• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.37 no.1A
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• pp.51-56
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• 2012

In order to reduce the complexity of HEVC, we propose a fast mode decision algorithm in depth videos. Since almost CU mode is decided as SKIP mode in depth-continuity regions, we design the algorithm using the property of depth videos. If cost of SKIP is smaller than the multiplication between the threshold for EarlySKIP and average cost of SKIP, EarlySKIP is performed. Otherwise, we calculate Inter $2N{\times}2N$. Then, if motion vector of Inter $2N{\times}2N$ is 0 and variance of CU is smaller than threshold for inter, we skip Inter $2N{\times}N$, Inter $N{\times}2N$. Experimental results show that our proposed algorithm reduces the encoding time from 39% to 82% with negligible PSNR loss and bitrate increase.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.118-125
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• 1999

Porcine Proliferative Enteropathy(PPE) is an infectious enteric disease and a major cause of economic loss in swine industry due to weight loss, poor growth and sudden death in growing and finishing pigs at 6 to 20 weeks of age. PPE has been diagnosed by clinical signs, syndrom and lesions in the intestine in Korea. However, the diagnostic method had several problems in the detection of infected or carrier pigs. Therefore, in this study, we established the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) which was a fast, specific and sensitive method for identification of Lawsonia intracellularis (L intracellularis). We designed and synthesized primer on the 16S rDNA and p78 gene encoding L intracellularis. Specificity of the method was confirmed by comparison of the PCR results using other enteric bacteria and the study has shown that PCR method was sensitive to detect 1ng of genomic DNA as a template. Identity of the PCR products was confirmed by comparison of pattern of restriction endonuclease analysis with restriction enzyme Hae III and Pst I. Also, the PCR method was applicable to the naturally affected pigs with PPE. Based on the results from this study, the PCR method could be used as a fast and specific diagnostic tool for PPE.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.441-449
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• 2007

In video coding, motion estimation is a process to estimate the pixel of the current frame from the reference frame, which affects directly the predictive quality and the encoding time. This paper is related to AHHS(Adaptive Hierarchical Hexagon Search) using spatio-temporal motion activity for fast motion estimation. The proposed method defines the spatio-temporal motion activity of the current macroblock using the motion vectors of its spatio-temporally adjacent macroblocks, and then conventional AHS(Adaptive Hexagon Search) is performed if the spatio-temporal motion activity is lower, otherwise, hierarchical hexagon search is performed on a multi-layered hierarchical space constructed by multiple sub-images with low frequency in wavelet transform. In the paper, based on computer simulation results for multiple video sequences with different motion characteristics, the performance of the proposed method was analysed and assessed in terms of the predictive quality and the computational time. Experimental results indicate that the proposed method is both suitable for (quasi-) stationary and large motion searches. The proposed method could keep the merit of the adaptive hexagon search capable of fast estimating motion vectors and also adaptively reduce the local minima occurred in the video sequences with higher spatio-temporal motion activity.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.9 no.4 s.25
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• pp.434-445
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• 2004

Motion Estimation is an essential module in video encoders based on international standards such as H.263 and MPEG. Many fast motion estimation algorithms have been proposed in order to reduce the computational complexity of a well-known full search algorithms(FS). However, these fast algorithms can not work efficiently in DSP processors recently developed for video processing. To solve for this. we propose an efficient motion estimation scheme optimized in the DSP processor like Philips TM1300. A motion vector predictor is pre-estimated and a small search range is chosen in the proposed scheme using strong motion vector correlation between a current macro block (MB) and its neighboring MB's to reduce computation time. An MPEG-4 SP@L3(Simple Profile at Level 3) encoding system is implemented in Philips TM1300 to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. In that processor, we can achieve better performance using our method than other conventional ones while keeping visual quality as good as that of the FS.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.100-108
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• 2023

In hybrid block-based video coding, transform coding converts spatial domain residual signals into frequency domain data and concentrates energy in a low frequency band to achieve a high compression efficiency in entropy coding. The state-of-the-art video coding standard, VVC(Versatile Video Coding), uses DCT-2(Discrete Cosine Transform type 2), DST-7(Discrete Sine Transform type 7), and DCT-8(Discrete Cosine Transform type 8) for primary transform. In this paper, considering that DCT-2, DST-7, and DCT-8 are all linear transformations, we propose an inverse transform that reduces the number of multiplications in the inverse transform by using the linearity of the linear transform. The proposed inverse transform method reduced encoding time and decoding time by an average 26%, 15% in AI and 4%, 10% in RA without the increase of bitrate compared to VTM-8.2.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.57-65
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• 2001

Purpose : $T_2$-weighted half courier Echo Planar Imaging (T2HEPI) method is proposed to reduce measurement time of existing EPI by a factor of 2. In addition, high $T_2$ contrast is obtained for clinical applications. High resolution single-shot EPI images with $T_2$ contrast are obtained with $128{\times}128$ matrix size by the proposed method. Materials and methods : In order to reduce measurement time in EPI, half courier space is measured, and rest of half courier data is obtained by conjugate symmetric filling. Thus high resolution single shot EPI image with $128{\times}128$ matrix size is obtained with 64 echoes. By the arrangement of phase encoding gradients, high $T_2$ weighted images are obtained. The acquired data in k-space are shifted if there exists residual gradient field due to eddy current along phase encoding gradient, which results in a serious problem in the reconstructed image. The residual field is estimated by the correlation coefficient between the echo signal for dc and the corresponding reference data acquired during the pre-scan. Once the residual gradient field is properly estimated, it can be removed by the adjustment of initial phase encoding gradient field between $70^{\circ}$ and $180^{\circ}$ rf pulses. Results : The suggested T2EPl is implemented in a 1.0 Tela whole body MRI system. Experiments are done with the effective echo times of 72ms and 96ms with single shot acquisitions. High resolution($128{\times}128$) volunteer head images with high $T_2$ contrast are obtained in a single scan by the proposed method. Conclusion : Using the half courier technique, higher resolution EPI images are obtained with matrix size of $128{\times}128$ in a single scan. Furthermore $T_2$ contrast is controlled by the effective echo time. Since the suggested method can be implemented by software alone (pulse sequence and corresponding tuning and reconstruction algorithms) without addition of special hardware, it can be widely used in existing MRI systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.136-137
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 고속, 저전력 비디오 부호화에 적합한 변환영역 Wyner-Ziv 분산비디오부호화기를 더욱 고속화하기 위한 병렬처리 방법을 제안한다. 기존에는 변환영역 Wyner-Ziv 분산비디오부호화를 위해 양자화 정보를 비트플레인단위로 분해후 이를 순차적으로 LDPCA 부호화하여 전체 부호화기 연산량에서 LDPCA의 복잡도가 약 54% 정도 차지하였고, 이는 고비트율로 부호화 할수록 더욱 증가하였다. 제안방법은 이를 개선하기 위해 여러 개의 비트플레인을 하나의 심벌 (symbol)로 묶어서 LDPCA 부호화를 수행하여 한 번의 연산으로 여러 개의 데이터를 동시에 처리할 수 있게 한다. 일종의 단일 명령 복수 데이터 처리 (SIMD, Single instruction, multiple data)에 의한 고속화 방법이다. 이를 통해 제안방법은 기존의 순차적 처리 방법에 비해 저비트율에서는 8배, 고비트율에서는 55배까지 LDPCA의 부호화 속도를 향상시켰다. 결과적으로 전체 부호화에서 LDPCA의 상대적인 복잡도 비율은 4%정도로 낮아지게 되었으며 Wyner-Ziv 영상의 부호화 속도도 약 1.5 ~ 2배까지 향상되었다. 제안방법은 LDPCA를 사용하는 다른 Wyner-Ziv 분산비디오부호화 구조에도 적용 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.640-643
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• 2003

A Walsh function based associative memory is capable of storing m patterns in a single pattern storage space with Walsh encoding of each pattern. Furthermore, each stored pattern can be matched against the stored patterns extremely fast using algorithmic parallel processing. As such, this special type of memory is ideal for real-time processing of large scale information. However this incredible efficiency generates large amount of crosstalk between stored patterns that incurs mis-recognition. This crosstalk is a function of the set of different sequencies [number of zero crossings] of the Walsh function associated with each pattern to be stored. This sequency set is thus optimized in this paper to minimize mis-recognition, as well as to maximize memory saying. In this paper, this Walsh memory has been applied to the problem of face recognition, where PCA is applied to dimensionality reduction. The maximum Walsh spectral component and genetic algorithm (GA) are applied to determine the optimal Walsh function set to be associated with the data to be stored. The experimental results indicate that the proposed methods provide a novel and robust technology to achieve an error-free, real-time, and memory-saving recognition of large scale patterns.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.53-59
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• 2018

Tick saliva is critically important for continuous attachment to the host, blood feeding for days, and transmission of tick-borne pathogens. To characterize the patterns of inflammatory cytokine gene expression during its attachment and blood sucking time, peripheral blood samples of rabbits infested with Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks were collected at different intervals. Blood histamine concentration was evaluated as well as gene encoding IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-2, IL-6, IL-4, and IL-10 were compared with non-infested rabbits. Blood histamine concentration of tick-infested rabbits during fast feeding time was significantly higher than that of non-infested rabbits. In both nymph and adult tick infested rabbits, expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IFN-${\gamma}$ genes were decreased significantly (P<0.05), while expression of IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10 were increased 1.3 to 7 folds in adult infested rabbits with the exception of IL-6 that was significantly (P<0.05) decreased in nymph infested rabbits. IL-2 was not expressed in either nymph or adult infestation. H. longicornis saliva is capable of modulate host responses through a complex correlation with histamine and Th1, Th2 mediated cytokines that suppress the inflammatory responses directed toward inflammatory mediators introduced into the host during tick feeding.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.343-345
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• 2010

H.264/AVC는 율-왜곡 계산에 기반한 화면 내 예측과 화면 간 예측을 통하여 높은 압축효율을 나타낸다. 그러나 모든 예측 모드의 율-왜곡 값을 계산하여 하나의 최적의 모드를 구하는 기존의 방법은 높은 계산량을 가지며 부호화에 걸리는 시간을 현저히 증가시킨다. 이러한 높은 계산량을 갖는 모든 예측모드의 율-왜곡 계산을 보완하기 위하여, 본 논문에서는 매크로블록의 움직임 특성 을 고려한 고속 부호화 모드 결정 방법을 제안한다. 각각의 매크로블록을 부호화하기 위해 미리 계산되는 SKIP모드에 대한 율-왜곡 값을 바탕으로 두 가지 문턱 값을 사용하여 움직임의 특성을 판단한다. 움직임의 특성에 따라 매크로블록은 3가지 분류로 나뉘게 되며, 각 분류에 따라 경쟁 모드를 적응적으로 선별하여 최적의 모드를 선택한다. 이러한 움직임 특성을 고려한 선택적 부호화 모드 결정을 통하여 부호화 효율의 큰 손실 없이 계산량을 감소시킴으로서 H.264/AVC의 고속 부호화가 가능한 x.264 대비 MMX를 사용하였을 때 16%, MMX를 사용하지 않았을 때 22%의 속도향상을 가져왔다.