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LDCSIR: Lightweight Deep CNN-based Approach for Single Image Super-Resolution

  • Muhammad, Wazir;Shaikh, Murtaza Hussain;Shah, Jalal;Shah, Syed Ali Raza;Bhutto, Zuhaibuddin;Lehri, Liaquat Ali;Hussain, Ayaz;Masrour, Salman;Ali, Shamshad;Thaheem, Imdadullah
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.12spc
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    • pp.463-468
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    • 2021
  • Single image super-resolution (SISR) is an image processing technique, and its main target is to reconstruct the high-quality or high-resolution (HR) image from the low-quality or low-resolution (LR) image. Currently, deep learning-based convolutional neural network (CNN) image super-resolution approaches achieved remarkable improvement over the previous approaches. Furthermore, earlier approaches used hand designed filter to upscale the LR image into HR image. The design architecture of such approaches is easy, but it introduces the extra unwanted pixels in the reconstructed image. To resolve these issues, we propose novel deep learning-based approach known as Lightweight deep CNN-based approach for Single Image Super-Resolution (LDCSIR). In this paper, we propose a new architecture which is inspired by ResNet with Inception blocks, which significantly drop the computational cost of the model and increase the processing time for reconstructing the HR image. Compared with the other state of the art methods, LDCSIR achieves better performance in terms of quantitively (PSNR/SSIM) and qualitatively.

A Comparative Study the Quality of Life using the Life Environment Indicator - Focused on the Jeonnam Area - (군지역 도시생활환경지표를 활용한 생활의 질 비교연구 - 전남 지역을 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Jai-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.47-56
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    • 2016
  • Urban planning is the task to explore measures for bringing order to the change in urban space of future predicted in relation to the size and purpose of the land and a variety of facilities in cities in order to present the environment that can promote the qualitative improvement of activities of residents, ensure orderly urban space of future, and create appropriate urban environment which meets the desire of citizens by anticipating the urban development on the basis of overall activities such as politics, economics, culture, etc, so that the improvement in urban life can be accomplished ultimately. Therefore, this study attempted to examine current conditions information necessary for establishing policies pursuant to the national land development plan and regional development, as well as respond to the needs of urban residents who need the improvement of settlement environment including various amenities for the convenience of life, by shifting away form the macroscopic and one-size-fits top-down approach of development so far and aiming a balanced development of national land in quest for welfare society and by utilizing the urban index as the basic prior task necessary for seeking the shift ind the direction of policies and setting the direction for policies on the basis of the top-down development approach which suits the anticipation and hope of local residents as the subject of development, considering the growing interest in the shift in the policies for regional development in this era of localization. Techniques for urban planning need to be applied, such as the prior planning and the following development, along with the support at the policy level for achieving the improvement in the related sector, in order to induce continuos urban deelopment based on the establishment of healthy and sound settlement environment, and furthermore, the efforts must be drven forward to improve the urban settlement environment while the urban planning and policies are established.

Visitor Behavior and Satisfaction in Suburban Recreational Forests - Focused on the suburbs of Seoul - (도시근교형 자연휴양림 이용 행태와 만족도 분석 - 서울 근교를 중심으로 -)

  • 서주환;최현상;전형석
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.57-65
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    • 2003
  • This study researches attributes , behaviors , satisfaction factors and degrees of curiosity of visitors to recreational forests in the suburbs of a large city. It aims to present suggestions for urban forest development and management policy by offering basic data which help to plan, design and manage recreational forests to increase the quality of these environments. The results are as follows First, in attribute, the visiting rate of males is higher than that of females, and the main users are in their thirties and forties. Sixty percent of visitors graduated from university and their rate of employment is evenly distributed. 95 percent of visitors are residents of the metropolitan area. In terms of behavior, major visitors are family units visiting during summer seasons and for overnight stays. 75% are re-visitors. 85% of visitors came to escape the city with families and friends, keep in good health and experience nature. Second, to extract the factors affecting visitor satisfaction in recreational forests, the natural environment, facilities, and management/use systems were identified as independent variables, while subordinate satisfactions were dependent variables. so regression analysis was used. Thus, the variables affecting the natural environment are quality of water, stream use, biodiversity, fresh air and landscape factors. The variables affecting facilities are puking, convenience, play facilities, sanitary arrangement and camping. Most important among the variables affecting management/use systems are educational facilities and access condition. On the basis of generalizing the study in the existing individual site, we must verify the visiting characteristics in recreational forests in the suburbs of a large city. Since development of recreational forests is understood as a sequence considering a site and a given condition, and since management and improvement must unfold according to these characteristics, a strategy is needed to reveal visitors' opinions about the site. Depending on the facilities and service, satisfaction of recreational forests is generally influenced by social and economic qualities. Also, this study can look into the effect according to use pattern motive and season. As suburban recreational forests have many overnight-users and younger men, programs suitable for these groups are needed. On the basis of variables affecting satisfaction according to natural environment, facilities, and use system, policies which can manage the natural environment and introduce educational programs are needed.

Development of Inhabitant Participation Index for the Village Environment Improvement (마을환경개선을 위한 주민참여지표개발)

  • Lee, Kwan-Hee;Park, Jong-Woong;Kwon, Soo-Koang;Kim, Yeong-Pyo
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.9 no.2 s.19
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2003
  • A purpose of this study is to develop practical indexes for improving a village environment in Kyongbuk, Korea. From a questionnaire survey of the public employees (71 persons) who take charge of the environment in Kyongbuk province, the indexes were produced and the contents of questionnaire consisted of preferential and supplementary indexes to apply. The preferential indexes which apply to an agricultural village and a stock raising village are environmental sanitation facilities, a hygienic check of livestock and a purge of livestock shed's surroundings. In case of mountainous village, and natural-ecological village the preferential indexes are habitat reservation for wildlife, poaching prohibition (monitoring for it), and food supplement for livestock. To the traditional-cultural village, prevention of noise pollution, environmental sanitation facilities, and a monitoring or water quality change are the prior indexes in order. For the village near city and the industrial village the preferential indexes are patrol removing of garbage, pollution index planting and monitoring for noise pollution. For a fishing village and a village fronting waterside excess uses of agricultural chemicals, monitoring for a water quality change, and realignment of green house with vinyl and warehouse. In conclusion the research presents the practical and preferential index for residents to improve their environment in accordance with village settings and suggests guidelines for further research.

Rationalization Process for Digital Design and Fabrication -Based on the Case of Fabricating Interior Panels- (디지털 디자인 및 패브리케이션 프로세스의 합리화 과정에 관한 연구 - 인테리어 패널 디자인 및 제작 사례를 기반으로 -)

  • Chang, Soo-Jung;Lee, Hyun-Soo;Lee, Jin-Kook
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.307-316
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    • 2015
  • Although the use of CAD and CAM technologies has been broadly adopted by architecture-engineering- construction-facility management (AEC/FM) industry as the means of producing complex forms, there are still remained issues such as reducing cost, and enhancing quality and manufacturability. In this paper, to resolve given issues, we suggest a process of rationalization in digital architecture design and fabrication as an integrated approach. The rationalization, which is usually used as the term related with the skin panel of free-form architecture, is a process of re-designing a digital model to meet the requirements of manufacturing considering the gap with an original designs. Thus we classified this process and conducted a case study of fabricated models as an exploratory study. As the result, we found that each phase is connected with other phases with the circulation of information and rationalization process can be determined as the circulative process which re-designs digital model by minimally deviating from the original design based on the information deducted from analysis of inter-compatability of software and requirement of hardware.

A Study on the Architectural Characteristics of Rice Mill in the Rural Village in the Chungbuk Area - Focused on Eomjeong Myeon Chungju City - (충북지역 농촌마을 정미소의 건축적 특성 - 충주시 엄정면을 중심으로 -)

  • Park, Heon-Choon;Kim, Seong-Keun;Han, Kyu-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 2006
  • The rice mill occurred from modernization process of the farming village. It comes to follow in intention of the architect and is not the position building. By the user of the building it comes to follow necessary and it is a position thing. The like this rice mill was the community center of the village. Also the material which is unique and form quality were land mark of the village. The object of research is the rice mill where it takes charge of a like this role. And the scope of research is 8 rice mills of Eomjeong Myeon Chungju City which is located in the northern Chungbuk area. The progress of research the documentary survey, actual measurement, question, field work it analyzed the construction quality which the rice mill keeps with base and it arranges. The results of study are follows; 1. conditions of location : The rice mill the entrance of the village, the crossroads system is formed most the place is doing in the place which well. 2. The inside composition of a space : In order to compose the work space and the store space efficiently the plane surface is doing a rectangular form. 3. Form of roof : The roof raises the efficient characteristic of the work where is not the design which is intended to be naturally formed from the space composition for. 4. Selection of material : Most it was a natural enemy and an utility, it selected the scientific material and it used.

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Evaluation of the Present Managerial Conditions Based on the Established Social and Ecological Impact Standards and Some Suggestions (무등산 도립공원의 사회.생태적 평가기준에 의한 현 진영상태의 평가와 관리방안)

  • 김상오;오광인
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.107-122
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    • 1998
  • Visitor Impact Management (VIM) framework was developed in the United States to help recreation resources management to be more systematic and effective. It consists of a series of steps from examining problems and their causes to planning and implementing management strategies in order to solve the problems. This study was conducted to find management problems in Moodeung-san Provincial Park and suggest some alternatives based on VIM framework. Data were collected by on-site survey and a mail-back questionnaire in August of 1996 in Moodeung-san Provincial Park. Out of 1173, 519 respondents (44.2%) were used for the study. According to the study results, there were differences between users' perceptions about the present use of the park and the users' personal norms about the use of the park. That is, while 46% of the respondents considered the park should be used as 'the place for calm and meditiation,' only 19% of the respondents considered the park had been used as 'the place for calm and meditation.' Three social indicators (the number of users, the number of seeing others' inconsiderate behaviors, and the crime) and four ecological indicators (littering, human waste, trail conditions, and water quality of Moodeung-san valleys) were selected for the major managerial indicators of the study area. Generally, five out of 7 selected indicators were in worse conditions than the evaluative standards, Five indicators which were evaluated as in worse conditions include two social indicators (the number of users and the number of seeing others' inconsiderate behaviors) and three ecological indicators (littering, human waste and trail conditions). Two other indicators such as water quality of Moodeung-san valley and the crime were identified to be important for users' recreational experience. More concerns and systematic investigations on these indicators are needed. This study discussed some management strategies to solve the identified problems, and introduced how mangers may make use of these information for recreation resource menagement in the park.

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Landscape Design for Kwangyang Station (광양역사 조경설계)

  • 김신원;이시영;조광영
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2003
  • The Office of Korean National Railroads announced a design competition for Kwangyang Station and sought design proposals in October of 2002. The authors collaborated on a landscape design for Kwangyang Station and earned first prize in the competition. The Office decided to construct outdoor public spaces of Kwangyang Station for railroad users, visitors and staff, and local residents. The landscape design covers the following: site inventory and analysis; integration of design program and site analysis; evaluation of design concept; selecting a winning design alternative; schematic design including circulation form and spatial form; and design development including subarea design. In the design process, the authors focused on the integration and interpretation of site conditions as related to the Kwangyang Station building. They also collectively analyzed and considered the physical development of the outdoor spaces of Kwangyang Station. The following are some of the major areas in the design of the outdoor spaces of Kwangyang Station: 1) a plaza for waiting, 2) an entry area for passengers, 3) a train cafeteria, 4) a cultural plaza, 5) an image wall, and 6) a symbolic pond. The plaza for waiting is created as a place for users to wait and rest. The entry area for passengers provides an area for pedestrians approaching, passing and strolling. The train cafeteria features trains, lawns, grasses and trees. The cultural plaza is a main area representing the regional characteristics of Kwangyang. This plaza also provides an area for various public events. The image wall is meant to be an exhibition space for displaying the advancements of Korean National Railroads in sculptural image forms. The symbolic pond consists of an area with symbolic water features and several sculptures with artistic value. In the authors' design, the outdoor spaces of Kwangyang station are created as a new type of public realm with function, regional quality, original identity, cultural context, symbolic meaning and images, and beauty. The designed spaces would be one of the most representative places of interest and attraction in Kwangyang.

Study of Consumers' Perceptions of Eco-friendly Agricultural Products and Policies by Group (친환경 농산물 소비자의 집단별 소비특성 및 정책에 대한 인식연구)

  • Lee, Tae-gyeom;Kim, Eun-Sol;Choi, Jin Ah;Kim, sangbum;Lee, Jae-Ho
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.83-91
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    • 2022
  • The goal of this study is to promote the spread of environmentally friendly agricultural products, which have been receiving a lot of attention lately, as a way to improve food safety and quality. As a result of the increased labor input, increased production costs, and an aging population, environmentally friendly agriculture is making it more difficult for farmers to expand their enterprises. In the meantime, consumers find it difficult to spread eco-friendly agricultural products due to their high expectations for safety and quality, as well as the desire to purchase products at a reasonable price. Previous studies have revealed differences in perceptions between eco-friendly agricultural producers and consumers. In light of this, this study divided consumers based on their characteristics (such as age, purchase history, health concerns, etc.), and different policies were proposed in order to increase purchasing factors for each group based on their characteristics. In order to gather information for this study, general citizens were asked about their perceptions of eco-friendly agricultural products, future purchase intentions and awareness, reliability, necessity, purpose, and information sources. A two-step clustering analysis was conducted using nominal and continuous variables simultaneously. The paper presents the three derived group differences (senior organic interest group, middle-aged organic interest group, and indifferent young organics) as well as group differences for the purchasing/non-purchasing factor analysis and policy improvement for each group. An eco-friendly agricultural product distribution proposal was made at the end of this article.

Web Services System Supporting Fault-Tolerance based on the Quality (품질 기반 장애 극복을 지원하는 웹 서비스 시스템)

  • Lee, Yong-Pyo;Shin, Jae-Dong;Han, Sang-Yong
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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    • v.12D no.6 s.102
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    • pp.875-880
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    • 2005
  • Recently web services ale being used to provide environments of distributed computing. Web services provide reusable software component. So, one web service can be used by many users, and one user can use different web services. For reliable use of web services, in these cases, it is important to be fault-tolerance. Existing fault-tolerant methods in web services need a kind of client modification and cannot consider extensible factors like quality. This study suggests the system architecture and description language for the system which can improve some of these problems.