• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.44-52
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• 2016

Purpose: To quantitatively and qualitatively compare fat-suppressed MRI quality using iterative decomposition of water and fat with echo asymmetry and least-squares estimation (IDEAL) with that using frequency selective fat-suppression (FSFS) T2- and postcontrast T1-weighted fast spin-echo images of the head and neck at 3T. Materials and Methods: The study was approved by our Institutional Review Board. Prospective MR image analysis was performed in 36 individuals at a single-center. Axial fat suppressed T2- and postcontrast T1-weighted images with IDEAL and FSFS were compared. Visual assessment was performed by two independent readers with respect to; 1) metallic artifacts around oral cavity, 2) susceptibility artifacts around upper airway, paranasal sinus, and head-neck junction, 3) homogeneity of fat suppression, 4) image sharpness, 5) tissue contrast of pathologies and lymph nodes. The signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) for each image sequence were assessed. Results: Both IDEAL fat suppressed T2- and T1-weighted images significantly reduced artifacts around airway, paranasal sinus, and head-neck junction, and significantly improved homogeneous fat suppression in compared to those using FSFS (P < 0.05 for all). IDEAL significantly decreased artifacts around oral cavity on T2-weighted images (P < 0.05, respectively) and improved sharpness, lesion-to-tissue, and lymph node-to-tissue contrast on T1-weighted images (P < 0.05 for all). The mean SNRs were significantly improved on both T1- and T2-weighted IDEAL images (P < 0.05 for all). Conclusion: IDEAL technique improves image quality in the head and neck by reducing artifacts with homogeneous fat suppression, while maintaining a high SNR.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.655-660
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• 1999

Let R be an integral domain with identity. In this paper we will show that if R is integrally closed or if t-dim $R{\leq}1$, then R[{$X_{\alpha}$}] satisfies the principal ideal theorem for each family {$X_{\alpha}$} of algebraically independent indeterminates if and only if R is an S-domain and it satisfies the principal ideal theorem.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.185-191
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• 2012

Let D be an integral domain and SF(D) be the set of star operations of finite type on D. We show that if ${\mid}SF(D){\mid}$ < ${\infty}$, then every maximal ideal of D is a $t$-ideal. We give an example of integrally closed quasi-local domains D in which the maximal ideal is divisorial (so a $t$-ideal) but ${\mid}SF(D){\mid}={\infty}$. We also study the integrally closed domains D with ${\mid}SF(D){\mid}{\leq}2$.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.279-287
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• 2012

Let $k$ be a field containing the field $\mathbb{Q}$ of rational numbers and let $R=k[x_{ij}{\mid}1{\leq}i{\leq}m,\;1{\leq}j{\leq}n]$ be the polynomial ring over a field $k$ with indeterminates $x_{ij}$. Let $I_t(X)$ be the determinantal ideal generated by the $t$-minors of an $m{\times}n$ matrix $X=(x_{ij})$. Eagon and Hochster proved that $I_t(X)$ is a perfect ideal of grade $(m-t+1)(n-t+1)$. We give a structure theorem for a class of determinantal ideals of grade 3. This gives us a characterization that $I_t(X)$ has grade 3 if and only if $n=m+2$ and $I_t(X)$ has the minimal free resolution $\mathbb{F}$ such that the second dierential map of $\mathbb{F}$ is a matrix defined by complete matrices of grade $n+2$.

• Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.52 no.6
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• pp.1253-1270
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• 2015

Let (R, m) be a commutative Noetherian local domain, M a non-zero finitely generated R-module of dimension n > 0 and I be an ideal of R. In this paper it is shown that if $x_1,{\ldots },x_t$ ($1{\leq}t{\leq}n$) be a sub-set of a system of parameters for M, then the R-module $H^t_{(x_1,{\ldots },x_t)}$(R) is faithful, i.e., Ann $H^t_{(x_1,{\ldots },x_t)}$(R) = 0. Also, it is shown that, if $H^i_I$ (R) = 0 for all i > dim R - dim R/I, then the R-module $H^{dimR-dimR/I}_I(R)$ is faithful. These results provide some partially affirmative answers to the Lynch's conjecture in [10]. Moreover, for an ideal I of an arbitrary Noetherian ring R, we calculate the annihilator of the top local cohomology module $H^1_I(M)$, when $H^i_I(M)=0$ for all integers i > 1. Also, for such ideals we show that the finitely generated R-algebra $D_I(R)$ is a flat R-algebra.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.465-475
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• 2012

We characterize the fuzzy ideal generated by a fuzzy subset in a semigroup and the fuzzy interior ideal generated by a fuzzy subset in a semigroup. Our work generalizes the characterizations ([8]) of those fuzzy ideals generated by fuzzy subsets in semigroups with an identity element.

• Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.35-42
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• 1997

Throughout this paper, all rings are assumed to be commutative with identity. By a local ring (R,m), we mean a Noetherian ring R which has a unique maximal ideal m. Let I be an ideal in a ring R and t an indeterminate over R.

• Communications of the Korean Mathematical Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.221-227
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• 2002

In this paper we will show that the followings ; (1) Let R be a regular local ring of dimension n. Then $A_{n-2}$(R) = 0. (2) Let R be a regular local ring of dimension n and I be an ideal in R of height 3 such that R/I is a Gorenstein ring. Then [I] = 0 in $A_{n-3}$(R). (3) Let R = V[[ $X_1$, $X_2$, …, $X_{5}$ ]]/(p+ $X_1$$^{t1}$ + $X_2$$^{t2}$ + $X_3$$^{t3}$ + $X_4$$^2$+ $X_{5}$ $^2$/), where p $\neq$2, $t_1$, $t_2$, $t_3$ are arbitrary positive integers and V is a complete discrete valuation ring with (p) = mv. Assume that R/m is algebraically closed. Then all the Chow group for R is 0 except the last Chow group.group.oup.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.97-101
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• 2002

In this paper, we introduce the notion of T-part of BCI-algebras relative to a subset. We show that if A is a subalgebra of a BCI-algebra X, then so is the T-part $T_A(X)$ of X relative to A. We provide equivalent conditions that the T-part of X relative to A is an ideal.

• East Asian mathematical journal
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.93-109
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• 2006

The concept of intuitionistic fuzzy set was first introduced by Atanassov in 1986. In this paper, we define the intuitionistic(S,T)-fuzzy left h-ideals of a hemiring by using an s-norm S and a t-norm T and study their properties. In particular, some results of fuzzy left h-ideals in hemirings recently obtained by Jun, $\"{O}zt\"{u}rk$, Song, and others are extended and generalized to intuitionistic (S,T)-fuzzy ideals over hemirings.