• 센서학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2016

Scent diffuser using micro-pore piezo actuator achieved a commercial success because of its cheap production cost, but it is easy to be use for IT-based contents due to difficulty of scent intensity control. To solve this problem, we control the emission amount of scent diffuser by changing amplitude and frequency of input voltage applied to micro-pore piezo actuator. And, we analyzed the effect of density of cotton core on emission amount and a relationship between hole-size of mesh in piezo actuator and viscosity of scents to design a mechanically optimal scent device.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1033-1041
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• 2010

This study investigates the combined effect of clothing interest and fashion innovativeness on dimensions of scent quality (pleasantness, intensity, familiarity, and congruency) to understand which dimensions of scent quality have significant positive effects on the appeal of scented apparel products. The survey data were statistically analyzed. A structural equation modeling using LISREL was conducted to test the model. Results indicate that clothing interest has a significant impact on scent quality attitude. Positive evaluations of the product were most strongly influenced by the pleasantness quality of the scent. Intensity and familiarity were factors that affected the approach of consumer responses toward scented products. Congruency was not a significant scent quality in generating positive responses for apparel products among consumers.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to design an authoring tool and a corresponding device for an olfactory display that can augment the immersion and reality in broadcasting services. The developed authoring tool allows an olfactory display to be properly synchronized with the existing video service by applying the standardized format using ISO/IEC 23005 (MPEG-V) and the corresponding developed scent display device. To propose the proper data format for the olfactory display, we have analyzed both the multimodal combination and the cross-modality related to the olfactory display. From the results of the analysis, we derived a set of olfactory parameters for the olfactory display that are related to emotion. The analyzed parameters related to emotion in an olfactory display are synchronization, scent intensity, scent persistence, and hedonic tone. These parameters should be controlled so that the olfactory display can be in harmony with the existing media to augment emotion. In addition, we developed a scent display device that can generate many kinds of scents and that satisfies design conditions for olfactory parameters that are for use with broadcasting services.

• 센서학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2012

Among the human senses, olfactory information still does not have a proper data presentation method unlike that regarding vision and auditory information. It makes presenting the sense of smell into multimedia information impossible, which may be an exploratory field in human computer interaction. In this paper, we propose an olfactory information presentation method, which is a way to use smell as multimedia information, and show an application for scent generation and odor display using a web service. The olfactory information can present smell characteristics such as intensity, persistence, hedonic tone, and odor description. The structure of data format based on olfactory information can also be organized according to data types such as integer, float, char, string, and bitmap. Furthermore, it can be used for data transmitting via a web service and for odor display using a scent generator. The scent generator, which can display information of smell, is developed to generate 6 odors using 6 aroma solutions and a diluted solution with 14 micro-valves and a micropump. Throughout the experiment, we confirm that the remote user can grasp information of smell transmitted by messenger service and request odor display to the computer controlled scent generator. It contributes to enlarge existing virtual reality and to be proposed as a standard reference method regarding olfactory information presentation for future multimedia technology.

• Asian Journal of Business Environment
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2017

Purpose - Pleasing ambient colors, music, scent, layout and salespeople are hypothesized to positively impact shoppers' perceptions about the atmosphere of a store. Few studies on the interactive effect of these atmospheric factors have earlier been undertaken. This paper looks at the interactive effect of color on the other predictor variables. Research design, data, and methodology - This study is from field locations in the shopping malls located in Delhi NCR. A descriptive study was undertaken to decipher the interactive effect of color with music, scent, layout and salespeople. Moderation of color on music, scent, layout and salespeople is regressed on store atmospherics. The authors investigate the effects of color, light, music, scent, layout and salespeople on store atmospherics in a retail context. They also study the interactive effect of color with predictor variables which significantly influence the perception of store atmospherics. Results - The paper reveals that music, scent, layout and salespeople influence customer's perception about store atmospherics. The interactive effect of color with scent, layout and sales people influence customer's perception about store atmospherics significantly. It does not moderate with layout and music. Conclusions - Store color is important in predicting store atmospherics. Care is needed to ensure that the effects of different environmental stimuli match.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.418-425
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 3가지 향기가 뇌파유형에 따른 피험자에게 미치는 영향과 피험자의 쾌적성 및 생산성을 향상시킬 수 있는 최적의 향기를 찾기 위한 연구를 하였다. 피험자들을 A타입과 B타입으로 분류하여 뇌파(EEG), 학습능력 및 심박동변이(HRV)를 측정하여 쾌적성, 집중력, 스트레스 및 심장박동의 변화를 분석하였다. 항온 항습실은 온도 31[$^{\circ}C$], 상대습도 80[RH%], 조도 1,000[lux] 및 기류 속도 0.02[m/sec]의 상대적으로 불쾌적한 조건에서 로즈마리, 쟈스민 및 헤이즐넛 향기를 이용하여 실내 환경을 변화시켜 주었다. 연구결과 쟈스민 향기가 A타입과 B타입의 상대${\alpha}$파, SEF50, $\frac{SMR}{\theta}$ 및 SDNN이 활성화 되었으며, 비대칭지수, 스트레스지수 및 피로도는 감소하였다. A타입과 B타입 모두 쟈스민 향기를 선호하는 것을 알 수 있었으나, A타입이 B타입 보다 향기에 더욱 민감하게 반응하였다. 따라서 쟈스민 향기가 쾌적성, 생산성 및 집중력 향상과 스트레스 및 피로도 감소에 효과적이다.

• 감성과학
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.3-16
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• 2015

오렌지 과즙이 생생하게 표현된 영상과 함께 제시된 오렌지 향은 영상실감을 향상시킬까? 혹은 남녀 간의 데이트 장면에 로맨틱한 향을 제시한다면 영상실감이 향상될까? 전자는 영상에 구체적인 대상 혹은 장소가 존재할 때 향을 활용하여 영상실감을 향상시키는 경우라면, 후자는 그렇지 않은 경우 향을 활용하여 실감향상을 시도하는 경우이다. 본 논문에서는 위의 두 가지 질문에 답하기 위해 다양한 영상과 향에 대한 수용도와 감성에 대한 심리적 측정을 진행해 온 선행 연구들을 종합하고, 이 연구들이 주는 시사점과 한계, 연구 전망에 대해 논의하고자 한다. 특히 후각정보 수용도, 향 유사성 지각, 영상의 후각적 생생함과 영상실감, 향 감성에 부합하는 색상, 색온도, 그리고 감성 형용사를 측정한 방법과 결과에 초점을 맞춰 논의할 것이다. 본 연구가 영상실감을 위해 향을 사용하고자 하는 연구자 혹은 공학자들에게 큰 도움을 줄 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2010

Floral scent emitted from many plants is the key factor for pollinator attraction and defense for survival in nature and is important industrial materials for perfumery as well. It is a complex mixture of various organic molecules with a high volatility or a high vapor pressure. In general, floral scents are divided into three categories, aliphatics, terpenoids, and phenylpropanoids/benzenoids, based on its origin. About 1,700 scent compounds have been identified and their biochemistry and molecular biology also have elucidated their biosynthesis from various flowering plants during the last ten years. In addition to improvement of vase life, flower color and shape, and/or disease resistance, floral scent is coming up to the major breeding target for improvement of marketability. Therefore, metabolic engineering can be an important tool in near future and may be able to facilitate the breeding program for novel cultivar selection and improvement of marketability of floricultural crops.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.18-30
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• 2022

Background: Bees and flowering plants associations were initially began during the early Cretaceous, 120 million years ago. This coexistence has led to a mutual relationship where the plant serves as food and in return, the bee help them their reproduction. Animals pollinate about 75% of food crops worldwide, with bees as the world's primary pollinator. In general, bees rely on flower scents to locate blooming flowers as visual clue is limited and also their host plants from a distance. In this review, an attempt is made to collect some relevant 107 published papers from three scientific databases, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science database, covering the period from 1959 to 2021. Results: Flowering plants are well documented to actively emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, only a few of them are important for eliciting behavioral responses in bees. In this review, fifty-three volatile organic compounds belonging to different class of compounds, mainly terpenoids, benzenoids, and volatile fatty acid derivatives, is compiled here from floral scents that are responsible for eliciting behavioral responses in bees. Bees generally use honest floral signals to locate their host plants with nectar and pollen-rich flowers. Thus, honest signaling mechanism plays a key role in maintaining mutualistic plant-pollinator associations. Conclusions: Considering the fact that floral scents are the primary attractants, understanding and identification of VOCs from floral scent in plant-pollinator networks are crucial to improve crop pollination. Interestingly, current advances in both VOCs scent gene identification and their biosynthetic pathways make it possible to manipulate particular VOCs in plant, and this eventually may lead to increase in crop productivity.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.589-599
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• 2017

본 논문은 후각실험에 사용되는 향기에 대한 신뢰성을 검증하기 위한 연구로 MPEG-V(ISO/IEC 23005) 표준을 활용한 후각효과 재현 시스템을 소개한다. 구현된 시스템을 활용하여 실험 참여자들에게 두부장착교시장치(Head Mounted Display: HMD)를 착용시킨 상태에서 향기와 향기객체 이미지의 일대일 매칭, 향기와 다수의 향기객체 이미지 매칭, 그리고 발향장치와 피험자와의 거리별 선호도 분석을 실시하였다. 실험 결과 분석을 통해 후각도구로 커피, 코코아, 바나나, 복숭아 향기를 실험에 적합한 향기로 선정하였다. 매칭 정확도가 높았던 커피 향기의 경우 발향장치와 참여자 사이의 거리가 10~20cm인 경우가 30cm보다 이미지 매칭에 더 효과적이었다. 향후 본 연구를 통해서 선정된 향기를 사용하여, 가상현실 콘텐츠의 몰입감 및 현장감 향상을 위한 후각 연구를 진행할 것이다.