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Device Discovery using Feed Forward Neural Network in Mobile P2P Environment

  • Kwon, Ki-Hyeon;Byun, Hyung-Gi;Kim, Nam-Yong;Kim, Sang-Choon;Lee, Hyung-Bong
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.393-401
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    • 2007
  • P2P systems have gained a lot of research interests and popularity over the years and have the capability to unleash and distribute awesome amounts of computing power, storage and bandwidths currently languishing - often underutilized - within corporate enterprises and every Internet connected home in the world. Since there is no central control over resources or devices and no before hand information about the resources or devices, device discovery remains a substantial problem in P2P environment. In this paper, we cover some of the current solutions to this problem and then propose our feed forward neural network (FFNN) based solution for device discovery in mobile P2P environment. We implements feed forward neural network (FFNN) trained with back propagation (BP) algorithm for device discovery and show, how large computation task can be distributed among such devices using agent technology. It also shows the possibility to use our architecture in home networking where devices have less storage capacity.

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A New record of Genus Eocanthecona Bergroth (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae) from the Korean Peninsula (한반도 미기록속 Eocanthecona Bergroth (노린재목: 노린 재아목: 노린재과: 주둥이노린재아과)에 대한 보고)

  • Lee, Hodan;Kim, Junggon;Jung, Sunghoon
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.54 no.3
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    • pp.257-261
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    • 2015
  • A genus, Eocanthecona Bergroth (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae: Asopinae), is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time based on the species of Eocanthecona japanicola (Esaki & Ishihara, 1950). The morphological information such as description and diagnosis, and biological information are provided.

A Study on Knowledge Media System using the Concept of Special Document (전문 문서 개념을 사용한 지식 미디어 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • 손영수
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.63-73
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    • 1996
  • The knowledge of the specialized fields has been changed rapidly in the both side of quantity and quality. A hyper media as a knowledge based system is so fixed in the linked media in mutual that we couldn't tell it information provision with the view of users. In this paper, we propose the way of offering intellectual and flexible information which is the same with demand in the side of user, selecting, searching and composing the hypertext at the point of user's view through the design of knowledge media system. Three concepts are used in order to challenge the knowledge media system : special document, agent system and ontology. The special document is a ensure that its activities are coordinated with those of the others within the community, providing a uniform control mechanism. Finally, ontology is a language for exchanging knowledgement, which is a message exchanged among agents to ensure the proper interaction among them. The combination of these three concepts is used to design the prototype of knowledge media system.

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Collaborative Agent Based Supply Chain Planning for Functional Product Markets (기능성 제품시장을 위한 협업 에이전트 기반 공급사슬계획)

  • Jung, Ho-Sang;Jeong, Bong-Ju;Lee, Chi-Guhn
    • IE interfaces
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.53-61
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    • 2006
  • We propose a new supply chain planning methodology for both a manufacturer and a distributor in order to find a global supply chain plan for functional product markets. Functional products as opposed to innovative products include the staples that people buy regularly from their nearby places to satisfy basic needs. In the functional product market, the distributor has an initiative of supply chain control and planning with a freedom to request any profit maximizing order quantities until the manufacturer refuses, whereas the manufacturer may not provide more than requested. In this paper, two independent agents on behalf of the manufacturer and the distributor are introduced, and supply chain planning can be conducted by collaboration between them. In addition, mathematical models and a numerical example are presented to show the possibility of the proposed methodology.

Purification and Antifungal Activities of an Antibiotic Produced by Gliocladium virens G1 Against Plant Pathogens

  • Jang, Kyeong-Su;Kim, Hong-Mo;Chung, Bong-Koo
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.52-56
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    • 2001
  • This study was undertaken to separate and identify antifungla substances produced by Gilocladium virens G1, a biocontrol agent used for the control of plant diseases caused by Rhizoctonea solani. The culture of G. virens G1 effectively inhibited the growth of R. solani, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Phytophthora capsici, but less that of Fusarium oxysporum. The n-hexane extract of the G. virens culture, which was used for the purification of responsible substances, strongly inhibited R. solani and C. gloeosporioides, but not P. capsici, although the n-butanol extract was effective on all of the pathogens tested. An antifungal substance was purified using the n-hexane extract by Silica gel column chromatography and HPLC. The substance was examined for purity by HPLC and for nature by UV spectrometry, which differed from known antibiotic compounds such as gliotoxin, viridin and gliovirin. The antifungal substance was very liphophilic based on its solvent-solubility and Rf values on TLC, and more inhibitory to C. gloeosporioides than other fungal pathogens tested.

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APPLICATION OF KOREAN TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR X.400 MHS SYSTEM

  • Kim, Hee-Dong;Koo, Jun-Mo;Choi, Ho-Joon;Kim, Sang-Taek
    • Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1994.06a
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    • pp.885-892
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    • 1994
  • This paper presents the Korean text-to-speech (TTS) algorithm with speed and intonation control capability, and describes the development of the Voice message delivery system employing this TTS algorithm. This system allows the Interpersonal Messaging (IPM) Service users of Message Handling System (MHS) to send his/her text messages to user via telephone line using synthetic voice. In the X.400 MHS recommendation, the protocols and service elements are not specified for the voice message delivery system. Thus, we defined access protocol and service elements for Voice Access Unit based on the application program interface for message transfers between X.400 Message Transfer Agent and Voice Access Unit. The system architecture and operations will be provided.

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COVID-19 Drug Development

  • Kim, Seungtaek
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2022
  • Diagnostics, vaccines, and drugs are indispensable tools and control measures employed to overcome infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Diagnostic tools based on RT-PCR were developed early in the COVID-19 pandemic and were urgently required for quarantine (testing, tracing and isolation). Vaccines such as mRNA vaccines and virus-vectored vaccines were also successfully developed using new platform technologies within one year after identifying severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as the causative agent of COVID-19. Drug development has been conducted in various ways including drug repurposing, convalescent plasma therapy, and monoclonal antibody development. Among the above efforts, this review examines COVID-19 drug development along with the related and upcoming challenges.

Exploring reward efficacy in traffic management using deep reinforcement learning in intelligent transportation system

  • Paul, Ananya;Mitra, Sulata
    • ETRI Journal
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.194-207
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    • 2022
  • In the last decade, substantial progress has been achieved in intelligent traffic control technologies to overcome consistent difficulties of traffic congestion and its adverse effect on smart cities. Edge computing is one such advanced progress facilitating real-time data transmission among vehicles and roadside units to mitigate congestion. An edge computing-based deep reinforcement learning system is demonstrated in this study that appropriately designs a multiobjective reward function for optimizing different objectives. The system seeks to overcome the challenge of evaluating actions with a simple numerical reward. The selection of reward functions has a significant impact on agents' ability to acquire the ideal behavior for managing multiple traffic signals in a large-scale road network. To ascertain effective reward functions, the agent is trained withusing the proximal policy optimization method in several deep neural network models, including the state-of-the-art transformer network. The system is verified using both hypothetical scenarios and real-world traffic maps. The comprehensive simulation outcomes demonstrate the potency of the suggested reward functions.

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning-based Behavior Control of Parcel Sortation System (소포물 분류 시스템의 다중 에이전트 강화 학습 기반 행동 제어)

  • Choi, Ho-Bin;Kim, Ju-Bong;Hwang, Gyu-Young;Han, Youn-Hee
    • Annual Conference of KIPS
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    • 2020.11a
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    • pp.1034-1035
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    • 2020
  • 인공지능은 스스로 학습하며 기존 통계 분석보다 탁월한 분석 역량을 지니고 있어 스마트팩토리 혁신에 새로운 전기를 마련할 것으로 기대된다. 이를 증명하듯 스마트팩토리의 주요 분야인 공정 간 연계 제어, 전문가 공정 제어, 로봇 자동화 등에서 활발한 연구가 이어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 소포물 분류 시스템에 전통적인 룰 기반의 제어 방식 대신 다중 에이전트 강화 학습 제어 방식을 설계 및 적용하여 효과적인 행동 제어가 가능함을 입증한다.

Comparative evaluation of NovaMin desensitizer and Gluma desensitizer on dentinal tubule occlusion: a scanning electron microscopic study

  • Joshi, Surabhi;Gowda, Ashwini Shivananje;Joshi, Chintan
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.269-275
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: In this study, the effect of calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin) desensitizing agent, which is a powder-based system, and hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glutaraldehyde (Gluma desensitizer), which is liquid-based system, on dentinal tubule occlusion was analyzed by scanning electron microscope. The effects of the above two along with one control group were compared to determine the more effective method of sealing the dentinal tubules after initial application. Methods: Twenty specimens were allocated to each of 3 groups: Control, Gluma desensitizer, and NovaMin. Two additional samples were also prepared and treated with Gluma and NovaMin; these samples were longitudinally fractured. The specimens were prepared from extracted sound human premolars and were stored in 10% formalin at room temperature. The teeth were cleaned of gross debris and then sectioned to provide one to two dentin specimens. The dentin specimens were etched with 6% citric acid for 2 minutes and rinsed in distilled water. Control discs were dried, and the test discs were treated with the desensitizing agents as per the manufacturer's instructions. The discs as well as longitudinal sections were later analyzed under the scanning electron microscope. The proportions of completely occluded, partially occluded, and open tubules within each group were calculated. The ratios of completely and partially occluded tubules to the total tubules for all the groups was determined, and the data was statistically analyzed using nonparametric tests and statistical significance was calculated. Results: NovaMin showed more completely occluded tubules ($0.545{\pm}0.051$) while Gluma desensitizer showed more partially occluded tubules ($0.532{\pm}0.075$). The differences among all the groups were statistically significant ($P{\leq}0.05$). Conclusion: Both materials were effective in occluding dentinal tubules but NovaMin appeared more promising in occluding tubules completely after initial application.