• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.194-201
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• 2019

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of muscle thickness (MT) and pennation angle (PA) measurements of the ankle muscle, including the tibialis anterior (TA) and the medial gastrocnemius (MGCM), using a hands-free fixed probe and to compare it with the conventional linear probe. Design: Observational inter-rater reliability study. Methods: Thirty-three healthy subjects (20 male, 13 female) were included. In all subjects, ultrasound images were acquired from the TA and MGCM using a hands-free fixed probe and a conventional linear probe in random sequence by two examiners at two time-points within a 7-day interval. MT and PA were calculated on the taken images. Intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC), 95% confidence intervals, standard error of measurement and the Pearson's correlation coefficient were used to estimate reliability and validity. And also, Bland-Altman plots were generated for a visual representation of MT and PA at the TA and MGCM. Results: The ICC for all intra-rater reliability was 0.943 to 0.995 and that for all inter-rater reliability was 0.928 to 0.993, indicating excellent reliability. A significantly high correlation was observed between MT and PA at the TA and MGCM with use of the hands-free fixed probe and the conventional linear probe (r>0.938; p<0.001). Conclusions: The hands-free fixed probe provided excellent images for measurement of the MT and PA of the TA and MGCM and is a useful device for making clinical measurements of muscle structure without grasping of the probe.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2016

As described in the previous paper (Park et al. 2013), the detector subsystem of optical wide-field patrol (OWL) provides many observational data points of a single artificial satellite or space debris in the form of small streaks, using a chopper system and a time tagger. The position and the corresponding time data are matched assuming that the length of a streak on the CCD frame is proportional to the time duration of the exposure during which the chopper blades do not obscure the CCD window. In the previous study, however, the length was measured using the diagonal of the rectangle of the image area containing the streak; the results were quite ambiguous and inaccurate, allowing possible matching error of positions and time data. Furthermore, because only one (position, time) data point is created from one streak, the efficiency of the observation decreases. To define the length of a streak correctly, it is important to locate the endpoints of a streak. In this paper, a method using a differential convolution mask pattern is tested. This method can be used to obtain the positions where the pixel values are changed sharply. These endpoints can be regarded as directly detected positional data, and the number of data points is doubled by this result.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the association between dietary intake of citrus fruits and prostate cancer risk. Methods : Authors searched electronic databases and the reference lists of publications of diet and prostate cancer studies until August 2007. All of the epidemiological studies that obtained individual data on dietary intake of citrus fruits and presented risk estimates of the association between intake of citrus fruits and risk of prostate cancer were identified and included. Using general variance-based methods, study-specific odds ratios (OR)/ relative risk (RR) and associated confidence interval (CI)/ standard error (SE) for highest versus lowest intake of citrus fruits level were extracted from each paper. Results : Eleven articles including six case-control studies, one nested case-control study and four cohort studies, proved eligible. Overall summary OR using random effect model did not show an association in risk of prostate caner with intake of citrus fruits (summary OR=1.03, 95% CI=0.89-1.19) with large heterogeneity across studies that we were unable to explain ($I^2$=67.88%). The summary ORs in case-control studies and cohort studies were 1.10 (95% CI=0.97-1.22) and 1.05 (95% CI=0.96-1.14), respectively. Conclusions : Pooled results from observational studies did not show an association between intake of citrus fruits and the risk of prostate cancer, although results vary substantially across studies.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.265-276
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• 2018

지상에 고정된 기기로 감시하기 어려운 대기 하층의 관측 사각 지역에서 유용한 관측 및 자료 분석 기술을 개발하였다. 상층 기상 관측에 사용되는 UHF 라디오존데를 UAV에 탑재하여 기온과 상대습도의 연직 자료를 원격 수집하여 10 m 기상 타워에서 측정한 자료와 비교하였다. 검증된 연직 분포로부터 외삽된 지표 기온과 총체 전달 방법을 이용하여 대기 안정도 변화에 따른 현열 플럭스를 추정하였다. 지상에서 3차원 초음파 풍속계로 측정한 현열 플럭스와 비교한 결과는 원격탐사로 산출되는 현열 플럭스에 허용되는 오차 범위 30%보다 작은 23% 이내의 오차를 보였다. UAV 관측 현열 플럭스로부터 추정한 대기경계층 고도는 대기 오염 확산 모델에 유용한 자료를 실시간, 경제적으로 제공할 수 있다.

• 대기
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.415-427
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• 2012

$CO_2$ is the most important trace gas related to climate change. Therefore, understanding surface carbon sources and sinks is important when seeking to estimate the impact of $CO_2$ on the environment and climate. CarbonTracker, developed by NOAA, is an inverse modeling system that estimates surface carbon fluxes using an ensemble Kalman filter with atmospheric $CO_2$ measurements as a constraint. In this study, to investigate the capability of CarbonTracker as an analysis tool for estimating surface carbon fluxes in Asia, an experiment with a nesting domain centered in Asia is performed. In general, the results show that setting a nesting domain centered in Asia region enables detailed estimations of surface carbon fluxes in Asia. From a rank histogram, the prior ensemble spread verified at observational sites located in Asia is well represented with a relatively flat rank histogram. The posterior flux in the Eurasian Boreal and Eurasian Temperate regions is well analyzed with proper seasonal cycles and amplitudes. On the other hand, in tropical regions of Asia, the posterior flux does not differ greatly from the prior flux due to fewer $CO_2$ observations. The root mean square error of the model $CO_2$ calculated by the posterior flux is less than the model $CO_2$ calculated by the prior flux, implying that CarbonTracker based on the ensemble Kalman filter works appropriately for the Asia region.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1055-1060
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• 2018

4차 산업혁명을 맞이하여 학교 교육에 있어서 진로교육의 문제가 크게 대두되고 있다. 일선 현장에서도 인공지능 및 빅 데이터들을 효과적으로 처리하기 위한 서비스 또는 기술에 대하여 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있으나, 교육분야에 있어서는 학생들에 대한 데이터들을 단순처리과정을 거칠 뿐이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 인공지능 및 빅데이터를 활용한 학생들의 진로교육을 위한 진로 예측 프로그램을 설계 제시하고자 한다. 영재교육원 학생들의 관찰데이터를 이용하여 의사결정 트리중 가장 인공지능에 가깝고 효과적이라고 알려진 C4.5알고리즘으로 의사결정 트리를 구성하고 학생들의 희망 진로를 예측하는 것이다. 판별결과 카파계수는 0.7을 넘어 상당한 일치도를 보였고 평균절대오차도 0.1정도로 상당히 낮은 수치를 보였다. 이에 따라서 본 연구에서 보이듯이 많은 연구 및 데이터를 구축하여 학생들의 상담에 활용 진로를 제시하고 수업태도 및 방향을 제시하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2002

Site-specific minimum temperature forecasts are critical in a short-term decision making procedure for preventive measures as well as a long-term strategy such as site selection in fruits industry. Nocturnal cold air pools frequently termed in mountainous areas under anticyclonic systems are very dangerous to the flowering buds in spring over Korea, but the spatial resolution to detect them exceeds the current weather forecast scale. To supplement the insufficient spatial resolution of official forecasts, we developed a GIS - assisted frost risk assesment scheme for using in mountainous areas. Daily minimum temperature data were obtained from 6 sites located in a 2.1 by 2.1 km area with complex topography near the southern edge of Sobaek mountains during radiative cooling nights in spring 2001. A digital elevation model with a 10 m spatial resolution was prepared for the entire study area and the cold air inflow was simulated for each grid cell by counting the number of surrounding cells coming into the processing cell. Primitive temperature surfaces were prepared for the corresponding dates by interpolating the Korea Meteorological Administration's automated observational data with the lapse rate correction. The cell temperature values corresponding to the 6 observation sites were extracted from the primitive temperature surface, and subtracted from the observed values to obtain the estimation error. The errors were regressed to the flow accumulation at the corresponding cells, delineating a statistically significant relationship. When we applied this relationship to the primitive temperature surfaces of frost nights during April 2002, there was a good agreement with the observations, showing a feasibility of site-specific frost warning system development in mountainous areas.

• 한국측량학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1989

토지재조사 측량을 위한 수치측량과 대축척 도면의 수정에 있어서는 정밀하고도 조밀한 기준점망의 설치가 필요하다. 종래의 항공사진측량에 있어서는 블럭조정에 지상측량에 의한 조정좌표가 사용되었으나 본 연구에서는 거리, 각, 표고차등 3차원 측지관측값이 사진좌표 및 외부표정 요소 등과 함께 결합조정된 번들블럭조정 방법을 사용하여 지상기준점이 없거나 배치가 불량한 지역에서도 사친측량의 정확도가 향상 되도록 하였다. 실험결과 과대오차를 제거한 조정좌표는 기준점이 부족한 경우에는 결합조정의 정확도가 보다 향상되었으며, 기준점이 전혀없는 경우에도 기준점만으로 조정한 경우에 접근되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to characterize a validated model for predicting oocyte retrieval in controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and to construct model-based nomograms for assistance in clinical decision-making regarding the gonadotropin protocol and dose. Methods: This observational, retrospective, cohort study included 636 women with primary unexplained infertility and a normal menstrual cycle who were attempting assisted reproductive therapy for the first time. The enrolled women were split into an index group (n=497) for model building and a validation group (n=139). The primary outcome was absolute oocyte count. The dose-response relationship was tested using modified Poisson, negative binomial, hybrid Poisson-E_max, and linear models. The validation group was similarly analyzed, and its results were compared to that of the index group. Results: The Poisson model with the log-link function demonstrated superior predictive performance and precision (Akaike information criterion, 2,704; λ=8.27; relative standard error (λ)=2.02%). The covariate analysis included women's age (p<0.001), antral follicle count (p<0.001), basal follicle-stimulating hormone level (p<0.001), gonadotropin dose (p=0.042), and protocol type (p=0.002 and p<0.001 for short and antagonist protocols, respectively). The estimates from 500 bootstrap samples were close to those of the original model. The validation group showed model assessment metrics comparable to the index model. Based on the fitted model, a static nomogram was built to improve visualization. In addition, a dynamic electronic tool was created for convenience of use. Conclusion: Based on our validated model, nomograms were constructed to help clinicians individualize the stimulation protocol and gonadotropin doses in COS cycles.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.173-182
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• 2009

본 논문은 한국어 8단모음을 인식하기 위한 효율적인 파라미터의 추출과 자동 독화 시스템의 구축에 관하여 연구한 것이다. 얼굴의 특징들은 다양한 칼라 공간에서 다양한 값으로 표현되는 것을 이용하여 각 표현 값들을 증폭하거나 또는 축소, 대비시켜 얼굴 요소들이 추출되도록 하였다. 눈과 코의 위치, 안쪽 입의 외곽선, 윗입술의 상단, 이의 외곽선을 특징 점으로 찾았으며, 이를 분석하여 안쪽 입의 면적, 안쪽 입의 높이와 폭, 이의 보임 비율 코와 윗입술 상단과의 거리를 파라미터로 사용하였다. 2400개의 영상으로 분석하였고 이 분석을 바탕으로 신경망 시스템을 구축한 후 인식 실험을 하였다. 정상인 5명이 동원되었고, 사람들 사이에 있는 관찰 오차를 정규화를 통하여 수정하였으며 실험하여 파라미터의 유용성 관점에서 좋은 결과를 얻었다.