the significance. Results: The initial database search yielded 848 records, five of which met our criteria. Variables at 3 months after surgery were successfully analyzed, including the Constant score (mean difference, -8.51 points; 95% confidence interval [CI], -32.72 to 15.69; P=0.49) and pain score (mean difference, 0.02 cm; 95% CI, -2.29 to 2.33; P=0.99). There were no significant differences between the SPP and HEP. Other variables were not analyzed owing to the lack of data. Conclusions: Our data showed no significant differences between SSP and HEP with regard to the Constant and pain scores at 3 months after RCR. These results suggest that HEP may be an alternative regimen after RCR. Level of evidence: I.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 미시적 교통 시뮬레이션 모형을 이용하여 대표적인 트럭관리전략 중에 하나인 트럭차로이용제한 전략의 대안을 다양한 효과 척도를 통해 평가하였다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 트럭차로 이용제한 전략이 어떠한 교통 조건, 기하구조 조건에서 긍정적인 효과를 보일 지에 대한 이해를 제공한다. 이를 위해 다양한 수준의 교통수요와 트럭비율을 주요 영향 인자로 설정하여 시뮬레이션 분석을 시행하였다. 결과적으로 본 전략이 효과를 보이기 위해서는 최대 교통류율이 1,300대/시/차로 이상 이거나 트럭차량이 전체 교통량에서 차지하는 비율이 적어도 10% 이상 되어야 한다는 것이다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 미국에서 가장 트럭교통량이 많은 곳 중에 하나는 710 고속도로 북쪽 방향 23마일 구간에 대해 시행 가능한 트럭차로 이용제한 대안 별로 영향 분석을 시행하였다. 결과적으로, 트럭차량이 많이 포함되어 교통이 혼잡할 때에는 편도 4차로 중 왼쪽 2차로에 대한 트럭통행을 제한한 경우 교통 흐름이 향상되고 차량 당 평균 연료 소비량이 가장 적은 것으로 나타났다. 이를 통해, 트럭차량 통행 제한차로수의 결정은 또한 이러한 전략의 성공에 중요한 역할을 하는 요소임을 증명하였다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1994년도 교수 연수회(환경)
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• pp.440-449
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• 1994

Current risk assessment practices largely reflect the need for a consistent set of relatively rapid, first-cut procedures to assess 'plausible upper limits' of various risks. These practices have important roles to play in 1) screening candidate hazards for initial attention and 2) directing attention to cases where moderate-cost measures to control exposures are likely to be warranted, in the absence of further extensive (and expensive) data gathering and analysis. A problem with the current practices, however, is that they have led assessors to do a generally poor job of analyzing and expressing uncertainties, fostering 'One-Number Disease' (in which everything from one's social policy position on risk acceptance to one's technical judgment on the likelihood of different cancer dose-response relationships is rolled into a single quantity). At least for analyses that involve relatively important decisions for society (both relatively large potential health risks and relatively large potential economic costs or other disruptions), we can and should at least go one further step - and that is to assess and convey both a central tendency estimate of exposure and risk as well as our more conventional 'conservative' upper-confidence-limit values. To accomplish this, more sophisticated efforts are needed to appropriately represent the likely effects of various sources of uncertainty along the casual chain from the release of toxicants to the production of adverse effects. When the effects of individual sources of uncertainty are assessed (and any important interactions included), Monte Carlo simulation procedures can be used to produce an overall analysis of uncertainties and to highlight areas where uncertainties might be appreciably reduced by further study. Beyond the information yielded by such analyses for decision-making in a few important cases, the value of doing several exemplary risk assessments in. this way is that a set of benchmarks can be defined that will help calibrate the assumptions used in the larger number of risk assessments that must be done by 'default' procedures.