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Imaging Evaluation of Peritoneal Metastasis: Current and Promising Techniques

  • Chen Fu;Bangxing Zhang;Tiankang Guo;Junliang Li
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.86-102
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    • 2024
  • Early diagnosis, accurate assessment, and localization of peritoneal metastasis (PM) are essential for the selection of appropriate treatments and surgical guidance. However, available imaging modalities (computed tomography [CT], conventional magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], and 18fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography [PET]/CT) have limitations. The advent of new imaging techniques and novel molecular imaging agents have revealed molecular processes in the tumor microenvironment as an application for the early diagnosis and assessment of PM as well as real-time guided surgical resection, which has changed clinical management. In contrast to clinical imaging, which is purely qualitative and subjective for interpreting macroscopic structures, radiomics and artificial intelligence (AI) capitalize on high-dimensional numerical data from images that may reflect tumor pathophysiology. A predictive model can be used to predict the occurrence, recurrence, and prognosis of PM, thereby avoiding unnecessary exploratory surgeries. This review summarizes the role and status of different imaging techniques, especially new imaging strategies such as spectral photon-counting CT, fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT, near-infrared fluorescence imaging, and PET/MRI, for early diagnosis, assessment of surgical indications, and recurrence monitoring in patients with PM. The clinical applications, limitations, and solutions for fluorescence imaging, radiomics, and AI are also discussed.

The Integrative Review of Team Learning Behavior (팀 학습 행동의 통합적 고찰)

  • Jungwoo Park
    • Knowledge Management Research
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    • v.25 no.2
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    • pp.95-114
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    • 2024
  • Because it is difficult to respond to a constantly changing environment with individual ability and creativity alone, many organizations are forming teams and seeking ways to make the teams more active. Team learning behavior allows team members to and create better performance based on such accumulated knowledge and experience within a team. In particular, the process of team learning not only explicit and formalized knowledge but also implicit and informal experiences is important from the perspective of knowledge management. However, there were limitations in utilizing research results on team learning behavior because the concepts were fragmented and the measurements were different for each researcher. In this study, an integrated model was presented by examining concepts related to team learning behaviors. Moreover, the measurement model of team learning behaviors was validated for the Korean context. The measurement model consisted of five factors: sharing and elaboration, constructive conflict, team reflection, team activity, and storage and utilization. This tool was confirmed through exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of this study are expected to have implications for team researchers and practitioners who diagnose and improve the level of team learning behavior within an organization.

Coherence Structure in the Discourse of Probability Modelling

  • Jang, Hongshick
    • Research in Mathematical Education
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 2013
  • Stochastic phenomena induce us to construct a probability model and structure our thinking; corresponding models help us to understand and interpret the reality. They in turn equip us with tools to recognize, reconstruct and solve problems. Therefore, various implications in terms of methodology as well as epistemology naturally flow from different adoptions of models for probability. Right from the basic scenarios of different perspectives to explore reality, students are occasionally exposed to misunderstanding and misinterpretations. With realistic examples a multi-faceted image of probability and different interpretation will be considered in mathematical modelling activities. As an exploratory investigation, mathematical modelling activity for probability learning was elaborated through semiotic analysis. Especially, the coherence structure in mathematical modelling discourse was reviewed form a semiotic perspective. The discourses sampled from group activities were analyzed on the basis of semiotic perspectives taxonomical coherence relations.

Validity Study of Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps

  • Huh, Myung-Hoe
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.507-517
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    • 2003
  • Self-organizing map (SOM) has been developed mainly by T. Kohonen and his colleagues as a unsupervised learning neural network. Because of its topological ordering property, SOM is known to be very useful in pattern recognition and text information retrieval areas. Recently, data miners use Kohonen´s mapping method frequently in exploratory analyses of large data sets. One problem facing SOM builder is that there exists no sensible criterion for evaluating goodness-of-fit of the map at hand. In this short communication, we propose valid evaluation procedures for the Kohonen SOM of any size. The methods can be used in selecting the best map among several candidates.

An Empirical Study on the Integrated Organization Abilities in Third Party Logistics Korean Company for Reduction of Export Expense (수출비용절감을 위한 3PL업체의 통합조직능력에 관한 실증연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Ok;Lee, Moon-Kyu;Bang, Hyo-Sik
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.50
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    • pp.187-212
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    • 2011
  • Third party logistics research is searching for increasing its logistics efficiency of organization. Perspective of resource-based theory, this study is to reveal the exploratory relation between integrated capabilities, organzaiton knowledge, and service performance. To develop the relational model, this study conducted a theoretical survey on Shang(2009)'s 3PL service providers research model and Synder & Cumming(1998)'s learning of organization knowledge. According to the result of correlation analysis, Integrated organization knowledge is positively correlated with service diversity advantage (correlation coefficient= .670, p-value= .000) and service quality advantage (correlation coefficient= .575, p-value= .000). The thesis argued that Korean companies try to apply integrated organization abilities and service performance for cutting their export expense.

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An Exploratory Study on Survey Data Categorization using DDI metadata (메타데이터를 활용한 조사자료의 문서범주화에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Ja-Hyun;Song, Min
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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    • 2012.08a
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    • pp.73-76
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구는 DDI 메타데이터를 활용하여 귀납적 학습모델(supervised learning model)의 문서범주화 실험을 수행함으로써 조사자료의 체계적이고 효율적인 분류작업을 설계하는데 그 목적이 있다. 구체적으로 조사자료의 DDI 메타데이터를 대상으로 단순 TF 가중치, TF-IDF 가중치, Okapi TF 가중치에 따른 나이브 베이즈(Naive Bayes), kNN(k nearest neighbor), 결정트리(Decision tree) 분류기의 성능비교 실험을 하였다. 그 결과, 나이브 베이즈가 가장 좋은 성능을 보였으며, 단순 TF 가중치와 TF-IDF 가중치는 나이브 베이즈, kNN, 결정트리 분류기에서 동일한 성능을 보였으나, Okapi TF 가중치의 경우 나이브 베이즈에서 가장 좋은 성능을 보였다.

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A Re-Examination of the Area formula of triangles as an invariant of Euclidean geometry (유클리드 기하의 고유한 성질로서의 삼각형 넓이 공식에 대한 재음미)

  • Choi Young-Gi;Hong Gap-Ju
    • The Mathematical Education
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    • v.45 no.3 s.114
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    • pp.367-373
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    • 2006
  • This study suggests that it is necessary to prove that the values of three areas of a triangle, which are obtained by the multiplication of the respective base and its corresponding height, are the same. It also seeks to deeply understand the meaning of Area formula of triangles by exploring some questions raised in the analysis of the proof. Area formula of triangles expresses the invariance of congruence and additivity on one hand, and the uniqueness of parallel line, one of the characteristics of Euclidean geometry, on the other. This discussion can be applied to introducing and developing exploratory learning on area in that it revisits the ordinary thinking on area.

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Suitability of a Group Behavioural Therapy Module for Workplace Smoking Cessation Programs in Malaysia: a Pilot Study

  • Maarof, Muhammad Faizal;Ali, Adliah Mhd;Amit, Noh;Bakry, Mohd Makmor;Taha, Nur Akmar
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2016
  • In Malaysia, data on components suitability the established smoking cessation module is limited. This exploratory study aimed to evaluate the suitability of the components developed in the module for group behavioural therapy in workplace smoking cessation programs. Twenty staff were identified but only eight individuals were selected according to the study criteria during the recruitment period in May 2014. Focus group discussion was conducted to identify themes relevant to the behavioural issues among smokers. Thematic analysis yielded seven major themes which were reasons for regular smoking, reasons for quitting, comprehending smoking characteristics, quit attempt experiences, support and encouragement, learning new skills and behaviour, and preparing for lapse/relapse or difficult situations. As a result, the developed module was found to be relevant and suitable for use based on these themes.

Generalized Fuzzy Quantitative Association Rules Mining with Fuzzy Generalization Hierarchies

  • Lee, Keon-Myung
    • International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.210-214
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    • 2002
  • Association rule mining is an exploratory learning task to discover some hidden dependency relationships among items in transaction data. Quantitative association rules denote association rules with both categorical and quantitative attributes. There have been several works on quantitative association rule mining such as the application of fuzzy techniques to quantitative association rule mining, the generalized association rule mining for quantitative association rules, and importance weight incorporation into association rule mining fer taking into account the users interest. This paper introduces a new method for generalized fuzzy quantitative association rule mining with importance weights. The method uses fuzzy concept hierarchies fer categorical attributes and generalization hierarchies of fuzzy linguistic terms fur quantitative attributes. It enables the users to flexibly perform the association rule mining by controlling the generalization levels for attributes and the importance weights f3r attributes.

Development of Maple Work Sheet for Web Based Graph Algorithm Exploratory Learning System (웹기반 그래프 알고리즘 탐구학습을 위한 Maple 워크시트 개발)

  • Seo, Jeong-Hyun;Lee, Hyeong-Ok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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    • 2005.07b
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    • pp.910-912
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    • 2005
  • Maple은 수학적 표현에 가까운 프로그래밍 언어로, 함수, 표현열(sequence), 집합, 리스트, 배열, 테이블, 등의 자료구조를 가지고 있다. 단순히 과학 계산과 관련된 수식처리뿐만 아니라 수식기호와 표현을 해석하여 그 문법과 의미를 파악할 수 있는 기능을 갖추고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Maple을 이용하여 그래프 이론 학습에 사용할 수 있는 white box형 워크시트를 개발하고, 개발된 워크시트를 웹에서 서비스 할 수 있도록 html로 변환하였다.

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