• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제4권6호
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• pp.1042-1062
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• 2010

Cooperative spectrum sensing (CSS) is an effective technology for alleviating the unreliability of local spectrum sensing due to fading/shadowing effects. Unlike most existing solutions, this paper considers the use of CSS technology in decentralized networks where a fusion center is not available. In such a decentralized network, some attackers may sneak into the ranks of cooperative users. On the basis of recent advances in bio-inspired consensus algorithms, an attack-proof, decentralized CSS scheme is proposed in which all secondary users can maintain cooperative sensing by exchanging information locally instead of requiring centralized control or data fusion. Users no longer need any prior knowledge of the network. To counter three potential categories of spectrum sensing data falsification (SSDF) attacks, some anti-attack strategies are applied to the iterative process of information exchange. This enables most authentic users to exclude potentially malicious users from their neighborhood. As represented by simulation results, the proposed scheme can generally ensure that most authentic users reach a consensus within the given number of iterations, and it also demonstrates much better robustness against different SSDF attacks than several existing schemes.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.615-620
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• 2005

Sensor networks are usually composed of tens or thousands of tiny devices with limited resources. Because of their limited resources, there will often be some faulty nodes within the network. As nodes in some certain regions rely on each other to route the information gathered by different sensors to a base station (sink), the network should be able to detect a non-operational node in order to determine new paths for routing the information. Failure detection, which identifies the faulty nodes, is rather necessary in sensor networks and a very important research issue. The detection of a non-operational node can be performed using Consensus Algorithm with the purpose of achieving agreement about a node which is supposed to be faulty (non-operational). In this work, we discuss the application of a Consensus Algorithm to sensor node called 'mote'. Our experimental results show that it works efficiently for identifying faulty nodes in sensor networks.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.357-370
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• 2021

The evolution of blockchain-based systems has enabled researchers to develop nextgeneration e-voting systems. However, the classical consensus method of blockchain, that is, Proof-of-Work, as implemented in Bitcoin, has a significant impact on energy consumption and compromises the scalability, efficiency, and latency of the system. In this paper, we propose a hybrid consensus model (PSC-Bchain) composed of Proof of Credibility and Proof of Stake that work mutually to address the aforementioned problems to secure e-voting systems. Smart contracts are used to provide a trustworthy public bulletin board and a secure computing environment to ensure the accuracy of the ballot outcome. We combine a sharding mechanism with the PSC-Bchain hybrid approach to emphasize security, thus enhancing the scalability and performance of the blockchain-based e-voting system. Furthermore, we compare and discuss the execution of attacks on the classical blockchain and our proposed hybrid blockchain, and analyze the security. Our experiments yielded new observations on the overall security, performance, and scalability of blockchain-based e-voting systems.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.117-122
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• 2020

Transcription factors are proteins that bind specific sites or elements in regulatory regions of DNA, known as promoters or enhancers, where they control the transcription or expression of target genes. MEIS1 protein is a DNA-binding domain present in human transcription factors and plays important roles in various biological functions. The hydrogen exchange rate constants of the imino protons were determined for the wild-type containing the consensus DNA-binding site for the MEIS1 and those of the mutant DNA duplexes using NMR spectroscopy. The G2A-, A3G- and C4T-mutant DNA duplexes lead to clear changes in thermal stabilities of these four consensus base pairs. These unique dynamic features of the four base pairs in the consensus 5'-TGAC-3' sequence might play crucial roles in the effective DNA binding of the MEIS1 protein.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.308-315
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• 2023

Recent updates in genomic-integrated glioma classification have caused confusion in current clinical practice, as management protocols and health insurance systems are based on evidence from previous diagnostic classifications. The Korean Brain Tumor Society conducted an electronic questionnaire for society members, asking for their ideas on risk group categorization and preferred treatment for each individual diagnosis listed in the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification of gliomas. Additionally, the current off-label drug use (OLDU) protocols for glioma management approved by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) in Korea were investigated. A total of 24 responses were collected from 20 major institutes in Korea. A consensus was reached on the dichotomic definition of risk groups for glioma prognosis, using age, performance status, and extent of resection. In selecting management protocols, there was general consistency in decisions according to the WHO grade and the risk group, regardless of the individual diagnosis. As of December 2022, there were 22 OLDU protocols available for the management of gliomas in Korea. The consensus and available options described in this report will be temporarily helpful until there is an accumulation of evidence for effective management under the new classification system for gliomas.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.249-251
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• 2021

PBFT(Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerant)는 PoW(Proof of Work) 대비 높은 처리 속도를 보장하며 컴퓨팅 파워의 우위로 인한 기록이 번복되지 않는 절대적 최종성을 보장하는 합의 알고리즘이다. 하지만 메시지 복잡도로 인해 참여하는 노드의 수가 증가할수록 네트워크 부하가 지수적으로 증가한다는 한계가 있다. PBFT는 블록체인 네트워크의 성능을 결정짓는 중요한 요소이지만 평가지표와 평가 기술에 관한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 PBFT를 평가할 수 있는 정량적 지표와 개선된 방안을 쉽게 평가할 수 있도록 합의 알고리즘 변경이 편리한 PBFT 평가 프레임워크를 제안한다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제47권7호
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• pp.573-585
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 물환경 정책 및 계획의 추진과정에서 발생할 수 있는 갈등을 풀어나갈 수 있도록 다양한 이해당사자들의 참여, 투명한 정보공개, 객관적 의사결정과정, 개별 이해당사자들의 의견 반영 등 합의형성을 위한방법론 또는 도구로서 합의형성 지원시스템을 제안하였다. 개발된 합의형성 지원시스템은 물환경 문제에 대하여 영향력을 가진 특정 집단이 해결안을 제시하여 강요하거나 설득하는 구조 대신에 다양한 이해당사자의 참여를 바탕으로 한 공동적 문제해결 방식을 기반으로 하였다. 즉, 합의에 도달하기 위해서 협상 및 조정과 같은 상호작용을 통해 이해관계를 조정하여 이해당사자들 스스로 갈등을 해결할 수 있는 환경을 제공한다는 것이다. 개발된 합의형성 지원시스템의 적용성을 검증하기 위하여 한탄강댐 건설 사례에 대한 제한적인 롤플레잉 모의실험을 수행하였다. 본 연구는 합의형성 지원시스템의 적용을 통해 정부가 지역사회나 NGO 등과 공론의 장을 마련하여 적극적으로 합의형성을 이룰 수 있도록 노력한다면 협상의 효과를 한층 높일 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1157-1167
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• 2007

Internet communications have provoked new forms of online word-of-mouth(WOM) communication and it has become more powerful. At this point, this study analyses the effects of information characteristics(direction, consensus) of online WOM. Especially, quasi-experiment can systematically manipulate the direction and the consensus of online WOM information and it perceived the difference in the effects in this study. Female consumers who have purchased clothing at online shopping mall in past 6 months participated in the experiment by completing 4 type questionnaires(N=600). Data are analyzed using Cronbach's ${\alpha}$, t-test, one way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test. The Results of this study are as follows: (1) The direction of online WOM information significantly influences consumer's reliability of information, attitude, and purchase intentions. These effects are more significant when negative WOM information than positive information and two-sided information was given. (2) Though there is the difference in reliability of information, the consensus of online WOM information does not have influences on consumer's attitude and purchase intentions. (3) Consumer's clothing involvement is related to WOM information searching. The highly involved consumer is more effected by online WOM information than the lowly one.

• Journal of the Korean Physical Society
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• 제73권10호
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• pp.1406-1409
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• 2018

We have frequently encountered the rapid changes that prevalent opinion of the social community is toppled by a new and opposite opinion against the pre-exiting one. To understand this interesting process, mean-field model with infinite-interaction range has been mostly considered in previous studies S. A. Marvel et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 118702 (2012). However, the mean-field interaction range is lack of reality in the sense that any individual cannot interact with all of the others in the community. Based on it, in the present work, we consider a simple model of opinion consensus so-called basic model on the low-dimensional lattices (d = 1, 2) with finite interaction range. The model consists of four types of subpopulations with different opinions: A, B, AB, and the zealot of A denoted by $A_c$, following the basic model shown in the work by S. A. Marvel et al.. Comparing with their work, we consider the finite range of the interaction, and particularly reconstruct the lattice structure by adding new links when the two individuals have the distance < ${\sigma}$. We explore how the interaction range ${\sigma}$ affects the opinion consensus process on the reconstructed lattice structure. We find that the critical fraction of population for $A_c$ required for the opinion consensus on A shows different behaviors in the small and large interaction ranges. Especially, the critical fraction for $A_c$ increases with the size of ${\sigma}$ in the region of small interaction range, which is counter-intuitive: When the interaction range is increased, not only the number of nodes affected by $A_c$ but also that affected by B grows, which is believed to cause the increasing behavior of the critical fraction for $A_c$. We also present the difference of dynamic process to the opinion consensus between the regions of small and large interaction ranges.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2022

사물인터넷(IoT)의 발달과 함께 관련 네트워크 인프라는 외부 해킹과 같은 위협을 보호할 수 있는 새로운 기술이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구는 블록체인 합의 알고리즘을 기반으로 IoT 네트워크를 보호할 수 있는 L-PBFT 합의 알고리즘을 제안한다. 소규모 네트워크에 적합한 블록체인(Private) 모델을 설계하고, 초소형/저전력 IoT 장치를 대상으로 처리 성능을 테스트하고 안정성을 검증했다. 성능 분석 결과 L-PBFT는 노드 수가 적어도 합의 알고리즘의 동작(최소 14%, 최대 29%)을 준수하고, 기존 보안 프로토콜과 다른 신뢰 네트워크(보안 채널 분리)를 구축함을 증명하였다. 본 연구는 4차 산업 융합연구로써 향후 IoT 장치 보안 제품 개발에 도움이 되는 기반 기술이 될 것이다.