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AUTOMATIC TEXTURE EXTRACTION FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS USING THE ZI-BUFFER

  • Han, Dong-Yeob;Kim, Yong-Il;Yu, Ki-Yun;Lee, Hyo-Seong;Park, Byoung-Uk
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • 2007.10a
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    • pp.584-586
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    • 2007
  • 3D virtual modeling such as creation of a cyber city or landscape, or making a 3D GIS requires realistic textures. Automatic texture extraction using close range images is not yet efficient or easy in terms of data acquisition and processing. In this paper, common problems associated with automatic texture extraction from aerial photographs are explored. The ZI-buffer, which has depth and facet ID fields, is proposed to remove hidden pixels. The ZI-buffer algorithm reduces memory burden and identifies visible facets. The correct spatial resolution for facet gridding is tested. Error pixels in the visibility map were removed by filtering.

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Assessment of Fertilizing Capacity of Human Spermatozoa Using Cryopreserved Hamster Oocytes (냉동보존된 햄스터 난자를 이용한 인간정자의 생식력 평가)

  • Pang, Myung-Geol;Chung, Ku-Min;Kim, Seok-Hyun;Shin, Chang-Jae;Kim, Jung-Gu;Moon, Shin-Yong;Lee, Jin-Yong;Chang, Yoon-Seok
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.153-162
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    • 1992
  • To solve the logistical problems of the sperm penetration assay (SPA) to provide just a sufficient number of hamster ova exactly when they are needed, a new method to cryopreserve the ova has been devised (1-step dehydration and 2-step thawing). After freezing & thawing of zona-intact (ZI) and zona-free (ZF) hamster ova according to this new method, the frozen-thawed ova were compared with fresh, control ova (FO) in terms of the degree of sperm penetration in SPA using semen samples from fertile donors, subfertile, and infertile male. Each sperm sample was capacitated for 42 hours inTEST-Yolk Buffer before insemination in SPA. In fertile doner, both the penetration rate and penetration index were lower in SPA using frozen ova (ZI; 92.4%, 6.2, ZF; 63.7%, 3.9) than those of SPA using fresh ova (99.3%, 8.4). There was a significant correlation between the penetration index of SPA using FO and ZI (p<0.001), and between those of SPA using FO and ZF and ova (p<0.001). In subfertile patient, both the penetration rate and penetration index were lowered in frozen ova (ZI; 62.3%, 1.3, ZF; 21.8%, 0.4) than those of fresh ova (74.8%, 1.8). There were significant correlation between the penetration rate and penetration index in ZI ova (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively). In infertile patient, both the penetration rate and penetration index were ZI; 3.1%, 0.0, ZF;0.0%, 0.0, respectively. There were significant correlation between the penetration rate and penetration index in ZI ova (p<0.05).

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Performance Evaluation of a Switch Router with Output-Buffer (출력 버퍼를 장착한 스위치 라우터의 성능 분석)

  • Shin Tae-zi;Yang Myung-kook
    • Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.244-253
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    • 2005
  • In this paper, a performance evaluation model of the switch router with the multiple-buffered crossbar switches is proposed and examined. Buffered switch technique is well known to solve the data collision problem of the crossbar switch. The proposed evaluation model is developed by investigating the transfer patterns of data packets in a switch with output-buffers. The performance of the multiple-buffered crossbar switch is analyzed. Steady state probability concept is used to simplify the analyzing processes. Two important parameters of the network performance, throughput and delay, are then evaluated. To validate the proposed analysis model, the simulation is carried out on a network that uses the multiple buffered crossbar switches. Less than $2\%$ differences between analysis and simulation results are observed. It is also shown that the network performance is significantly improved when the small number of buffer spaces is given. However, the throughput elevation is getting reduced and network delay becomes increasing as more buffer spaces are added in a switch.

Performance Evaluation for a Multistage Interconnection Network with Buffered $a{\times}a$ Switches under Hot-spot Environment (핫스팟을 발생시 출력 버퍼형 $a{\times}a$ 스위치로 구성된 다단 연결망의 성능분석)

  • Kim, Jung-Yoon;Shin, Tae-Zi;Yang, Myung-Kook
    • Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.193-202
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, a performance evaluation model of the Multistage Interconnection Network(MIN) with the multiple-buffered crossbar switches under Hot-spot environment is proposed and examined. Buffered switch technique is well known to solve the data collision problem of the MIN. The proposed evaluation model is developed by investigating the transfer patterns of data packets in a switch. The performance of the multiple-buffered $a{\times}a$ crossbar switch is analyzed. Steady state probability concept is used to simplify the analyzing processes. Two important parameters of the network performance, throughput and delay, are then evaluated. To validate the proposed analysis model, the simulation is carried out on a Baseline network that uses the multiple buffered crossbar switches. Less than 2% differences between analysis and simulation results are observed. It is also shown that the network performance is significantly improved when the small number of buffer spaces is given. However, the throughput elevation is getting reduced and network delay becomes increasing as more buffer spaces are added in a switch.

Synthesis of a Novel Anthraquinone Diamino-Bridged Bis(β-cyclodextrin) and Its Cooperative Binding toward Guest Molecules

  • Zhao, Yan;Yang, Zi Ming;Chi, Shao Ming;Gu, Juan;Yang, Yong Cun;Huang, Rong;Wang, Bang Jin;Zhu, Hong You
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.29 no.5
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    • pp.953-958
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    • 2008
  • A novel anthraquinone diamino-bridged bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 was synthesized. The inclusion complexation behaviors of the native $\beta$ -cyclodextrin 1 and the novel bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 with guests, such as acridine red (AR), neutral red (NR), ammonium 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate (ANS), sodium 2-(p-toluidinyl) naphthalenesulfonate (TNS) and rhodamine B (RhB) were investigation by fluorescence, circular dichroism and 2D NMR spectroscopy. The spectral titrations were performed in phosphate buffer (pH 7.20) at 25 ${^{\circ}C}$ to give the complex stability constants (Ks) and Gibbs free energy changes (−${\Delta}G^0$) for the stoichiometric 1:1 inclusion complexation of host 1 and 2 with guests. The results indicated that the novel bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 greatly enhanced the original binding affinity of the native $\beta$ -cyclodextrin 1. Typically, bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 showed the highest binding constant towards ANS up to 34.8 times higher than that of 1. The 2D NMR spectra of bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 with RhB and TNS were performed to confirm the binding mode. The increased binding affinity and molecular selectivity of guests by bis($\beta$ -cyclodextrin) 2 were discussed from the viewpoint of the size/shape-fit concept and multipoint recognition mechanism.

Performance Evaluation of Networks with Buffered Switches (버퍼를 장착한 스위치로 구성된 네트워크들의 성능분석)

  • Shin, Tae-Zi;Nam, Chang-Woo;Yang, Myung-Kook
    • Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.203-217
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, a performance evaluation model of Networks with the multiple-buffered crossbar switches is proposed and examined. Buffered switch technique is well known to solve the data collision problem of the switch networks. The characteristic of a network with crossbar switches is determined by both the connection pattern of the switches and the limitation of data flow in a each switch. In this thesis, the evaluation models of three different networks : Multistage interconnection network, Fat-tree network, and other ordinary communication network are developed. The proposed evaluation model is developed by investigating the transfer patterns of data packets in a switch with output-buffers. Two important parameters of the network performance, throughput and delay, are evaluated. The proposed model takes simple and primitive switch networks, i.e., no flow control and drop packet, to demonstrate analysis procedures clearly. It, however, can not only be applied to any other complicate modern switch networks that have intelligent flow control but also estimate the performance of any size networks with multiple-buffered switches. To validate the proposed analysis model, the simulation is carried out on the various sizes of networks that uses the multiple buffered crossbar switches. It is shown that both the analysis and the simulation results match closely. It is also observed that the increasing rate of Normalized Throughput is reduced and the Network Delay is getting bigger as the buffer size increased.

Isolation of $NH_4^+$-Tolerant Mutants of Actinobacillus succinogenes for Succinic Acid Production by Continuous Selection

  • Ye, Gui-Zi;Jiang, Min;Li, Jian;Chen, Ke-Quan;Xi, Yong-Lan;Liu, Shu-Wen;Wei, Ping;Ouyang, Ping-Kai
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.20 no.8
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    • pp.1219-1225
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    • 2010
  • Actinobacillus succinogenes, a representative succinicacid-producing microorganism, is seriously inhibited by ammonium ions, thereby hampering the industrial use of A. succinogenes with ammonium-ion-based materials as the pH controller. Therefore, this study isolated an ammonium-ion-tolerant mutant of A. succinogenes using a continuous-culture technique in which all the environmental factors, besides the stress (ammonium ions), were kept constant. Instead of operating the mutant-generating system as a nutrient-limited chemostat, it was used as a nutrient-unlimited system, allowing the cells to be continuously cultured at the maximum specific growth rate. The mutants were isolated on agar plates containing the acid-base indicator bromothymol blue and a high level of ammonium ions that would normally kill the parent strain by 100%. When cultured in anaerobic bottles with an ammonium ion concentration of 354 mmol/l, the mutant YZ0819 produced 40.21 g/l of succinic acid with a yield of 80.4%, whereas the parent strain NJ113 was unable to grow. When using $NH_4OH$ to buffer the culture pH in a 3.0 l stirredbioreactor, YZ0819 produced 35.15 g/l of succinic acid with a yield of 70.3%, which was 155% higher than that produced by NJ113. In addition, the morphology of YZ0819 changed in the fermentation broth, as the cells were aggregated from the beginning to the end of the fermentation. Therefore, these results indicate that YZ0819 can efficiently produce succinic acid when using $NH_4OH$ as the pH controller, and the formation of aggregates can be useful for transferring the cells from a cultivation medium for various industrial applications.

A Study on the Characteristics of Historical Landscape Management Plans for Zhoucun Ancient Mall in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China (중국 산동성 쯔보시 주촌고상성 역사경관관리계획의 특성)

  • Sun, Shu-Zi;Yang, Geon-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.54-65
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    • 2019
  • China government recently tries to preserve not only the famous national historic-culture cities, but also the small and medium-sized cities due to the damages and destruction of the cities by the rapid economic development, urban expansion and the development of tourism industry. Hence, this study chose 'Zhoucun ancient mall' which is one of the hotness of cultural heritage located in a mid-sized city named 'Zhoucun district Zibo city Shandong province' that has continuously cared historical landscapes by the protective policy regarding the city as a historic-culture resource from '80s, and considered the character of the city's development process on how the historical landscapes were well protected. In fact, the protection policy in Zhoucun ancient mall had been started in early '80s, however, the viable plan was established in 2001 entitled 'Historical block protection planning of Zhoucun Da street'. And then, 'Regulatory plan for the ancient mall site of Zhoucun Da street' established in 2008 has expanded the area of the blocks for protection. However, this plan organized area only block-by-block so that the small blocks couldn't have the unity when expanded. Later in 2015, 'Regulation Organization Plan' hastried to expanded the protect-area to solve the unity problem. As a result of the study, the historical landscape management plan of Zhoucun in Zibo city has been systematically changed in 2001 after. In other words, this 2001's plans established buffer zones for the maintenance of protected areas and the surrounding environment. And then the detailed regulatory plan for 2008 led to a concrete urban management plan. After that, in 2015, it was found that the expansion plan to protect and manage the whole area of Zhoucun disrict is to manage the landscape of the surrounding area including the historical landscape of 'Zhoucun ancient mall'.