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(Pattern Search for Transcription Factor Binding Sites in a Promoter Region using Genetic Algorithm) (유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 프로모터 영역의 전사인자 결합부위 패턴 탐색)

  • 김기봉;공은배
    • Journal of KIISE:Software and Applications
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    • v.30 no.5_6
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    • pp.487-496
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    • 2003
  • The promoter that plays a very important role in gene expression as a signal part has various binding sites for transcription factors. These binding sites are located on various parts in promoter region and have highly conserved consensus sequence patterns. This paper presents a new method for the consensus pattern search in promoter regions using genetic algorithm, which adopts the assumption of N-occurrence-per-dataset model of MEME algorithm and employs the advantage of Wataru method in determining the pattern length. Our method will be employed by genome researchers who try to predict the promoter region on anonymous DNA sequence and to find out the binding site for a specific transcription factor.

Search Method for Consensus Pattern of Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Promoter Region (프로모터 영역의 전사인자 결합부위 Consensus 패턴 탐색 방법)

  • Kim, Ki-Bong
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.1218-1224
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    • 2008
  • Located on the upstream of a gene, the promoter region that plays a very important role in the control of gene expression as a signal part has various binding sites for transcription factors. These binding sites are present in various parts of the promoter region and assume an aspect of highly conserved consensus sequence pattern. This paper deals with the introductions of search methods for consensus pattern, including Wataru method, EM algorithm, MEME algorithm, Genetic algorithm and Phylogenetic Footprinting method, and intends to give future prospects of research on this field.

A 4-step Inference Method for Natural Language Propositions Involving Fuzzy Quantifiers and Truth Qualifiers

  • Okamoto, Wataru
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 2003.09a
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    • pp.579-582
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    • 2003
  • In this paper, we propose a 4-step inference method needed for constructing a natural language communication system. The method is used to obtain fuzzy quantifier Q′when QA is Fisr τ⇔ Q′(m′A) is mF is m"is τ is inferred (Q, Q′: quantifiers, A: fuzzy subject, m′, m": modifiers, y: fuzzy predicate, τ: truth qualifier). We show that Q′is resolved step by step for two types of Q, including a non-increasing type (few,...) and a non-decreasing type(most,...).

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ITERATIVE FACTORIZATION APPROACH TO PROJECTIVE RECONSTRUCTION FROM UNCALIBRATED IMAGES WITH OCCLUSIONS

  • Shibusawa, Eijiro;Mitsuhashi, Wataru
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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    • 2009.01a
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    • pp.737-741
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    • 2009
  • This paper addresses the factorization method to estimate the projective structure of a scene from feature (points) correspondences over images with occlusions. We propose both a column and a row space approaches to estimate the depth parameter using the subspace constraints. The projective depth parameters are estimated by maximizing projection onto the subspace based either on the Joint Projection matrix (JPM) or on the the Joint Structure matrix (JSM). We perform the maximization over significant observation and employ Tardif's Camera Basis Constraints (CBC) method for the matrix factorization, thus the missing data problem can be overcome. The depth estimation and the matrix factorization alternate until convergence is reached. Result of Experiments on both real and synthetic image sequences has confirmed the effectiveness of our proposed method.

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Development of a Method to Estimate Distribution of Paddy Fields in Southeast Asia Using Terra/ASTER Data

  • Sasaki, Gaku;Takeuchi, Wataru;Yasuoka, Yoshifumi
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2003.11a
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    • pp.1180-1182
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    • 2003
  • In Asian countries, paddy field is indispensable for our lives not only as a source of food but also ecosystem, hydrology, landscape, culture and global warming. In this sense it is necessary to get the detailed spatial distribution of paddy field in Asian region. Remote sensing seems to be the most appropriate tool to estimate paddy field. In this study, two Terra/ASTER images acquired on different date were used to get a map of paddy field with different planting. ASTER's 15-m resolution was found to be enough to be recognize individual paddy field . Paddies with different planting stages were divided into five types using their spectral patterns. As a result a map of paddies with different planting was obtained with tolerably high accuracy.

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Characteristics of Non-Isolated OSAKA Converter -Characteristics of Three-Phase Soft-Switching Power Factor Corrected Converter for Large Scale Power Without Three-Phase Transformer-

  • Taniguchi, Katsunori;Shimomori, Wataru;Lee, Hyun-Woo
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2005.07b
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    • pp.1383-1386
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    • 2005
  • Non-isolated OSAKA Converter, which removes a three-phase transformer, is described in this paper. The converter switches once in every half cycle of an AC commercial power source. Therefore, it can solve many problems caused by the high frequency operation. The proposed converter achieves the soft-switching operation and the EMI noise can be reduced. In this circuit, the resonant capacitor, which is used for the soft-switching operation, is utilized for the improvement of an input current waveform. To achieve low cost and compact structure, non-isolated OSAKA converter removes a three-phase transformer of the OSAKA converter. By removing the three-phase transformer, three phase currents occur the interferences each other. To avoid the interference, a new switching method for non-isolated OSAKA converter is preposed. The converter can be constructed by the low-speed large power devices. The converter generates the low distorted input current waveforms with high power factor.

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Ductile crack initiation evaluation in stiffened steel bridge piers under cyclic loading

  • Fujie, Wataru;Taguchi, Miki;Kang, Lan;Ge, Hanbin;Xu, Bin
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.463-480
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    • 2020
  • Although detailed shell analysis is suitable to predict the ductile crack initiation life of steel members, such detailed method adds time expense and complexity. In order to simply predict the ductile crack initiation life of stiffened steel bridge piers, a total of 33 cases are simulated to carry out the parametric analyses. In the analysis, the effects of the width-to-thickness ratio, slenderness ratio, plate thickness and so on are considered. Both shell analyses and beam analyses about these 33 cases are conducted. The plastic strain and damage index obtained from shell and beam analyses are compared. The modified factor βs is determined based on the predicted results obtained from both shell and beam analyses in order to simulate the strain concentration at the base corner of the steel bridge piers. Finally, three experimental results are employed to verify the validity of the proposed method in this study.

Method of Determining Future Facility Location with Maintaining Present Accessibility

  • Takahagi, Wataru;Sumitani, Yasushi;Takahashi, Hirotaka;Omae, Yuto;Sakai, Kazuki
    • Industrial Engineering and Management Systems
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.197-205
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    • 2016
  • The public services closely related to the daily lives of the Japanese people, such as firefighting, police or primary school education, are largely financed by the local governments. As the population as a whole in Japan declines, the population in local regions are forecasted to experience particularly rapid decline in the future, and it is inevitable to reduce the cost of public services provided by the local governments to keep their financial basis sustainable. In order to provide public services to the people properly and fairly, the local governments own and utilize their public facilities, such as fire stations, police stations or primary schools. On the other hand, we have to secure the accessibility, which is the condition of accessing a facility easily in a whole local city including the high population density area and low population density area. In this paper, we propose a method of determining the number of future facilities and its facility locations in which we maintain the present accessibility. In our proposed method, we determine them comparing the accessibility measurement calculated by facility location model using the present and future population. We adopted k-centdian model as the facility location model, which can secure the accessibility in a whole local city determining the weights of both areas. We applied our proposed method to fire station in Iwaki city, Japan. The results suggested that 7 facilities would be reduced in 2064, after 50 years from 2014. Additionally, we confirmed that the future facility location had secured accessibility in both high and low population density area.

Influence of Mechanical Properties of Painting Layers and Priming Methods to Weathering Resistance of Danchung (도막의 기계적 성질과 포수방법이 단청의 내후성에 미치는 영향)

  • Oh, Joon suk;Kawanobe, Wataru
    • Journal of Conservation Science
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    • v.17 s.17
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    • pp.19-32
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    • 2005
  • The exterior of Korean traditional wooden buildings have been painted with Danchung of painting method using glue and pigments. However because of losing traditional techniques and materials through the period of colonization and industrialization, many problems are occurring today. Especially after several years from painting, occurrence of scalings and flakings in painting layer is a serious problem. To improve weathering resistance of painting layer caused by stress from the difference of swelling and shrinkage between painting layer and wood plate, was examined by weathering tests. The stress is due to the hydrophilic property of wood, mechanical properties(tensile property and stress relaxation) of painting layer, and priming methods by various binders such as glue, acrylic emulsion(Primal AC-3444), acrylic resin(Paraloid B-72). Because stress relaxation of acrylic emulsion of which glasf transition temperature is below room temperature$(7^{\circ}C)$ is high, painting layers with acrylic emulsion generate no scalings and flakings and are in the most durable state in all weathering tests. Priming method which starts from low concentration to high concentration, is more effective to improve durability than other priming methods.

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