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ASCII data hiding method based on blind video watermarking using minimum modification of motion vectors (움직임벡터의 변경 최소화 기법을 이용한 블라인드 비디오 워터마킹 기반의 문자 정보 은닉 기법)

  • Kang, Kyung-Won;Ryu, Tae-Kyung;Jeong, Tae-Il;Park, Tae-Hee;Kim, Jong-Nam;Moon, Kwang-Seok
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.1C
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    • pp.78-85
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    • 2007
  • With the advancement of the digital broadcasting and popularity of the Internet, recently, many studies are making on the digital watermarking for the copyright protection of digital data. This paper proposes the minimum modification method of motion vector to minimize the degradation of video quality, hiding subtitles of many language and information of OST(original sound track), character profiles, etc. as well as the copyright protection. Our proposed algorithm extracts feature vector by comparing motion vector data with watermark data, and minimize the modification of motion vectors by deciding the inversion of bit. Thus the degradation of video quality is minimized comparing to conventional algorithms. This algorithm also can check data integrity, and retrieve embedded hidden data simply and blindly. And our proposed scheme can be useful for conventional MPEG-1, -2 standards without any increment of bit rate in the compressed video domain. The experimental result shows that the proposed scheme obtains better video quality than other previous algorithms by about $0.5{\sim}1.5dB$.

Verification of the feasibility of higher-order modulation for long-range communication in deep water (심해 장거리 통신에서의 고차 변조 기법의 활용 가능성 검증)

  • Kim, Donghyeon;Kim, J.S.;Hahn, Joo Young
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.428-438
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    • 2021
  • For long-range communication in deep water, low carrier frequency is efficient due to a decrease in transmission loss. However, there is a limitation in that the data rate decreases due to a narrow bandwith. In order to increase the data rate in an environment with a limited bandwidth, it is necessary to design a higher-order modulation scheme. This paper analyzes the long-range communication data modulated by higher-order modulation schemes. The long-range communication experiment (23 km ~) was conducted in East Sea in October 2020. During the experiment, a vertical line array was utilized and communication sequences were modulated by Phase Shift Keying (PSK) and Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) schemes and transmitted by a towed source. In more detail, PSK modulation consists of quadrature PSK and 8PSK, QAM modulation consists of 8QAM and 16QAM. Time reversal processing is applied to mitigate inter-symbol interference by utilizing the correlation between received signals and channel impulse responses. All modulation schemes show successful results at 23 km range, demonstrating the feasibility of higher-order modulation in long-range communication.

The effects of activated cooler power on the transient pressure decay and helium mixing in the PANDA facility

  • Kapulla, R.;Paranjape, S.;Fehlmann, M.;Suter, S.;Doll, U.;Paladino, D.
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.6
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    • pp.2311-2320
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    • 2022
  • The main outcomes of the experiments H2P6 performed in the thermal-hydraulics large-scale PANDA facility at PSI in the frame of the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project are presented in this article. The experiments of the H2P6 series consists of two PANDA tests characterized by the activation of three (H2P6_1) or one (H2P6_2) cooler(s) in an initially stratified and pressurized containment atmosphere. The initial stratification is defined by a helium-rich region located in the upper part of the vessel and a steam/air atmosphere in the lower part. The activation of the cooler(s) results i) in the condensation of the steam in the vicinity of the cooler(s), ii) the corresponding activation of large scale natural circulation currents in the vessel atmosphere, with the result of iii) the re-distribution and mixing of the Helium stratification initially located in the upper half of the vessel and iv) the continuous pressure decay. The initial helium layer represents hydrogen generated in a postulated severe accident. The main question to be answered by the experiments is whether or not the interaction of the different, localized cooler units would be important for the application of numerical methods. The paper describes the initial and boundary conditions and the experimental results of the H2P6 series with the suggestion of simple scaling laws for both experiments in terms of i) the temperature difference(s) across the cooler(s), ii) the transient steam and helium content and iii) the pressure decay in the vessel. The outcomes of this scaling indicate that the interaction between separate, closely localized units does not play a prominent role for the present experiments. It is therefore reasonable to model several units as one large component with equivalent heat transfer area and total water flow rate.

Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of ASF detection with or without the use of on-field tests in different scenarios, in Sardinia

  • Cappai, Stefano;Loi, Federica;Rolesu, Sandro;Coccollone, Annamaria;Laddomada, Alberto;Sgarangella, Francesco;Masala, Sergio;Bitti, Giuseppe;Floris, Vincenzo;Desini, Pietro
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.14.1-14.10
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    • 2020
  • African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious disease of domestic pigs and wild boars (WBs). Without a vaccine, early antibody and antigen detection and rapid diagnosis are crucial for the effective prevention of the disease and the employment of control measures. In Sardinia, where 3 different suid populations coexisted closely for a long time, the disease persists since 1978. The recent ASF eradication plan involves more stringent measures to combat free-ranging pigs and any kind of illegality in the pig industry. However, critical issues such as the low level of hunter cooperation with veterinary services and the time required for ASF detection in the WBs killed during the hunting season still remain. Considering the need to deliver true ASF negative carcasses as early as possible, this study focuses on the evaluation and validation of a duplex pen-side test that simultaneously detects antibodies and antigens specific to ASF virus, to improve molecular diagnosis under field conditions. The main goal was to establish the specificity of the two pen-side tests performed simultaneously and to determine their ability to detect the true ASF negative carcasses among the hunted WBs. Blood and organ samples of the WBs hunted during the 2018/2019 hunting seasons were obtained. A total of 160 animals were tested using the pen-side kit test; samples were collected for virological and serological analyses. A specificity of 98% was observed considering the official laboratory tests as gold standards. The new diagnostic techniques could facilitate faster and cost-effective control of the disease.

Molecular Cloning, Characterization and Expression of a Novel Trehalose-6-phosphate Synthase Homologue from Ginkgo biloba

  • Wu, Weisheng;Pang, Yongzhen;Shen, Guo-An;Lu, Jie;Lin, Juan;Wang, Jin;Sun, Xiaofen;Tang, Kexuan
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.158-166
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    • 2006
  • In many organisms, trehalose acts as protective metabolite against harsh environmental stresses, such as freezing, drought, nutrient starvation, heat and salt. Herein a cDNA (designated as GbTPS, GenBank Accession Number AY884150) encoding a trehalose-6-phosphate synthase homologue was isolated and characterized from the living fossil plant, Ginkgo biloba, which is highly tolerant to drought and cold. GbTPS encoded an 868-amino-acid polypeptide with a predicted isoelectric point of 5.83 and molecular mass of 97.9 kD. Amino acid sequence alignment revealed that GbTPS shared high identity with class II trehalose-6-phosphate synthase homologues (67% identical to AtTPS7), but had only 17% and 23% of identity with OstA from Escherichia coli and ScTPS1 from S. cerevisiae, respectively. DNA gel blot analysis indicated that GbTPS belonged to a small multi-gene family. The expression analysis by RT-PCR showed that GbTPS expressed in a tissue-specific manner in G biloba and might involve in leaf development. GbTPS was also found to be induced by a variety of stresses including cold, salt, drought and mannitol.

Functional Requirements to Develop the Marine Navigation Supporting System for Northern Sea Route (북극해 안전운항 지원시스템 구축을 위한 기능적 요구조건 도출)

  • Hong, Sung Chul;Kim, Sun Hwa;Yang, Chan Su
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2014
  • International attention on the Northern Sea Route has been increased as the decreased sea-ice extents in Northern Sea raise the possibility to develop new sea routes and natural resources. However, to protect ships' safety and pristine environments in polar waters, International Maritime Organization(IMO) has been developing the Polar Code to regulate polar shipping. The marine navigation supporting system is essential for ships traveling long distance in the Northern Sea as they are affected by ocean weather and sea-ice. Therefore, to cope with the IMO Polar Code, this research proposes the functional requirements to develop the marine navigation supporting system for the Northern Sea Route. The functional requirements derived from the IMO Polar code consist of arctic voyage risk map, arctic voyage planning and MSI(Marine Safety Information) methods, based on which the navigation supporting system is able to provide dynamic and safe-economical sea route service using the sea-ice observation and prediction technologies. Also, a requirement of the system application is derived to apply the marine navigation supporting system for authorizing ships operating in the Northern Sea. To reflect the proposed system in the Polar Code, continual international exchange and policy proposals are necessary along with the development of sea-ice observation and prediction technologies.

Long-range multiple-input-multiple-output underwater communication in deep water (심해에서의 장거리 다중입출력 수중통신)

  • Kim, Donghyeon;Kim, Daehwan;Kim, J.S.;Hahn, Joo Young
    • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.417-427
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    • 2021
  • Long-range communication in deep waters must overcome the low data rate due to limited bandwidth. This paper presents the performance of Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) system to increase the data rate. In MIMO system, communication performance is degraded by crosstalk between users and an adaptive passive Time Reversal Processing (TRP) is widely used to eliminate this. In October 2018, long-range underwater acoustic communication experiment was conducted in deep water (1,000 m ~) off the east of Pohang, South Korea. During the experiment, a vertical line array was utilized and communication signals modulated by binary phase shift keying and quadrature phase shift keying with a symbol rate of 512 sps were transmitted. To generate MIMO communication signals, received signals from ranges of 26 km and 30 km is synthesized. Compared to the conventional passive TRP, the adaptive passive TRP eliminates the crosstalk between users and achieves error-free performance with an increase of output signal-to-noise ratio. Therefore, two users separated by 4 km in range achieves an aggregate data rate of 1,024 symbols/s.

Der anti-theatralische Topos im modernen Theater -Die Ästhetik der Abwesenheit und des Webens- (현대 연극의 반-연극적 지형 -부재와 직조의 미학-)

  • Lee, Kyung-Mi
    • Journal of Korean Theatre Studies Association
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    • no.40
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    • pp.277-305
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    • 2010
  • Die heutigen Experimente, die seit fast 20 Jahren in den Theaterbereiche $durchgef{\ddot{u}}hrt$ werden, sind so verschieden, $da{\ss}$ wir gar nicht voraussehen $k{\ddot{o}}nnen$, wieweit sie ihre Grenze mehr erweitern werden. Sie brechen alle vertrauten theatralischen Konventionen, ob diese Konventionen mit Text, Schauspielkunst oder Raum usw. zu tun haben. Und sie fragen sich selbst, was Theater in der heutigen simulierten Gesellschaft bedeuten soll. Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht anhand einigen $Auff{\ddot{u}}hrungen$, die von solchen Selbstbefragen ausgehen, wieweit sie sich von den tradtionellen Theaterabeiten entfernen und welche neue $Theater{\ddot{a}}sthetik$ sie herzustellen versuchen, um der $gegenw{\ddot{a}}rtigen$ Gesellschaft, besonders nach 1990 Jahre, zu entsprechen. Nach dem Zusammenbruch des Ost-Blocks hat sich die Welt radikaler denn je $ver{\ddot{a}}ndert$. Durch die $revolution{\ddot{a}}ren$ Technologien wie Mobilfunk und Internet verwischen sich die Grenzen zwischen Wirklichkeit und Fiktion, zwischen Original und Nicht-original mehr und mehr. Die letztliche globale Finanz- und Wirtschaftskriese hat die ganze Welt in Schockzustand versetzt, aber man scheint bei den verschiedenen Schreckenzeneraien und den negativen Meldungen daraus noch keine "Lehre" gezieht zu haben. Die Experimente, die in dem Bereich der zeitigen Theaterarbeiten gewagt werden, sind die Versuche, die Theater selbst macht, um eine den radikalen gesellschaflichen $Ver{\ddot{a}}nderungen$ entsprechende neue $k{\ddot{u}}nstliche$ Aufgabe zu suchen. In dieser Arbeit $m{\ddot{o}}chte$ ich sie, $ant{\acute{i}}-theatralische$ Strategien nennen, weil sie jenseits der konventionellen theatralischen Arbeitsweise liegen. Diese $R{\ddot{a}}ume$, wo solche $Auff{\ddot{u}}hrungen$ gespielt werden und $nat{\ddot{u}}rlich$ auch den Zuschauerraum $einschlie{\ss}en$, sind, die $R{\ddot{a}}ume$ des Abwesenheit und des Abweichens,,, weil sie dem $gew{\ddot{o}}hnlichen$ Wunsch des Publikums, alles zu sehen, entgegenkommen. Sie fordern dem Zuschauer, der auch zu ihren wichtigen theatralische Element $geh{\ddot{o}}rt$, $da{\ss}$ er an ihren $Auff{\ddot{u}}hrungen$ mit den ganz anderen Sichtweise als den ${\ddot{u}}berlieferten$ aktiv, teilnehmen, $mu{\ss}$. Sie wollen ihre $Auff{\ddot{u}}hrungen$ zu den $Erfahrungsr{\ddot{a}}umen$ machen, wo der Zuschauer ${\ddot{u}}ber$ sich und sein eigenes Leben selbst reflektieren kann, indem er die wahrgenommenen Ereignisse zu seinen eigenen Erfahrungen $zusammenf{\ddot{u}}gt$. Dadurch wird die Dichtonomie zwischen den Sichtbaren und den Nicht-Sichtbaren $entsch{\ddot{a}}rft$.

Experimental assessment of thermal radiation effects on containment atmospheres with varying steam content

  • R. Kapulla;S. Paranjape;U. Doll;E. Kirkby;D. Paladino
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.11
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    • pp.4348-4358
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    • 2022
  • The thermal-hydraulics phenomena in a containment during an accident will necessarily include radiative heat transfer (i) within the gas mixture due to the high radiative absorption and emission of steam and (ii) between the gas mixture and the surrounding structures. The analysis of some previous PANDA experiments (PSI, Switzerland) demonstrated the importance of the proper modelling of radiation for the benefit of numerical simulations. These results together with dedicated scoping calculations conducted for the present experiments indicated that the radiative heat transfer is considerable, even for a very low amount of steam (≈2%). The H2P2 series conducted in the large-scale PANDA facility at the Paul-Scherrer-Institut (PSI) in the framework of the OECD/NEA HYMERES-2 project is intended to enhance the understanding of thermal radiation phenomena and to provide a benchmark for corresponding numerical simulations. Thus, the test matrix was tailored around the two opposite extremes: either gas compositions with small steam content such that radiative heat transfer phenomena can be neglected. Or gas mixtures containing larger amounts of steam, so that radiative heat transfer is expected to play a dominant role. The H2P2 series consists of 5 experiments designed to isolate the radiation phenomena from convective and diffusive effects as much as possible. One vessel with a diameter of 4 m and a height of 8 m was preconditioned with different mixtures of air / steam at room and elevated temperatures. This was followed by the build-up of a stable helium stratification at constant pressure in the upper part of the vessel. After that, helium was injected from the top into the vessel which leads to an increase of the vessel pressure and a corresponding elevation-dependent and transient rise of the gas temperature. It is shown that even the addition of small amounts of steam in the initial gas atmosphere considerably impacts the radiative heat transport throughout all phases of the experiments and markedly influences i) the monitored gas peak temperature, ii) the temperature history during the compression and iii) the following relaxation phase after the compression was stopped. These PANDA experiments are the first of its kind conducted in a large scale thermal-hydraulic facility.

Plane-wave Full Waveform Inversion Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data in an Elastic Medium (탄성매질에서의 분포형 음향 센싱 자료를 활용한 평면파 전파형역산)

  • Seoje, Jeong;Wookeen, Chung;Sungryul, Shin;Sumin, Kim
    • Geophysics and Geophysical Exploration
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.214-216
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    • 2022
  • Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), an increasingly growing acquisition technique in the oil and gas exploration and seismology fields, has been used to record seismic signals using optical cables as receivers. With the development of imaging methods for DAS data, full waveform inversion (FWI) is been applied to DAS data to obtain high-resolution property models such as P- and S-velocity. However, because the DAS systems measure strain from the phase distortion between two points along optical cables, DAS data must be transformed from strain to particle velocity for FWI algorithms. In this study, a plane-wave FWI algorithm based on the relationship between strain and horizontal particle velocity in the plane-wave assumption is proposed to apply FWI to DAS data. Under the plane-wave assumption, strain equals the horizontal particle velocity, which is scaled by the velocity at the receiver position. This relationship was confirmed using a numerical experiment. Furthermore, 4-layer and modified Marmousi-2 velocity models were used to verify the applicability of the proposed FWI algorithm in various survey environments. The proposed FWI was implemented in land and marine survey environments and provided high-resolution P- and S-velocity models.