• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.473-480
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• 2021

This study was purpose to method that applies for improving the image quality in CT and X-ray scan, especially in the lung region. Also, we researched the parameters of the image before and after applying for Histogram Equalization (HE) such as mean, median values in the histogram. These techniques are mainly used for all type of medical images such as for Chest X-ray, Low-Dose Computed Tomography (CT). These are also used to intensify tiny anatomies like vessels, lung nodules, airways and pulmonary fissures. The proposed techniques consist of two main steps using the MATLAB software (R2021a). First, the technique should apply for the process of normalization for improving the basic image more correctly. In the next, the technique actively rearranges the intensity of the image contrast. Second, the Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization (CLAHE) method was used for enhancing small details, textures and local contrast of the image. As a result, this paper shows the modern and improved techniques of HE and some advantages of the technique on the traditional HE. Therefore, this paper concludes that various techniques related to the HE can be helpful for many processes, especially image pre-processing for Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL).

• 반도체공학회 논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.17-20
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• 2024

본 논문은 전통적인 자원 집약적인 컴퓨터 비전 모델의 한계를 해결하기 위해 저전력 엣지 장치에 최적화된 새로운 경량 객체 검출 모델을 제안합니다. 제안된 검출기는 Single Shot Detector (SSD)에 기반하여 소형이면서도 견고한 네트워크를 설계하였고, 작은 객체를 효율적으로 감지하는 데 있어 효율성을 크게 향상시키도록 모델을 구성하였다. 이 모델은 주로 두 가지 구성요소로 구성되어 있습니다: Depthwise 와 Pointwise Convolution 레이어를 사용하여 효율적인 특징 추출을 위한 Light_Block, 그리고 작은 객체의 향상된 감지를 위한 Enhancer_Block 으로 나누었다. 우리의 모델은 300x480 의 이미지 크기를 가진 Udacity 주석이 달린 데이터셋에서 처음부터 훈련되었으며, 사전 훈련된 분류 가중치의 필요성을 제거하였다. 약 0.43M 의 파라미터로 5.5MB 만의 무게를 가진 우리의 검출기는 평균 정밀도 (mAP) 27.7%와 140 FPS 의 처리 속도를 달성하여, 정밀도와 효율성 모두에서 기존 모델을 능가하였다. 따라서, 본 논문은 추론의 정확성을 손상시키지 않으면서 엣지 장치를 위한 객체 검출에서의 효과적인 경량화를 보여주고 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.417-420
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• 2007

저자들은 사르코이드증 환자에서 그레이브스병이 동반된 1예를 경험하였으며 이는 아직 국내에서 보고된 바 없기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.257-263
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• 2001

Species of the genus Orobanche are parasitic flowering plants, holoparasites, which cling to the roots of green plants. Their tiny seeds (200 x $250\mu\textrm{m}$) germinate in response to chemical stimuli produced by host and some non-host plants. Successful contact with their host leads to development of haustoria for obtaining water and food. The shoots above the ground expose flowers and disseminate seeds. Several samples of Orobanche ramosa, O. crenata, O. cernua, and O. egyptiaca were collected from different localities in Jordan. These samples showed one of the following disease symptoms: dry rot at the base of the stem; general deterioration and expanded lesion from base upward; soft tissue maceration of stem; and black rot of flower parts with incomplete maturation of the ovary and seeds. Isolation from diseased stems and seeds was made on three different mycological media. Several fungi were isolated, mainly, Fusarium spp., Alternaria alternata, Rhizoctonia sp., Dendrophora sp., Chaetomium sp., and an ascomycetus fungus with a perithecium. Pathogenicity tests showed that Fusarium spp. and Alternaria alternata attacked healthy living tissue of Orobanche spikes. These fungi caused lesions of black soft rot and complete deterioration within 5-7 days. They also attacked Orobanche seeds, arresting their germination and causing maceration of non-germinated and germinated seeds after 5-7 days of incubation. Meanwhile, Dendrophora sp. and Chaetomium sp. caused limited lesion at first, but were able to colonize the tissue as it aged and senesced. This study showed the presence of a potential endogenous pathogenic fungi in Jordan, which can be investigated as a biological control for Orobanche.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.281-284
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• 2010

Purpose: Pseudohypoparathyroidism is a hereditary disorder characterized by symptoms and signs of hypoparathyroidism, typically in association with distinctive skeletal and developmental defects. Hypoparathyroidism is caused by a insufficient end-organ response to PTH (parathyroid hormone). Hypoparathyroidism consists of four types in which the most common form, pseudohypoparathyroidism-Ia, accompany with Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy. We experienced a case of a woman who had been suffering from calcified mass on left foot, diagnosed Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy. Methods: We present a case of a 24-year-old Korean female who visited plastic surgery department with a painful mass on dorsum of the left foot. On the physical exam, bony hard and painful mass, fixed to dermis, was noted. Plain X-ray films demonstrate suspicious calcification on subcutaneous tissue of dorsum of the left foot. The patient was diagnosed pseudohypoparathyroidism 2 years ago at the plastic surgery department. At the visiting time, the laboratory results were within normal range even though the patient actually had a disease. The reason is because the patient has been treated with Vit.D, calcium replacement therapy and thyroid hormone therapy. Moreover, the patient has been treated with anticonvulsant agents due to epilepsy. On the brain computer tomography (CT), calcification was noted on the basal ganglia and dentate nucleus. So we decided the total excision of entire mass from the left foot. Results: We excised main mass with numerous pinhead sized masses which were scattered around the main mass. The $6.0{\times}4.0{\times}0.5\;cm$ sized main mass was bony hard, and its surface was flat and margin was irregular. The permanent biopsy was confirmed that the main mass and all the scattered tiny masses were heterotopic calcification. The patient did not suffer from the pain after the mass excision. The wound has been healed without any problem. Conclusions: Heterotrophic calcification is often accompanied with pseudohypoparathyroidism, but such a huge one is uncommon. We report a case of pseudohypoparathyroidism with heterotrophic calcification developed in dorsum of left foot who was diagnosed by excisional biopsy.

• 한국문화재보존과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국문화재보존과학회 2004년도 제20회 발표논문집
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• pp.33-42
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• 2004

The forged iron axe found in the No. 2 wood-framed tomb (the middle 3rd century) of Hwangseongdong, Gyeongju is rectangular on the plane level. It shows an obtuse angle in the edge part, while the joint part has the both sides folded up and shows the traces of wood. Under the reflected light, the Iron axe shines in metal luster, which is bright light gray or light creamy colors. The result of x-ray diffraction analysis shows that the axe consists of magnetite and geothite, which can explain why the composition and structure of the original ore has been kept intact. The microtexture of the axe has the irregular network of ferrite and pearlite, and tile cementite of tiny amount in the ferrite background. The overall treatment of the texture seems to be thermal with a high ratio of carbon. There are fine-grained magnetite, wolframite, quartz, calcite, mica, hornblende and pyroxene inside the axe. Those must be the impurities that they failed to remove in the refining process. The normal ferrite is composed of pure iron whose $Fe_2O_3$ proportion is from 99.16 to $99.84\;wt.\%$. Other than them, the ferrite parts usually contain $Al_2O_3\;and\;SiO_2$. The irregular network of pearlite also contains Impurities including $Al_2O_3\;and\;SiO_2$ and shows highly diverse patterns of carbon content. It's because the axe was carburized after the material was made to resemble pure iron. The decarbonization work didn't go well along the process marks. It's estimated that the original ore was bloom produced in low-temperature reduction and formed around in $727^{\circ}C$, which is eutetic temperature.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.795-804
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• 2007

Statement of problem. Nano-scale calcium-phosphate coating on the anodizing titanium surface using ion beam-assisted deposition (IBAD) has been recently introduced to improve the early osseointegration. However, not much is known about their surface characteristics that have influence on tissue-implant interaction. Purpose. This study was aimed to investigate microtopography, surface roughness, surface composition, and wettability of the titanium surface modified by the anodic oxidation and calcium phosphate coating using IBAD. Material and methods. Commercially pure titanium disks were used as substrates. The experiment was composed of four groups. Group MA surfaces represented machined surface. Group AN was anodized surface. Group CaP/AN was anodic oxidized and calcium phosphate coated surfaces. Group SLA surfaces were sandblasted and acid etched surfaces. The prepared titanium discs were examined as follows. The surface morphology of the discs was examined using SEM. The surface roughness was measured by a confocal laser scanning microscope. Phase components were analyzed using thin-film x-ray diffraction. Wettability analyses were performed by contact angle measurement with distilled water, formamide, bromonaphtalene and surface free energy calculation. Results. (1) The four groups showed specific microtopography respectively. Anodized and calcium phosphate coated specimens showed multiple micropores and tiny homogeneously distributed crystalline particles. (2) The order of surface roughness values were, from the lowest to the highest, machined group, anodized group, anodized and calcium phosphate deposited group, and sandblasted and acid etched group. (3) Anodized and calcium phosphate deposited group was found to have titanium and titanium anatase oxides and exhibited calcium phosphorous crystalline structures. (4) Surface wettability was increased in the order of calcium phosphate deposited group, machined group, anodized group, sandblasted and acid etched group. Conclusion. After ion beam-assisted deposition on anodized titanium, the microporous structure remained on the surface and many small calcium phosphorous crystals were formed on the porous surface. Nanoscale calcium phosphorous deposition induced roughness on the microporous surface but hydrophobicity was increased.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.285-290
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• 1996

저자들은 특징적인 임상 증상과 함께 전형적인 흉부 x-선 및 고해상 흉부 전산화 단층 촬영을 보이는 미만성 법세기관지염 환자에서 흉강경을 이용한 폐생검으로 확진하여 erythromycin 소량 투여로 임상적 효과를 얻은 1예를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고는 바이다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2006

고분자/점토의 nanocomposite는 고분자에 소량의 점토를 첨가해도 물리적, 기계적, 열적 특성이 증가하기 때문에 최근 이에 관련된 연구가 증가되고 있다. 특히 montmorillonite(MMT)와 같은 smectite 계열의 점토는 높은 종횡비, 판형의 층상구조, 경제성 때문에 산업적으로 이용가치가 많다고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 PE/MMT nanocomposite는 고분자를 용융시킨 후 점토를 삽입하여 시편을 제조하였다. 나노입자의 구조는 XRD 및 TEM을 이용하여 확인하였고, 난연성은 LOI, 탄화층 생성량, 연기중량농도의 측정을 통하여 검토하였다. 또한 PE/MMT nanocomposite의 열적 안정성은 DTG-DTA 분석을 통하여 검토하였다. 그 결과 종래의 화합물보다 그 특성이 보강되었다. 난연성은 연소시 탄화층 형성에 의하여 증가 되었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.50-60
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• 2010

지난 반세기 동안 컴퓨터 시스템의 발전으로 개인용 컴퓨터와 소프트웨어 산업은 유래 없는 호황을 누렸다. 21세기에 들어서는 이러한 흐름이 모바일 기기로 점차 이동하면서 임베디드 시스템 시장이 폭발적으로 증가하였다. 휴대전화, 내비게이션 시스템, PMP 등의 휴대용 멀티미디어 기기들은 시장에 쏟아져 나온 반면에 대부분의 산업용 제어시스템은 여전히 단순제어 시스템에 의존하여 제품이 개발되고 있다. 실제로 이를 첨단 하드웨어와 소프트웨어의 기술로 전환하려고 해도 그 수요가 모바일 시장에 비해 낮아 부품수급이 어렵고 가격이 상승하는 문제를 안고 있으며 기술개발 시 발생하는 많은 비용과 인력은 기업 입장에서는 투자 부담이 될 수밖에 없다. 그러나 미래 고객들에게 제품에 대한 기업 이미지를 끌어올리기 위해서는 고성능 시스템의 하드웨어와 소프트웨어 플랫폼 개발이 반드시 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점들을 해결하기 위해서 네트워크 임베디드 시스템의 최적화된 하드웨어 플랫폼과 소프트웨어 플랫폼을 개발하였다. 개발된 플랫폼은 멀티미디어 기능을 추가하여 고급형 제품을 위한 플랫폼으로 제작하였다. 멀티미디어 기능을 구현하기 위해서 텔레칩스 사의 멀티미디어 프로세서인 TCC8300을 기반으로 개발하였으며 프로세서 내부의 다양한 병렬하드웨어 기능을 이용함으로써 회로상의 부품의 수를 최소화 하고 성능 향상과 더불어 전력소모량을 최소화하였다. 그리고 소프트웨어의 기술비용(로열티)을 없애기 위해서 오픈소스 기반의 운영체제인 임베디드 리눅스와 오픈소스 기반의 그래픽 라이브러리인 TinyX와 GTK+를 이용하여 GUI(Graphic User Interface)를 구현하였다. 또한 개발된 플랫폼을 이용하여 여러 가지 방식의 YUV2RGB 프레임 변환 실험 및 측정을 통해서 성능 및 프레임별 변환 시에 소모되는 전력량을 계산하였고 플랫폼의 각 부분별 동작에 대한 전력소모량 측정을 통해서 플랫폼 구성 시 필요한 전력과 성능을 예측할 수 있도록 하였다. 응용제품을 개발할 때 주어진 기능 및 성능 그리고 저전력 등의 사양이 구현 가능한지 분석하고 절충할 때 사용할 수 있는 모델식을 개발하였고 이를 활용하여 직접 제작해 봄으로써 신뢰성을 입증하였다. 이 때, 하드웨어 부품들은 휴대폰 생산 시에 사용되는 부품들을 사용함으로써 저가의 부품을 안정적으로 수급하여 대량생산을 용이하게 하였다.