• Molecules and Cells
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.371-377
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• 2017

Despite the importance of the receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB ligand (RANKL)-RANK signaling mechanisms on osteoclast differentiation, little has been studied on how RANK expression is regulated or what regulates its expression during osteoclastogenesis. We show here that insulin signaling increases RANK expression, thus enhancing osteoclast differentiation by RANKL. Insulin stimulation induced RANK gene expression in time- and dose-dependent manners and insulin receptor shRNA completely abolished RANK expression induced by insulin in bone marrow-derived monocyte/macrophage cells (BMMs). Moreover, the addition of insulin in the presence of RANKL promoted RANK expression. The ability of insulin to regulate RANK expression depends on extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) since only PD98059, an ERK1/2 inhibitor, specifically inhibited its expression by insulin. However, the RANK expression by RANKL was blocked by all three mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases inhibitors. The activation of RANK increased differentiation of BMMs into tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive ($TRAP^+$) osteoclasts as well as the expression of dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (DC-STAMP) and d2 isoform of vacuolar ($H^+$) ATPase (v-ATPase) Vo domain (Atp6v0d2), genes critical for osteoclastic cell-cell fusion. Collectively, these results suggest that insulin induces RANK expression via ERK1/2, which contributes to the enhancement of osteoclast differentiation.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.18 no.1_2
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• pp.197-204
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• 2005

For two distinct rank-1 matrices A and B, a rank-1 matrix C is called a separating matrix of A and B if the rank of A + C is 2 but the rank of B + C is 1 or vice versa. In this case, rank-1 matrices A and B are said to be separable. We show that every pair of distinct Boolean rank-l matrices are separable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2018.06a
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• pp.20-21
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• 2018

행렬의 rank 최소화 기법은 영상 잡음 제거, 행렬 완성(completion), low rank 행렬 복원 등 다양한 영상처리 분야에서 효과적으로 이용되어 왔다. 특히 nuclear norm 을 이용한 low rank 최소화 기법은 convex optimization 을 통하여 대상 행렬의 특이값(singular value)을 thresholding 함으로써 간단하게 low rank 행렬을 얻을 수 있다. 하지만, nuclear norm 을 이용한 low rank 최소화 방법은 행렬의 rank 값을 정확하게 근사하지 못하기 때문에 잡음 제거가 효과적으로 이루어지지 못한다. 본 논문에서는 영상의 잡음을 제거 하기 위해 다중 잡음 제거 영상을 이용하여 유사도가 높은 유사 패치 행렬을 구성하고, 유사 패치 행렬의 rank 를 non-convex function 을 이용하여 최소화시키는 방법을 통해 잡음을 제거하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.61 no.2
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• pp.223-237
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• 2021

Let n be a fixed natural number. Menger algebras of rank n can be regarded as a canonical generalization of arbitrary semigroups. This paper is concerned with studying algebraic properties of Menger algebras of rank n by first defining a special class of full n-place functions, the so-called a left translation, which possess necessary and sufficient conditions for an (n + 1)-groupoid to be a Menger algebra of rank n. The isomorphism parts begin with introducing the concept of homomorphisms, and congruences in Menger algebras of rank n. These lead us to establish a quotient structure consisting a nonempty set factored by such congruences together with an operation defined on its equivalence classes. Finally, the fundamental homomorphism theorem and isomorphism theorems for Menger algebras of rank n are given. As a consequence, our results are significant in the study of algebraic theoretical Menger algebras of rank n. Furthermore, we extend the usual notions of ordinary semigroups in a natural way.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.213-225
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• 1997

Let A be a real $m \times n$ matrix. The column rank of A is the dimension of the column space of A and the maximal column rank of A is defined as the maximal number of linearly independent columns of A. It is wekk known that the column rank is the maximal column rank in this situation.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.943-950
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• 2003

The maximal column rank of an m by n matrix A over max algebra is the maximal number of the columns of A which are linearly independent. We compare the maximal column rank with rank of matrices over max algebra. We also characterize the linear operators which preserve the maximal column rank of matrices over max algebra.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.73-88
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• 2016

We consider ${\mathcal{T}}_{\infty}(F)$ - the space of all innite upper triangular matrices over a eld F. We give a description of all linear maps that satisfy the property: if rank(x) = 1, then $rank({\phi}(x))=1$ for all $x{\in}{\mathcal{T}}_{\infty}(F)$. Moreover, we characterize all injective linear maps on ${\mathcal{T}}_{\infty}(F)$ such that if rank(x) = k, then $rank({\phi}(x))=k$.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.427-443
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• 2007

The spanning column rank of an $m{\times}n$ integer matrix A is the minimum number of the columns of A that span its column space. We compare the spanning column rank with column rank of matrices over the ring of integers. We also characterize the linear operators that preserve the spanning column rank of integer matrices.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.89-96
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• 2006

For a rank-1 matrix A, there is a factorization as $A=ab^t$, the product of two vectors a and b. We characterize the linear operators that preserve rank and some equivalent condition of rank-1 matrices over a chain semiring. We also obtain a linear operator T preserves the rank of rank-1 matrices if and only if it is a form (P, Q, B)-operator with appropriate permutation matrices P and Q, and a matrix B with all nonzero entries.

• The Pure and Applied Mathematics
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.103-118
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• 2003

We estimate the stable rank of twisted crossed products of $C^{*}-algebras$ by topological Abelian groups. As an application we estimate the stable rank of twisted crossed products of $C^{*}-algebras$ by solvable Lie groups. In particular, we obtain the stable rank estimate of twisted group $C^{*}-algebras$ of solvable Lie groups by the (reduced) dimension and (generalized) rank of groups.