• 한국광학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.176-183
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 3차원 영상 획득을 위한 LADAR(LAser Detection And Ranging)용 광수신기 모듈을 설계-제작하고 측정한 결과를 보고한다. 광수신기 모듈은 1 km 이상의 거리에서도 신호를 측정할 수 있도록 디지털모드(Geiger Mode)에서 동작하는 InGaAs APD(Avalanche Photodiode)로 설계하였으며, $16{\pm}16$ FPA(Focal Plane Array)로 설계-제작하였다. 디지털모드(Geiger Mode)는 항복전압 이상의 영역에서 동작하여 작은 광에 대해 반응 할 수 있게 큰 증폭률을 가지게 된다. 1ns의 FWHM(Full Width at Half Maximum)을 갖는 펄스를 수광할 수 있고, 배열 크기는 $16{\pm}16$, Geiger Mode 동작 등의 특성을 만족하도록 광수신기를 구성하기 위해 ROIC(Read Out Integrated Circuit)를 자체적으로 설계-제작하였다. 제작된 광수신기 모듈은 원거리 표적정보 획득이 가능하며, PDE(Photon Detection Efficiency)는 28%, DCR(Dark Count Rate)은 140 kHz 이하의 특성을 보였으며, LADAR 시스템에서 3차원 영상을 획득하였다. 이는 $16{\pm}16$ FPA APD를 이용한 광수신기에서 가장 우수한 특성을 나타낸 것이다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제29권1_2호
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• pp.98-113
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 블록 정합 알고리즘(BMA: block matching algorithm)인 다단계 연속 제거 알고리즘(MSEA: multi-level successive elimination algorithm)[1]의 연산량을 줄이기 위하여 네 가지 방안을 제안하였다. 첫 번째 제안 방안은 MSEA에서 서브 블록(sub block)의 합 놈(sum norm)에 대한 절대 오차의 합(SAD: sum of absolute difference)을 계산할 때 부분 왜곡 제거(PDE: partial distortion elimination) 기법을 적용하여 연산량을 감소시킨 알고리즘이다. 두 번째 제안 방안인 적응 SAD 계산 알고리즘은 SAD 계산 시 절대 오차가 큰 값에서부터 작은 값의 순으로 SAD를 계산하면 PDE가 빨리 발생하게 되어 연산량을 줄일 수 있는 성질을 이용한 알고리즘이다. 세 번째 제안 방안인 제거 레벨 추정 알고리즘은 탐색점의 제거 레벨을 추정하고 추정된 레벨에서부터 상위 레벨로 다단계 연속 제거 과정을 수행함으로 추정된 제거레벨보다 낮은 레벨들과 연관된 연산량을 감소시킨 알고리즘이다. 제안된 첫 번째, 두 번째, 세 번째 방안은 움직임 추정의 정확도가 전역 탐색 알고리즘(FSA: full search algorithm) 및 MSEA와 동일하면서 MSEA의 연산량을 효과적으로 감소시킨 알고리즘들이다. 네 번째 제안 방안인 나선형 다이아몬드 그물 탐색 알고리즘은 움직임 추정의 정확도가 거의 100%이면서 움직임 추정에 필요한 연산량을 획기적으로 감소시킨 고속 블록 정합 알고리즘이다. 위의 네 가지 제안 방안에 대한 성능을 평가하기 위하여 실험을 수행하였으며 실험에서 제안 방안들의 효율성을 확인하였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.249-256
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• 2019

이 논문은 재료의 전기 전도도 분포를 재구성하는 전기임피던스 단층이미지 기법(electrical impedance tomography; EIT)을 제시한다. 이 문제는 구조물 표면의 전극에서 측정된 전위와 계산된 전위의 차를 최소화하여 전기 전도도의 공간적 분포를 재구성하는 최적화 문제로 정의된다. 전류 입력 시 전위를 구하는 정해석 문제의 수학적 모델로서 완전전극모델(complete electrode model; CEM)을 사용하였다. 완전전극모델은 전기 포텐셜에 대한 라플라스 방정식과 전류 입력에 따른 경계조건들로 구성되는 경계값 문제이다. 완전전극모델 해의 정확성을 검증하기 위하여 유한요소법을 이용해 구한 원형 구조물의 전위해와 Technology Computer Aided Design(TCAD) 소프트웨어를 사용해 얻은 결과를 비교하였다. 완전전극모델의 지배방정식과 경계조건을 구속조건으로 하는 최적화 문제를 라그랑주 승수법(lagrange multiplier method)을 이용해 비구속 최적화 문제로 전환하고 라그랑지안의 1차 최적화 조건으로부터 전극에서의 전위 차를 최소화하는 최적의 전기전도도 분포를 도출하였다. 원형 균일영역의 전기 전도도 분포를 재구성하는 역해석 예제를 통해 완전전극모델 기반 EIT 프레임워크의 적용성을 검토하였다.

• Korean Circulation Journal
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.577-586
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• 2024

Background and Objectives: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis that primarily affects children under age 5 years. Approximately 20-25% of untreated children with KD and 3-5% of those treated with intravenous immunoglobulin therapy develop coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs). The prevalence of CAAs is much higher in male than in female patients with KD, but the underlying factors contributing to susceptibility to CAAs in patients with KD remain unclear. This study aimed to identify sex-specific susceptibility loci associated with CAAs in KD patients. Methods: A sex-stratified genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using previously obtained GWAS data from 296 KD patients and a new replication study in an independent set of 976 KD patients by comparing KD patients without CAA (controls) and KD patients with aneurysms (internal diameter ≥5 mm) (cases). Results: Six male-specific susceptibility loci, PDE1C, NOS3, DLG2, CPNE8, FUNDC1, and GABRQ (odds ratios [ORs], 2.25-9.98; p=0.00204-1.96×10^-6), and 2 female-specific susceptibility loci, SMAD3 (OR, 4.59; p=0.00016) and IL1RAPL1 (OR, 4.35; p=0.00026), were significantly associated with CAAs in patients with KD. In addition, the numbers of CAA risk alleles additively contributed to the development of CAAs in patients with KD. Conclusions: A sex-stratified GWAS identified 6 male-specific (PDE1C, NOS3, DLG2, CPNE8, FUNDC1, and GABRQ) and 2 female-specific (SMAD3 and IL1RAPL1) CAA susceptibility loci in patients with KD.

• The World Journal of Men's Health
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2021

Purpose: To determine if chronic administration of Jun-amino terminal kinase (JNK)-inhibitors and LIM-kinase 2 (LIMK2)-inhibitors from the immediate post-injury period in a rat model of cavernous-nerve-crush-injury could normalize cavernousveno-occlusive-function, and to compare it with phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5)-inhibitors. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 12-week-old male Sprague-Dawley-rats were randomized into five groups: sham-surgery (S), cavernous-nerve-crush-injury (I), cavernous-nerve-crush-injury treated with 10.0 mg/kg LIMK2-inhibitor (L) or 10.0 mg/kg JNK-inhibitor and 10.0 mg/kg LIMK2-inhibitor (J+L) or 20.0 mg/kg udenafil (P) for five-weeks. Five-weeks after surgery, dynamic-infusion-cavernosometry, histological-studies, caspase-3-activity-assay, and Western-blot were investigated. Results: Group-I had lower papaverine-response, higher maintenance-rate and higher drop-rate, compared to Group-S. Group-L, Group-J+L and Group-P showed improvement in the three dynamic-infusion-cavernosometry parameters. The papaverine-response and drop-rate in Group-J+L and Group-P recovered to sham-control level, but those in Group-L did not. Regarding apoptosis, Group-I had decreased content of α-smooth-muscle-actin, increased caspase-3 activity and increased cJun-phosphorylation. The cJun-phosphorylation improved only in Group-J+L. The α-smooth-muscle-actin content and caspase-3-activity in Group-J+L and Group-P improved, but those in Group-L were not. Regarding fibrosis, Group-I had decreased smooth muscle (SM)/collagen-ratio, increased protein-expression of fibronectin, and increased Cofilin-phosphorylation. Cofilin-phosphorylation was normalized in Group-L and Group-J+L, but not in Group-P. SM/collagen-ratio and proteinexpression of fibronectin in Group-L, Group-J+L and Group-P improved. Conclusions: Our data indicate that chronic inhibition of JNK and LIMK2 can restore cavernous-veno-occlusive-function by suppressing cavernous-apoptosis and cavernous-fibrosis, comparable to the results by PDE5-inhibitors. Chronic inhibition of JNK and LIMK2 might be a potential mechanism-specific targeted therapy for cavernous-veno-occlusive-dysfunction induced by cavernous nerve-injury.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.328-336
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• 2000

폴리프로필렌 글리콜의 표면-보조 레이저 탈착/이온화를 이용하여 선형 비행시간 질량 분석기에서 시간-지연 추출법이 분해능 개선, 질량-초점 길이 및 기기 퍼짐 효과의 영향을 수치계산과 비교하여 평가해였다. 비행시간 초점영역은 고저압 펄스의 지연 시간에 비례하였고 지연 시간 변화로 질량 초점 영역을 쉽게 조절할 수있었다. 시간 지연 추출법으로 얻어진 질량 스펙트럼의 분해능은 4500으로 연속추출법(20kV)에 비해 7배 정도 개선되었고 △m=2000의 질량-초점길이를 보여주었다. 시간 지연 추출법에서 기기 퍼짐 요인에 의한 분해능 개선의 한계를 계산하였고 5ns의기기 퍼짐 효과에 의해 동위원소 분리 검출은 분자량 2500까지 가능하였다. 시간 지연 추출법을 이용하여 폴리프로필렌 글리콜 분자가 탄고 표면에서 탈착될 때 생성되는 분열체 시리즈를 개선된 고분해능으로 동위원소 분포 수준으로 확인하였으며 분열 경로 규명 및 동위원소 비 질량분석기로의 응용 가능성을 시험하였다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.147-155
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• 1993

The cardiac effects of PAF antagonist Ginkgolide B(BN 52051) have been investigated on the isolated perfused guinea pig hearts maintained at the constant hydrostatic perfusion pressure of 80 cm water. PDE(Phosphodiesterase) inhibitor KR-30289 was used as a positive control to see the positive inotropic effects on the perfused hearts. In this expriments, Ginkgolide $B(10^{-5}-SM)$ showed negative inotropic effects by decreasing of LVP, LVDP, LV dp/dt, HR and RPP(Rate Pressure Product). Ginkgolide B also decreased the number of extrasystole by $51.9\%(from\;23.75\pm9.22/min\;to\;11.43\pm435/min)$ induced by global ischemia and reperfusion. The rate, [-dp/dt]/[+dp/dt] increased in preischemia but decreased in postischemia. 1n the separated study the injection of 1ml of Ginkgolide B$(10^{-4M})$ on the isolated heart, increased coronary flow(CF) by $11.8\%(from\;7.5\pm7.65ml/min\;to\;8.5\pm0.29ml/min)$ and decreased the number of extrasystole by $47.6\%(from\;21\pm5.92/min\;to\;11\pm5.27/min)$. In conclusion, Ginkgolide B showed antiarrhythmic and protective effects by decreasing the number of extrasystole and by increasing the coronary flow, respectively.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2011

Inhibition of intestinal glucose uptake is beneficial in reducing the blood glucose level for diabetes. To search for an effective intestinal glucose uptake inhibitor from natural sources, 70 native edible plants, fruits and vegetables were screened using Caco-2 cells and fluorescent D-glucose analog 2-[N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl) amino]-2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-NBDG). A compound that was able to inhibit glucose uptake was isolated from methanol extract of Punica granatum L. and called PG-1a. PG-1a appears to be a phthalic acid-diisononyl ester- like compound (PDE) with molecular weight of 418. The inhibitory effect of PG-1a on intestinal glucose uptake was dose-dependent with 89% inhibition at $100\;{\mu}g$/mL. Furthermore, the intestinal glucose uptake inhibitory effect of PG-1a was 1.2-fold higher than phlorizin, a well known glucose uptake inhibitor. This study suggests that PG-1a could play a role in controlling the dietary glucose absorption, and that PG-1a can effectively improve the diabetic condition, and may be used as an optional therapeutic and preventive agent.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.105-120
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• 2018

In this paper, the nonlinear free and forced vibration responses of sandwich nano-beams with three various functionally graded (FG) patterns of reinforced carbon nanotubes (CNTs) face-sheets are investigated. The sandwich nano-beam is resting on nonlinear Visco-elastic foundation and is subjected to thermal and electrical loads. The nonlinear governing equations of motion are derived for an Euler-Bernoulli beam based on Hamilton principle and von Karman nonlinear relation. To analyze nonlinear vibration, Galerkin's decomposition technique is employed to convert the governing partial differential equation (PDE) to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE). Furthermore, the Multiple Times Scale (MTS) method is employed to find approximate solution for the nonlinear time, frequency and forced responses of the sandwich nano-beam. Comparison between results of this paper and previous published paper shows that our numerical results are in good agreement with literature. In addition, the nonlinear frequency, force response and nonlinear damping time response is carefully studied. The influences of important parameters such as nonlocal parameter, volume fraction of the CNTs, different patterns of CNTs, length scale parameter, Visco-Pasternak foundation parameter, applied voltage, longitudinal magnetic field and temperature change are investigated on the various responses. One can conclude that frequency of FG-AV pattern is greater than other used patterns.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2006년도 제26회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.367-370
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• 2006

This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of the internal flowfield in a valveless airbreathing pulse detonation engine (PDE) currently under experimental development at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. The system involves no valves in the airflow path, and the isolation between the inlet and combustor is achieved through the gasdynamics in an isolator. The analysis accommodates the full conservation equations in axisymmetric coordinates, and takes into account variable properties for ethylene/oxygen/air system. Chemical reaction schemes with a single progress variable are implemented to minimize the computational burden. Detailed flow evolution during a full cycle is explored and propulsive performance is calculated. Effect of initiator mass injection rate is examined and results indicate that the mass injection rate should be carefully selected to avoid the formation of recirculation zones in the initial cold flowfield. Flow evolution results demonstrate a successful detonation transmission from the initiator to the combustor. However, strong pressure disturbance may propagate upstream to the inlet nozzle, suggesting the current configuration could be further refined to provide more efficient isolation between the inlet and combustor.