• Molecules and Cells
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.226-233
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• 2014

Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from abnormal cellular process lead to various human diseases such as inflammation, ischemia, and Parkinson's disease (PD). Sensitive to apoptosis gene (SAG), a RING-FINGER protein, has anti-apoptotic activity and anti-oxidant activity. In this study, we investigate whether Tat-SAG, fused with a Tat domain, could protect SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ($MPP^+$) and dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetra-hydropyridine (MPTP) toxicity. Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis showed that, unlike SAG, Tat-SAG transduced efficiently into SH-SY5Y cells and into the brain, respectively. Tat-SAG remarkably suppressed ROS generation, DNA damage, and the progression of apoptosis, caused by $MPP^+$ in SH-SY5Y cells. Also, immunohistochemical data using a tyrosine hydroxylase antibody and cresyl violet staining demonstrated that Tat-SAG obviously protected DA neurons in the SN against MPTP toxicity in a PD mouse model. Tat-SAG-treated mice showed significant enhanced motor activities, compared to SAG- or Tat-treated mice. Therefore, our results suggest that Tat-SAG has potential as a therapeutic agent against ROS-related diseases such as PD.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.45-52
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• 2012

T cells induce immune responses and thereby eliminate infected micro-organisms when peptides from the microbial proteins are bound to HLAs in the host cell surfaces, It is known that the more stable the binding of peptide to HLA is, the stronger the T cell response gets to remove more effectively the source of infection. Accordingly, if peptides (HLA binder) which can be bound stably to a certain HLA are found, those peptieds are utilized to the development of peptide vaccine to prevent infectious diseases or even to cancer. However, HLA is highly polymorphic so that HLA has a large number of alleles with some frequencies even in one population. Therefore, it is very inefficient to find the peptides stably bound to a number of HLAs by testing random possible peptides for all the various alleles frequent in the population. In order to solve this problem, computational methods have recently been developed to predict peptides which are stably bound to a certain HLA. These methods could markedly decrease the number of candidate peptides to be examined by biological experiments. Accordingly, this paper not only introduces a method of machine learning to predict peptides binding to an HLA, but also suggests a new prediction model so called 'knowledge-based genetic algorithm' that has never been tried for HLA binding peptide prediction. Although based on genetic algorithm (GA). it showed more enhanced performance than GA by incorporating expert knowledge in the process of the algorithm. Furthermore, it could extract rules predicting the binding peptide of the HLA alleles common in Koreans.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.221-231
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• 2002

In this study we applied a DEM generation algorithm developed in-house to satellite images at various resolution and discussed the results. We tested SPOT images at l0m resolution, EOC images at 6.6m and IKONOS images at 1m resolution. These images include the same urban area in Daejeon city. For camera model, we used Gupta & Hartley's(1997) DLT model for all three image sets. We carried out accuracy assessment using USGS DTED for SPOT and EOC and 23 check points for IKONOS. The assessment showed that SPOT DEM had about 38m RMS error, EOC DEM 12m RMS error and IKONOS DEM 6.5m RMS error. In terms of image resolution, SPOT and EOC DEM error corresponds to 2∼4 pixels where as IKONOS DEM error 6∼7pixels. IKONOS DEM contains more errors in pixels. However, in IKONOS DEM, individual buildings, apartments and major roads are identifiable. All three DEMs contained errors due to height discontinuity, occlusion and shadow. These experiments show that our algorithm can generate urban DEM from 1m resolution and that, however, we need to improve the algorithm to minimize effects of occlusion and building shadows on DEMs.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.119-130
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• 1999

At present, many ground stations all over the world are using NORAD orbit element data in order to track and communicate with Earth orbiting satellites. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) observes thousands of Earth orbiting objects on daily basis and provides their orbital information via internet. The orbital data provided by NORAD, which is also called two line element (TLE) sets, allows ground stations to predict the time-varying positions of satellites accurately enough to communicate with the satellites. In order to complete the mission of a high resolution remote sensing satellite which requires very high positional determination and control accuracy, however, a mission control and tracking ground station is dedicated for the observation and positional determination of the satellite rather than using NORAD orbital sets. In the case of KITSAT-3, NORAD orbital elements are currently used for image acquisition planning and for the processing of acquired images due to the absence of a dedicated KITSAT-3 tracking ground system. In this paper, we tested and analyzed the accuracy of NORAD orbital elements and the appropriate prediction model to determine how accurately a satellite acquisites an image of the location of interest and how accurately a ground processing system can generate the catalog of the images.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.250-261
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• 1998

The purpose of this paper is to extract fast DEM (Digital Elevation Model) using satellite images. DEM extraction consists of three parts. First part is the modeling of satellite position and attitude, second part is the matching of two images to find corresponding points of them and third part is to calculate the elevation of each point by using the results of the first and second part. The position and attitude modeling of satellite is processed by using GCPs. A area based matching method is used to find corresponding points between the stereo satellite images. The elevation of each point is calculated using the exterior orientation parameters obtained from modeling and conjugate points from matching. In the DEM generation system, matching procedure holds most of a processing time, therefore to reduce the time for matching, a new fast matching algorithm using gradient correlation and fast similarity measure calculation method is proposed. In this paper, the SPOT satellite images, level 1A 6000$\times$6000 panchromatic images are used to extract DEM. The experiment result shows the possibility of fast DEM extraction with the satellite images.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.70-70
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• 2015

하천에서의 수문/수리적 특성은 주수로의 다양한 지형학적 형태로 나타난다. 특히 흐름과 수반된 유사량의 변화는 하천의 지형학적, 수리기하적 특성을 지배하며, 하도의 물리적 시스템을 변화시켜 동적 평형에 이르게 된다. 하천에서 하도 형성에 지배적인 역할을 하는 수리특성은 하도형성유량으로 지배유량이며, 보통 만제유량을 사용한다. Dunne and Leopold(1978)는 만제유량을 유사의 이송, 하천의 사행, 유선형의 변화 등 하천의 일반적인 형태를 변화시키며, 주수로의 특성을 형성하는 유량으로 정의하였다. 이와 같이 수리 지형학적 특성을 반영하는 만제유량은 하천의 특성을 나타내는 중요한 요소이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한강 수계 20개 하천, 27개 수위 관측소의 최소 10년 이상의 실측 자료를 기반으로 다년간의 연평균 실측유량을 산정하였으며, McCandless(2003)가 제시한 지형학적 만제지표를 이용하여 추정한 만제유량과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 추정된 만제유량은 HEC-RAS model을 이용하여 만제하폭, 만제수심, 만제 시 평균유속을 산정하였다. 27개 지점의 실측유량과 만제유량의 상관성 분석결과 만제유량은 연평균 일유량의 7.7배로 나타났다. 따라서 만제유량을 7일 평균유량(1 week mean discharge)으로 정의하였으며, 수정된 7일 유량과 만제유량의 RMSE는 13.90 m/s, MAPE는 9.94 %로 상관성이 매우 높게 나타났다. 또한 만제유량과 만제하폭, 만제수심, 평균유량, 구간경사와 상관성 분석결과 개별적으로의 상관성은 나타나지 않았으나, 만제하폭, 수심, 평균유량과 만제유량에 대한 회귀 분석을 실시한 결과 $R^2$는 0.911로 매우 높게 나타났으며, 구간경사를 추가하여 분석한 결과 $R^2$가 0.914로 증가하였다. 따라서 만제유량은 수리 기하학적 특성이 모두 반영된 하천 특성을 나타내는 복합적인 지표임을 확인하였다. 아울러 만제유량을 통해 추정된 연평균 유량($48{\cdot}Q_{bf}$)을 우리나라의 월간 유출량 분포 비율을 이용하여 일유량으로 배분/생성하였으며, 생성된 일유량을 통해 CCHE2D model을 이용하여 하상변동 모의를 수행하였다. 대상 구간은 병성천 최하류로부터 상류로 7 km 구간이며, 2013년 1월과 12월 측량 자료를 통한 1년간의 실제 하상 변동 자료와 2013년 실측 유량자료에 따른 하상변동 모의 결과 및 만제유량에 의해 배분/생성된 일유량에 따른 하상변동 모의 결과를 비교하였다. 비교 분석 결과 7일 평균 유량으로 정의된 만제유량을 통해 배분/생성된 유량의 수치모의 결과는 실제 측량자료 및 실측유량자료에 따른 하상변동 결과와 매우 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.580-580
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• 2015

하천에서의 수문/수리적 특성은 주수로의 다양한 지형학적 형태로 나타난다. 특히 흐름과 수반된 유사량의 변화는 하천의 지형학적, 수리기하적 특성을 지배하며, 하도의 물리적 시스템을 변화시켜 동적 평형에 이르게 된다. 하천에서 하도 형성에 지배적인 역할을 하는 수리특성은 하도형성 유량으로 지배유량이며, 보통 만제유량을 사용한다. Dunne and Leopold(1978)는 만제유량을 유사의 이송, 하천의 사행, 유선형의 변화 등 하천의 일반적인 형태를 변화시키며, 주수로의 특성을 형성하는 유량으로 정의하였다. 이와 같이 수리 지형학적 특성을 반영하는 만제유량은 하천의 특성을 나타내는 중요한 요소이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한강 수계 20개 하천, 27개 수위 관측소의 최소 10년 이상의 실측 자료를 기반으로 다년간의 연평균 실측유량을 산정하였으며, McCandless(2003)가 제시한 지형학적 만제지표를 이용하여 추정한 만제유량과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 추정된 만제유량은 HEC-RAS model을 이용하여 만제하폭, 만제수심, 만제 시 평균유속을 산정하였다. 27개 지점의 실측유량과 만제유량의 상관성 분석결과 만제유량은 연평균 일유량의 7.7배로 나타났다. 따라서 만제유량을 7일 평균유량(1 week mean discharge)으로 정의하였으며, 수정된 7일 유량과 만제유량의 RMSE는 13.90m/s, MAPE는 9.94 %로 상관성이 매우 높게 나타났다. 또한 만제유량과 만제하폭, 만제수심, 평균유량, 구간경사와 상관성 분석결과 개별적으로의 상관성은 나타나지 않았으나, 만제하폭, 수심, 평균유량과 만제유량에 대한 회귀 분석을 실시한 결과 $R^2$는 0.911로 매우 높게 나타났으며, 구간경사를 추가하여 분석한 결과 $R^2$가 0.914로 증가하였다. 따라서 만제유량은 수리 기하학적 특성이 모두 반영된 하천 특성을 나타내는 복합적인 지표임을 확인하였다. 아울러 만제유량을 통해 추정된 연평균 유량($48{\cdot}Q_{bf}$)을 우리나라의 월간 유출량 분포 비율을 이용하여 일유량으로 배분/생성하였으며, 생성된 일유량을 통해 CCHE2D model을 이용하여 하상변동 모의를 수행하였다. 대상 구간은 병성천 최하류로부터 상류로 7 km 구간이며, 2013년 1월과 12월 측량 자료를 통한 1년간의 실제 하상 변동 자료와 2013년 실측 유량자료에 따른 하상변동모의 결과 및 만제유량에 의해 배분/생성된 일유량에 따른 하상변동 모의 결과를 비교하였다. 비교 분석 결과 7일 평균 유량으로 정의된 만제유량을 통해 배분/생성된 유량의 수치모의 결과는 실제 측량자료 및 실측유량자료에 따른 하상변동 결과와 매우 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.44-53
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• 2011

Siloxane, organo-silicon compound, is used in the various forms of products such as cosmetics and detergents due to its quality physical chemistry attributes. Siloxane included in landfill gas which is caused in the process of decomposing of such products after landfill has imposed negative impacts on the operation of landfill gas utility facilities. The objective of this study was to investigate the siloxane production characteristics depending on the features of various landfill site in Korea so that the analysis was made on the landfilling age and landfill waste by in terms of its concentration, structure and composition. As for the concentration of siloxane depending on time passage, 12 landfill sites were reviewed by landfilling age. As for production attributes change of siloxane by landfill wastes, the source of wastes, physical production ration and siloxane concentration were compared in 6 landfills. The average concentration of total-siloxane within LFG is $6.75mg/m^3$ and cyclic-siloxane out of it occupies over 93%. By element, D4 and D5 in order take the highest proportion regardless of total-siloxane concentration and landfilling age. Even though this study is not able to verify the different impact of each kind of wastes on the generation of siloxane, it is confirmed that total-siloxane and cyclic-siloxane decrease in line with the increase of landfilling age as it does in the first order decay model for landfill gas.

• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.239-252
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• 2021

Objectives : This study is to effect of improving muscle atrophy through water extract on the solid-phase fermentation extraction with Phellinus linteus of discarded Schisandra chinensis in an atorvastatin-induced atrophy C2C12 cell. Methods : C2C12 myoblast were differentiated into myotube by 2% horse serum medium for 6 days, and then treated solid-phase fermentation(S-P) extract at different concentrations for 24h. To investigate the effect of S-P extract on the induction of muscle atrophy and expression of atrophy-related genes and apoptosis in differentiated C2C12 myotubes using a GSH, ROS, real-time PCR, western blots analysis. Results : As a result of treatment with atorvastatin at concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 uM on the 6th day of differentiation in C2C12 myotube cells, it was confirmed that the cell morphology was damaged in a concentration-dependent manner, and the length and thickness of the myotube also decreased in a concentration-dependent manner. Treatment with S-P extract (50, 100 and 200 ㎍/㎖) increased of GSH and inhibited ROS in the atorvastatin-induced muscle atrophy cell model at a concentration that did not induce toxicity. In addition, it was confirmed that it has an effect on muscle reduction by inhibiting apoptosis of muscle cells as well as being involved in protein production and degradation of muscle cells. Conclusions : Atorvastatin-induced atrophy C2C12 cell, S-P extract activates related to differentiation/generation and proteolysis, and inhibits cell death of atrophy in C2C12 cell. Based on this, it is necessary to prove its effectiveness through animal models and human application test, but it is considered to be discarded Schisandra chinensis can present the potential for development as a recycling industrial material.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.684-693
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose is to establish a safe facility environment from abnormal voltages such as lightning by developing a smart land resistance measuring device that can acquire real-time land resistance data using Arduino. Method: This paper studied design models and application cases by developing a land resistance acquisition and analysis system with Arduino and a power line communication (PLC) system. Some sites in the wind power generation complex in Gyeongsangnam-do were selected as test beds, and real-time land resistance data applied with new technologies were obtained. The electrode arrangement adopted a smart electrode arrangement using a combination of a Wenner four electrode arrangement and a Schlumberger electrode arrangement. Result: First, the characteristic of this technology is that the depth of smart multi-electrodes is organized differently to reduce the error range of the acquired data even in the stratigraphic structure with specificity between floors. Second, IT convergence technology was applied to enable real-time transmission and reception of information on land resistance data acquired from smart ground electrodes through the Internet of Things. Finally, it is possible to establish a regular management system and analyze big data accumulated in the server to check the trend of changes in various elements, and to model the optimal ground algorithm and ground system design for the IT convergence environment. Conclusion: This technology will reduce surge damage caused by lightning on urban infrastructure underlying the 4th industrial era and design an optimized ground system model to protect the safety and life of users. It is also expected to secure intellectual property rights of pure domestic technology to create jobs and revitalize our industry, which has been stagnant as a pandemic in the post-COVID-19 era.