• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2018

In accordance with the stipulations of the STCW Convention, simulation training has been enforced in order to develop practical skills so as to prevent accidents by predetermining the risks in special marine environments. Simulation training is a useful way to acquire navigation abilities, and can continuously measure the ability of a trainee by applying an appropriate evaluation. However, the result of training is evaluated by the instructor's subjective judgment without quantitative criteria. Therefore, this study aims to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of simulation training. For this purpose, evaluation items were derived by analyzing legal standards, earlier studies, and the current status of MET institutions. The simulations were then performed three times in the same scenarios and analyzed the results. As a result, it has been shown that the objectively analyzed ability to keep the route and to make safe passage with other vessel, as well as subjectively evaluated ability by the apprentice officer has been improved as training progressed. Through the evaluation of simulation training results, it can be derived that simulation education needs supplementation, and can be provided as a basic form of data to quantify the evaluation results of the simulation training in the future.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.80-87
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• 1999

본 논문은 신경회로망을 이용하여 배전선로상의 고저항 사고검출기법을 제안하였다. 다양한 토양에서 실시한 고저항 사고 데이터를 통해 $\upsilon-i$ 특성곡선을 얻고, 이 특성곡선으로 EMTP를 이용하여 고저항 사고를 모의하였다. 배전선로 고저항 사고검출을 위해 훈련 모델은 강자갈을 사용하였고, 토양의 조건을 달리하여 신경회로망의 사고검출 성능을 평가하였다. 신경회로망의 입력으로 사고 전류를 주파수 분석한 후, 이를 한 주기 평균하여 얻어진 짝.홀수 고조파, 기본파, 실효치 지수을 이용하였다. 신겨회로망의 검출성능을 테스트한 결과 제안된 방법이 뛰어남을 확인하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.68-70
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• 2008

Since the beginning of the 21st century, the emergence of innovative technologies made further advances in minimal access surgery possible. Robotic surgery and telepresence surgery effectively addressed the limitations of laparoscopic procedures, thus revolutionizing minimal access surgery. Surgical robots provide surgeons with to technologically advanced vision and hand skills. As a result, such systems are expected to revolutionize the field of surgery. In that time, much progress has been made in integrating robotic technologies with surgical instrumentation. However, robotic surgery will not only require special training, but it will also change the existing surgical training pattern and reshape the learning curve by offering new solutions, such as robotic surgical simulators and robotic telementoring. This article provides an introduction to medical robotic technologies, develops a possible classification, reviews the evolution of a surgical robot, and discusses future prospects for innovation. In the future, surgical robots should be smaller, less expensive, easier to operate, and should seamlessly integrate emerging technologies from a number of different fields. We believe that, in the near future as robotic technology continues to develop, almost all kinds of endoscopic surgery will be performed by this technology.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.237-244
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• 2005

Although the technique of vertical reduction mammaplasty has gained major popularity, it is difficult to perform and has the steep learning curve. The authors present a modification of the standard Lejour vertical mammaplasty that simplify the design and make it more reliable and easy to perform. We simplified the design by discarding the Mosque dome. From March 2000 to March 2004, we performed this technique for 40 patients with breast hypertrophy. The apex of the design was marked at the anterior projection of the inframammary fold. After resection of the breast tissue, the medial and lateral pillars were approximated. Then a new nipple-areola position was determined at 4.0-5.0 cm from a new inframammary fold. The range of resection amount of breast tissues was from 150 to 750 gram. Most of the patients were satisfied with the results. There was no permanent sensory loss and nipple areola skin necrosis. But there was 1 case of hematoma on the first day after the operation. This technique presents several advantages. It allows shaping and projection without compromising the future nipple position and makes it easier to remove an excessive skin around the areolae. And it may be comfortable to adjust the position of the nipple at the end of the procedure. We believe that this modification helps to improve the results of the vertical reduction mammaplasty.

• Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2017

The use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) in the construction and agriculture industries continues to gain in popularity and use. Firms within these industries have begun to utilize UASs to perform many of the traditional processes and procedures, which can result in a reduction in total work force and costs needed for a task. However, as with any technology, there is a learning curve and UASs do change the way certain activities are completed. Due to this, there exist firms and individuals that have not or are not willing to invest in UASs yet. The objective of this study is to explore the applications of UASs in construction and agricultural industries to discuss the benefits, challenges, and reasons of investing in UASs. This paper conducted an in-depth literature review of current topics on UASs in construction and agriculture. Additionally, six expert interviews were conducted with individuals from construction and agricultural industries in the southeastern United States. Ultimately, this study successfully found several benefits and challenges to using UASs and discussed the reasons that some firms invest in UASs while other still do not.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제24권9A호
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• pp.1329-1338
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• 1999

본 논문에서, LMS 알고리즘의 수렴 속도를 향상시키기 위한 효율적인 신호간섭 제어기법을 제안한다. 수신 데이터를 재활용하여 심볼 시간 주기에 계수들을 곱함으로써 적응되는 제안된 알고리즘의 수렴특성이 수렴 속도의 향상을 이론적으로 증명하기 위해 분석한다. 스텝-크기 매개변수 $\mu$가 증가됨에 따라 알고리즘의 수렴 속도가 제어된다. 또한, 스텝-크기 매개변수 $\mu$의 증가는 실험적으로 계산된 학습 곡선에서 분산을 감소시키는 효과를 갖는다. 고유치 확산을 증가시킴에 따라 적응 등화기의 수렴속도를 천천히 제어하고 평균 자승 에러의 안정-상태 값을 증가시키는 효과를 나타내며 데이터-재사용 LMS 기술이 수렴속도를 (B+1)배만큼 증가시켜 필터 알고리즘에서 신호간섭제어의 우수성을 입증한다.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2003년도 The 8th Asian Symposium on Precision Forging ASPF
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• pp.115-122
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• 2003

This paper presents the development of a virtual forging factory framework. The technologies of virtual reality and relational database had been integrated in the developed framework using Microsoft $Windows^{(R)}$ programming as the main technique so as to emulate a physical forging factory. The developed virtual forging factory consists of forging cells and a forging cell is comprised of forging machine, forging die, and forging operations forming a forging production line. The technology of virtual reality had been successfully adopted in the production simulation of manufacturing such as CNC and robotics. However, the application in virtual forging factory seems to have not been studied yet. Potential application of a virtual forging factory can be beneficial to (1) computer aided instruction, (2) shorten the learning curve of a novice, (3) remote diagnosis and monitoring when remote monitoring and control technology and signal inspection is considered, (4) improve adverse forging environment when remote forging technology is applied, and (5) virtual reality application.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.1670-1683
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• 2017

Mitotic event recognition is a crucial and challenging task in biomedical applications. In this paper, we introduce the slow feature analysis and propose a fully-automated mitotic event recognition method for cell populations imaged with time-lapse phase contrast microscopy. The method includes three steps. First, a candidate sequence extraction method is utilized to exclude most of the sequences not containing mitosis. Next, slow feature is learned from the candidate sequences using slow feature analysis. Finally, a hidden conditional random field (HCRF) model is applied for the classification of the sequences. We use a supervised SFA learning strategy to learn the slow feature function because the strategy brings image content and discriminative information together to get a better encoding. Besides, the HCRF model is more suitable to describe the temporal structure of image sequences than nonsequential SVM approaches. In our experiment, the proposed recognition method achieved 0.93 area under curve (AUC) and 91% accuracy on a very challenging phase contrast microscopy dataset named C2C12.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.90-97
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• 2013

Laparoscopic surgery has become popular in the past few decades, owing to less postoperative pain, fast recovery, and better cosmetic outcomes. The laparoscopic approach has been employed in pediatric surgery for the same reasons. After the first attempts of single incision laparoscopic appendectomy in pediatrics in 1998, single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has recently been proven to be safe and feasible for the pediatric population. However, limitations have been reported for SILS, such as the wide learning curve, compared to standard laparoscopic surgery, and the restricted number of hospitals with surgical training programs including SILS. In this study, we intend to present our initial experiences with SILS in children, and to describe the technique, instruments used, and outcomes. This is a retrospective study of 71 pediatric patients who underwent SILS, at a tertiary medical center, between September, 2012 and August, 2013. Electronic medical records were reviewed for demographics, type of procedure, operation time, use of additional ports, conversion to open surgery, complications and hospital stay. Additional ports were inserted in 4 cases, for the purpose of traction. Postoperative complications were noted in 13 cases, which were mostly related to wound inflammation or formation of granulation tissue. According to our analyses, patients with complications had significantly longer use and more frequent use of pain killers. Notwithstanding the small sample size, many of the procedures performed in pediatric patients seem to be possible with SILS.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2009

최근에는 임플란트를 이용한 치료가 예측 가능한 치료로 자리 잡고 있다. 충분한 골질과 골량은 임플란트의 성공에 중요한 역할을 한다. 10 mm 이하의 임플란트의 사용은 골질이 불충분할 때 부가적인 수술의 대안이 될 수 있다. 이 논문은 길이 10 mm 이하의 임플란트와 관련된 생역학적 관점과 발표된 임상결과들을 리뷰하고 사용 예지성을 제시하고자 하였다. 임플란트의 초기고정여부, 시술자의 learning curve, 사용한 임플란트의 표면처리, 환자의 골질들을 적절히 고려한 후 짧은 길이의 임플란트를 사용한다면 부가적인 수술 필요성의 대안이 될 수 있을 것이다.