• 영어어문교육
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.157-175
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• 2009

This paper offers a critical review of a newspaper argument regarding the problems of high school education assessment for university entrance examination system in the United Kingdom. The media account raises three sets of questioning to hold that the nation's long-standing A-levels have failed and is no longer viable as a high-stakes test. However, it is found that the writer's argumentations involving misleading conceptions can be deconstructed because of invalid reasoning and unreliable evidence. So, it is proposed that a reasonable solution to replace the discredited A-level exams should be to adopt an eclectic approach for assessing candidates' multiple capabilities; performance, potentiality and critical thinking skills. These criteria for component-oriented assessments are designed to measure their high school academic achievements and intellectual capacity for tertiary education; in the process of such measurement, critical-logical reasoning abilities for sound judgment and problem-solving tasks should be incorporated with the basic precondition that each university possesses its own discretion for the determination of adequate proportions to reflect each of the assessment outcomes. It is, therefore, expected that this critical review will inspire the readers to understand aspects of assessment as an educational field and to confirm how seriously they may be misguided by a distorted media argumentation without substantive background knowledge.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2000

영상정보에 기반한 교통제어시스템의 핵심요소인 교통영상에서의 차량의 위치, 대수를 측정하는 견실한 기법을 제시하였다. 제안한 기법은, 배경영상을 제거한 차 영상으로부터 국부 최적 임계값 산출기법에 의해 차량의 밝고 어두운 증거영역을 추출하고 차량의 기하학적 특정을 이용해 3개의 규칙으로 합병하는 증거추론 (Evidential reasoning)에 기반을 두었다 국부 최적 임계값 산출기법은 차량형상이 중첩되었거나 차량의 색상이 배경영상과 유사할 경우에도 치량의 밝고 어두운 증거영역의 분리를 보장한다 다양한 교통영상에 적용한 결과 카메라의 거리, 위치, 날씨 등의 동작 환경의 변화에 매우 견실한 검지 성능을 가점을 확인하였고 프레임사이의 움직임 정보를 사용하지 않았으므로 차량의 흐름이 정체되었을 경우에도 적용이 가능하다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2017

BACKGROUND: For the food safety of cultivated mushroom, information on the safety of agricultural by-products imported as medium substrates for mushroom cultivation is urgently needed. Therefore, this study was performed to detect the presence of heavy metals, residual pesticides, and nutrient component in the imported medium substrates. METHODS AND RESULTS: Six kinds of medium substrates imported from nine countries from 2015 to 2017 were investigated. A mercury analyzer MA-2000 and an inductively coupled plasma spectrometer OPTIMA 7000DV were used to analyze mercury, lead, arsenic, copper, nickel and cadmium. All of these heavy metals were detected at lower level than heavy metal tolerance standard level of by-product fertilizer in Korea. When 246 kinds of residual pesticides were examined by GC and HPLC, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and carbendazim were detected from Egyptian beet pulp, Indian cottonseed meal and cottonseed hull, respectively. The content of nutrient components (water, crude ash, crude fat, crude protein and crude fiber) varied among imported countries and the medium substrates. CONCLUSION:The presence of heavy metals and residual pesticides in imported medium substrates for mushroom cultivation was confirmed. For the safe production of mushroom, this study shows that imported medium materials for mushroom cultivation need to be managed through continuous monitoring.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.2-7
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 내용 기반 음악 정보 검색에 MPEG-7에 정의된 오디오 서술자를 적용하는 방법을 제안한다. 특히 Pitch 정보와 timbral 특징들은 음색 구분을 용이하게 할 수 있어 음악 검색뿐만 아니라 음악 장르 분류 또는 QBH(Query By Humming)에 이용 될 수 있다. 이러한 방법을 통하여 오디오 신호의 대표적인 특성을 표현 할 수 있는 특징벡터를 구성 할 수 있다면 추후에 멀티모달 시스템을 이용한 검색 알고리즘에도 오디오 특징으로 이용 될 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 방송 시스템에 적용하기 위해 영화나 드라마의 배경음악에 해당하는 O.S.T 앨범으로 검색 범위를 제한하였다. 즉, 사용자가 임의로 검색을 요청한 시점에서 비디오 컨텐츠로부터 추출한 임의의 오디오 클립만을 이용하여 그 컨텐츠 전체의 O.S.T 앨범 내에서 음악을 검색할 수 있도록 하였다. 오디오 특징 백터를 구성하기 위해 필요한 MPEG-7 오디오 서술자의 조합 방법을 제안하고 distance 또는 ratio 계산 방식을 통해 성능 향상을 추구하였다. 또한 reference 음악의 템플릿 구성 방식의 변화를 통해 성능 향상을 추구하였다. Classifier로 k-NN 방식을 사용하여 성능평가를 수행한 결과 timbral spectral feature 보다는 pitch 정보를 이용한 특징이 우수한 성능을 보였고 vector distance 방식으로는 특징들의 비율을 이용한 IFCR(Intra-Feature Component Ratio) 방식이 ED(Euclidean Distance) 방식보다 우수한 성능을 보였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.228-232
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• 2018

Background: Chronic bronchitis (CB) is an important phenotype in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to evaluate different pattern of COPD assessment test (CAT) score between CB and non-CB patients. Methods: Patients were recruited from 45 centers in Korea, as part of the Korean COPD Subgroup Study cohort. CB was defined when sputum continued for at least 3 months. Results: Total 958 patients with COPD were eligible for analysis. Among enrolled patients, 328 (34.2%) were compatible with CB. The CAT score was significantly higher in patients with CB than non-CB, and each component of CAT score showed a similar result. CB was significantly associated with CAT score when adjusted with age, sex, modified Medical Research Council, and post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second. Each component of CAT score between patients with CB and non-CB showed different pattern according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Conclusion: CAT score is significantly higher in patients with CB than non-CB. Each component of CAT score was significantly different between two groups.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.87-100
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• 1990

자연환경 방사선의 주 요소의 하나인 지각 방사선에 의한 피폭선량을 정량적으로 측정 해석하기 위하여 24개월간에 걸친 TLD에 의한 연속 적산선량 측정과 주기적인 감마선 분광분석을 수행하였다. TLD로는 LiF PTFE disk형을 사용하였으며 감마선 분광분석에서는 $3&{\phi}{\times}3'$원주형 Nal(Tl) 섬광검출기와 휴대형 다중파고 분석기 (4096 ch)를 사용하였다. 측정한 선량은 모두 실효 선량당량으로 평가하였으며 부수적으로 우주선 전리 성분에 의한 선량당량도 평가할 수 있었다. 분산 가중 평균값을 취한 결과에 의하면 대전 지역의 측정점에서 지각 방사선과 우주선 전리 성부의 체외 피폭에 의한 년간 실효 선량당량은 각각 $564{\pm}4\;{\mu}Sv(64.8{\pm}0.5nSv{\cdot}h^{-1}$ 및 $300{\pm}2\;{\mu}Sv(34.3{\pm}0.2nSv{\cdot}h^{-1}$로 나타났다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제34권9C호
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• pp.863-870
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• 2009

양방향 필터 (bilateral filter)는 선명도를 증가시키고 노이즈를 감소시키는 비선형 필터이다. 양방향 필터는 두개의 가우시안 필터 (Gaussian filter) 즉, 도메인 필터 (domain filter) 및 레인지 필터 (range filter)에 의해 동작한다. 양방향 필터를 소형 표적 탐지에 적용하기 위하여, 이들 도메인 필터 및 레인지 필터의 표준 편차 (standard deviation)는 배경 영역 및 표적 영역 사이에서 적응적으로 가변되어야 한다. 본 논문은 국부 창의 에지 성분 분석에 기초하여 도메인 필터 및 레인지 필터의 표준 편차가 적응적으로 가변되며, 또한 가변 필터 크기를 가지는 새로운 양방향 필터를 제안한다. 이러한 필터 구조의 양방향 필터는 소형 표적 탐지 분야에서 표적 검출을 용이하게 하며, 실험 결과에서 제안한 표적 검출 알고리즘이 기존 알고리즘보다 강인하고 효율적임을 확인하였다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.165-175
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• 2021

Background: Many herbal medications have been used to treat various liver diseases. But the concerns of herbal medicine induced liver injury also existed. In this respect, we would like to report several cases with imporved elevated liver aminotransferase after treating herbal medicine including Artemisia capillaris. Case Reports: We report four patients with elevated aminotransferase levels (ATLs), which indicate hepatocellular damages. After receiving herbal medicines therapy containing Artemisia capillaris as principal component (HMA), the patients' ATLs were improved. In the first case, the patient's ATLs decreased into normal range after administration of HMA, although they have not been improved with hepatotonics for a long period. In the second case, the patient's ATLs have been elevated after taking anticoagulants. The ATLs were improved with HMA without stopping anticoagulants. In the other two cases, the patients' ATLs were also improved after taking HMA. In addition, there were no changes of previous drugs for treating the corresponding underlying diseases and no adverse events during HMA applications. Result and Conclusion: The four patients received the herbal medicine containing Artemisia capillaris as principal component and showed improvement of ATLs. These cases suggest that HMA can be considered as alternative or complementary remedies to improve various liver diseases.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2022

This study aimed to analyze the wind-induced mechanical energy (WME) of a proposed super high-rise and long-span transmission tower-line system (SHLTTS), which, in 2021, is the tallest tower-line system with the longest span. Anew index - the WME, accounting for the wind-induced vibration behavior of the whole system rather than the local part, was first proposed. The occurrence of the maximum WME for a transmission tower, with or without conductors, under synoptic winds, was analyzed, and the corresponding formulae were derived based on stochastic vibration theory. Some calculation data, such as the drag coefficient, dynamic parameters, windshielding areas, mass, calculation point coordinates, mode shape and influence function, derived from wind tunnel testing on reducedscale models and finite element software were used in calculating the maximum WME of the transmission tower under three cases. Then, the influence of conductors, wind speed, gradient wind height and wind yaw angle on WME components and the energy transfer relationship between substructures (transmission tower and conductor) were analyzed. The study showed that the presence of conductors increases the WME of transmission towers and changes the proportion of the mean component (MC), background component (BC) and resonant component (RC) for WME; The RC of WME is more susceptible to the wind speed change. Affected by the gradient wind height, the WME components decrease. With the RC decreasing the fastest and the MC decreasing the slowest; The WME reaches the its maximum value at the wind yaw angle of 30°. Due to the influence of three factors, namely: the long span of the conductors, the gradient wind height and the complex geometrical profile, it is important that the tower-line coupling effect, the potential for fatigue damage and the most unfavorable wind yaw angle should be given particular attention in the wind-resistant design of SHLTTSs

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.619-628
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• 2021

Background and objective: Native to the limestone zones of the Korean Peninsula, Zabelia tyaihyonii is a popular plant for landscaping. As it is now classified as a rare species, the conservation of its genetic resources is necessary. Methods: In this study, which aimed to understand the morphological variation of Z. tyaihyonii, 18 characteristics of Z. tyaihyonii from five habitats were examined. Results: Of these 18 characteristics, 16 characteristics showed significant differences among sites, and the coefficient of variation ranged from 5.4% (for corolla lobe number) to 31.3% (for flower number). Notable variations were observed in the size of flower and calyx lobe. When the corolla length and calyx lobe length were used as the classification key of Z. tyaihyonii, the sites were divided into those with small, intermediate, and large values. Hair was observed on the filament of all samples, a finding which conflicts with an earlier report. Rather than classifying Z. tyaihyonii into different species on the basis of corolla length (COL) and calyx lobe length (CALL) values, we recommend modifying the species description to incorporate the variation in these characteristics of interest. Principal component analysis results showed that the first main component was highly correlated with the traits related to the size of the calyx lobe (length: 0.819, width: 0.758), and the second main component was highly correlated with the traits related with the size of the inflorescence (length: 0.790, width: 0.626). Conclusion: Several notable variations were identified among the characteristics related to inflorescence and calyx lobe. There is little genetic exchange among groups, or each group is influenced by micro environmental factors, because sites that are located nearby. In addition, the difference between COL and CALL, which is used as the classification key for Z. tyaihyonii, was divided into small group, large group, and intermediate group, regardless of the sites' geographical distance.