• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2009

Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) also known as plasma procarboxypeptidase B or U is a 60 kD glycoprotein, which is the major modulator of fibrinolysis in plasma. TAFI is a proenzyme, which is activated by proteolytic cleavage to an active carboxypeptidase B-like enzyme (TAFIa, 35.8 kD) by thrombin/thrombomodulin and plasmin. Modulation of fibrinolysis occurs when TAFIa enzymatically removes C-terminal lysine residues of partially degraded fibrin, thereby inhibiting the stimulation of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) modulated plasminogen activation. TAFIa undergoes a rapid conformational change at $37{^{\circ}C}$ to an inactive isoform called TAFIai. Potato tuber carboxypetidase inhibitor (PTCI) was shown to specifically bind to TAFIa as well as TAFIai. In this study, a novel immunoassay TAFIa/ai ELISA was used for quantitation of the two TAFI activation isoforms TAFIa and TAFIai. The ELISA utilizes PTCI as the capture agent and a double antibody sandwich technique for the detection. Low levels of TAFIa/ai antigen levels were detected in normal plasma and elevated levels were found in hemophilia A plasmas. TAFIa/ai antigen represents a novel marker to monitor fibrinolysis and TAFIa/ai ELISA may be a valuable assay for studying the role of TAFI in normal hemostasis and in pathological conditions.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제39B권8호
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• pp.538-543
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• 2014

배의 방사 소음을 이용하여 배를 탐지하는 데는 협대역 톤을 추정하는 방법과 광대역 신호에 내포된 주기성 신호를 추정하는 방법이 있다. 그 중에서 광대역 신호에 내포된 주기성 신호를 추정하는 방법을 데몬 신호 처리법이라고 한다. 본 논문에서는 데몬 처리를 위해서 자기 상관기를 적용한 필터 뱅크를 기법을 제안한다. 그리고 합성된 신호와 실제 신호를 바탕으로 기존 방법들과 비교하여 기본 주파수 신호를 우수하게 추정할 뿐만 아니라 여러 고차 하모닉 성분들도 잘 추정하여 기본 주파수 추정의 신뢰성도 높일 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국해양공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.319-323
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose a hybrid transceiver for underwater acoustic communication, which allows the system to reduce complexity and increase robustness in time variant underwater channel environments. It is designed in the digital domain except for amplifiers and implemented by using a multiple digital signal processors (DSPs) system. The digital modulation technique is quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and frame synchronization is an energy (non-coherent) detection scheme based on the quadrature receiver structure. DSP implementation is based on block data parallel architecture (BDPA). We shaw experimental results in th? underwater anechoic basin at KRISO. The results indicate that the frame synchronization is performed without PLL. Also, we shaw that the adaptive equalizer can compensate frame synchronization error and the correction capability is dependent on the length of equalizer.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2005년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.774-777
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 HDR-WPAN 시스템의 성능개선 방안으로 터보코드를 적용하여 실내 무선채널 환경에서 그 성능을 분석하였다. 터보코드는 반복 횟수의 증가에 따라 복호 지연 및 연산량의 증가를 가져오지만, 이론적 한계치에 근접하는 우수한 성능을 보이는 오류 정정 부호화 기법이다. HDR-WPAN 시스템에 터보코드를 적용하였을 경우 실내 무선 채널환경에서 기존 시스템보다 10$^{-4}$의 BER(bit error rate)에서 최대 5.8dB의 E$_b$/N$_o$의 이득을 가졌다. 시뮬레이션의 결과를 통해 HDR-WPAN 시스템에 터보코드를 적용하였을 경우 적은 전력으로 신뢰성 있는 통신을 할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.330-343
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose two schemes to reduce the complexity of fixed-complexity sphere decoder (FSD) algorithm in the ordering and tree-search stages, respectively, while achieving quasi-ML performance. In the ordering stage, we propose a QR-decomposition-based FSD signal ordering based on the zero-forcing criterion (FSD-ZF-SQRD) that requires only a few number of additional complex flops compared to the unsorted QRD. Also, the proposed ordering algorithm is extended using the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion to achieve better performance. In the tree-search stage, we introduce a threshold-based complexity reduction approach for the FSD depending on the reliability of the signal with the largest noise amplification. Numerical results show that in $8{\times}8$ MIMO system, the proposed FSD-ZF-SQRD and FSD-MMSE-SQRD only require 19.5% and 26.3% of the computational efforts required by Hassibi’s scheme, respectively. Moreover, a third threshold vector is outlined which can be used for high order modulation schemes. In $4{\times}4$ MIMO system using 16-QAM and 64-QAM, simulation results show that when the proposed threshold-based approach is employed, FSD requires only 62.86% and 53.67% of its full complexity, respectively.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.76-76
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and whitening action of Fagopyrum esculentum and F. tataricum buckwheat seeds depending on their germination time. In a previous study, we reported significant changes in sprout yield and phytochemical content in ethanol extracts from F. esculentum and F. tataricum seeds with increase in germination times. DPPH radical scavenging activities of F. tataricum increased with increasing germination time, whereas that of F. esculentum decreased. Next, we investigated anti-melanogenic activities of these species by estimation of melanin content and tyrosinase activity. Inhibition of melanin production in ${\alpha}-MSH$ (${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone)-induced B16F10 cells by extracts from these seeds were analyzed. Among the two, F. tataricum extracts were characterized by higher inhibitory activity against melanin production. In addition, when B16F10 cells were incubated with L-DOPA for detection of in situ tyrosinase activity, F. tataricum and F. esculentum extracts were observed to reduce melanin production in cells. Taken together, these results indicate that extracts from buckwheat seeds could influence cellular processes via modulation of tyrosinase activity. Hence, buckwheat seeds could be utilized as whitening agents in the cosmetic industries and as therapeutics for hyperpigmentation disorders in a clinical setting.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.494-499
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• 2013

In this paper, we present an optical encryption and information authentication of 3D objects considering wireless channel characteristics. Using the optical encryption such as double random phase encryption (DRPE) and 3D integral imaging, a 3D scene with encryption can be transmitted. However, the wireless channel causes the noise and fading effects of the 3D transmitted encryption data. When the 3D encrypted data is transmitted via wireless channel, the information may be lost or distorted because there are a lot of factors such as channel noise, propagation fading, and so on. Thus, using digital modulation and maximum likelihood (ML) detection, the noise and fading effects are mitigated, and the encrypted data is estimated well at the receiver. In addition, using computational volumetric reconstruction of integral imaging and advanced correlation filters, the noise effects may be remedied and 3D information may be authenticated. To prove our method, we carry out an optical experiment for sensing 3D information and simulation for optical encryption with DRPE and authentication with a nonlinear correlation filter. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on optical encryption and information authentication of 3D objects considering the wireless channel characteristics.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.1176-1180
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• 2021

The current study relates to RADAR (RAdio Detection and Ranging) application for level measurement of vitrified radioactive liquid nuclear waste. The vitrification of radioactive liquid waste is carried out in special equipment called 'Melters'. The study is directed towards the design and frequency modulation used in the level measurement of vitrified waste. More specifically, the RADAR design and frequency used for level measurement in a melter. This level measurement technique can also be used for dynamic vitrification process and can be used to measure the level variations without using any external medium/material and using only electromagnetic waves. Also, this technique is durable and accurate even under the high radioactive environment present inside the melter.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.405-411
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• 2020

In this paper, we designed the COS MEMS system for sensing the falling detection and explosive noise of fuse link in COS (Cut Out Switch) installing on the power distribution. This system analyzed the failure characteristics and an instantaneous breakdown of power distribution. Therefore, our system strengths the industrial competence and guaranties the stable power supply. In this paper, we applied BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) technology which is suitable protocol for low data rate, low power consumption and low-cost sensor applications. We experimented with LSM6DSOX which is system-in-module featuring 3 axis digital accelerometer and gyroscope boosting in high-performance mode and enabling always-on low-power features for an optimal motion for the COS fuse holder. Also, we used the MP34DT05-A for gathering an ultra-compact, low power, omnidirectional, digital MEMS microphone built with a capacitive sensing element and an IC interface. The proposed COS MEMS system is developed based on nRF52 SoC (System on Chip), and contained a 3-axis digital accelerometer, a digital microphone, and a SD card. In this paper of experiment steps, we analyzed the performance of COS MEMS system with gathering the accelerometer raw data and the PDM (Pulse Data Modulation) data of MEMS microphone for broadcasting the failure of COS status.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2023

분자 단위의 폭발물질을 탐지하기 위하여, 고감도 응답성 센서의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 2차원 반도체는 얇은 적층형 구조를 가져 전하 캐리어가 축적될 수 있어, 전하 캐리어의 급격한 신호 변조 특성을 기대할 수 있다. WSe₂ 반도체 소재의 TNT(Trinitrotoluene) 폭발물질에 대한 탐지 효용성을 연구하기 위해, CVD(Chemical Vapor Deposition) 공정을 이용해 WSe₂ 박막을 합성하여 FET(Field Effect Transistors)을 제작하였다. 라만 분석과 FT-IR(Fourier-transform infrared) 분광 결과는 TNT 분자의 흡착과 WSe₂ 결정질의 구조적 전이 분석 정보를 나타내었다. 또한, WSe₂ 표면의 TNT 분자 흡착 전후의 전기적 특성을 비교하였다. TNT 도포 전, WSe₂ FET에 백 게이트 바이어스로 -50 V를 인가함에 따라 0.02 μA의 최대 전류 값이 관측되었고, 0.6%(w/v) TNT 용액을 도포하였을 때 Drain 전류는 p-type 거동을 보이면서 0.41 μA의 최대 전류 값을 기록하였다. 이후 On/Of f Ratio 및 캐리어 이동도, 히스테리시스를 추가적으로 평가하였다. 본 연구에서는 WSe₂의 TNT 분자에 대한 고감도와 신속한 응답성을 통해 폭발물질 탐지 센서 소재로서의 가능성을 제시하였다.