• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2014

Purpose: This study investigated the harvesting properties of the giant miscanthus (Miscanthus ${\times}$ giganteus) to measure the required mowing power for different stem conditioning methods in order to shorten the drying time after mowing and the bale density so that the crop can be used as biomass in the winter season. Methods: The required mowing power and bale density were measured using a power measurement device, three different mower-conditioners, and a mid-sized round baler under different working speeds and conditioning methods. Results: For the various mower-conditioners, the average stem length from mowing was 0.86-0.91 m, and the available working speed was 1.6 m/s. The steel roller-type mower-conditioner showed better stem conditioning but could not mow over a working speed of 1.6 m/s. The required average power of the mower-conditioners varied from 23.8 kW for the steel roller-type rotary disk mower-conditioner with a working width of 2.4 m to 37.2 kW for the flail-type rotary disk mower-conditioner with a working width of 3.2 m at a working speed of 1.6 m/s. The bale densities were $155.8-172.2kg/m^3$. The highest bale density was measured for stems with no conditioning and a moisture content of 11.3% (d.b.) mowed by the rotary disk mower. The bale density was affected by the mowing method because of the low moisture content of the miscanthus stems. Conclusions: In terms of the working performance and conditioning statue, the steel roller-type mower-conditioner is a better choice at a working width of 2.4 m, while the flail finger-type mower-conditioner is better at a working width of 3.2 m. The type of mower-conditioner used for giant miscanthus harvesting should be determined by considering the harvest area, workable period, and working performance of a mower-conditioner and baler during the winter.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2018

최근 UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle)는 기존 측량 장비들을 대체/보완할 수 있는 공간정보 제작 도구로 관련 연구들이 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 UAV 영상의 활용도에 주안점을 두어, 재난재해와 같이 긴급한 상황이나 지상기준점 확보가 어려운 지역에서의 활용 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 UAV 영상으로 3D(dimensional) 형상을 점군(pointcloud)데이터로 제작하였고, 지상기준점을 사용한 모델 데이터와 무기준점 모델 데이터의 절대적/상대적 정확도를 측정하였다. 실험 결과, UAV 영상매칭으로 생성된 3D 형상 점군데이터는 모델 구성을 위한 상대정확도만 확보되어도, 지상기준점 사용 여부에 관계없이 거리측정과 같은 정량적 측정 오차율이 1% 이내인 것으로 검증되었다. 이는 지상기준점 취득이 불가능하거나 작업의 긴급함이 요구될 때, 절대적 위치정보는 부정확하나 신속하게 후처리한 3D 형상 점군데이터만으로도 그 활용이 충분함을 보여준다. 특히 제안된 연구결과는 재난재해 지역과 같이 데이터의 정확도를 확보하기 위한 지상기준점 설계, 측량, 후처리 등의 제반 작업들이 불가능한 상황에서도 길이와 면적과 같은 정량적 측정치와 의미 있는 결과물 취득이 가능하다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 삽입되는 정보에 의한 이미지의 왜곡을 최소화하는 이미지 인증을 위한 정보은닉 기법을 제안한다. 제안 방법은 해밍 코드를 이용한 메시지 삽입 방법을 이용하여 적은 화소의 왜곡만으로 많은 양의 인증 정보의 삽입이 가능하다. 또한 정보 삽입으로 인한 이미지 영역의 훼손을 줄이기 위해 Yang 등이 제안한 변조 가능 기준(flippablity criteria)에 의해 선택된 변조 가능 화소(flippable pixel) 만을 정보 삽입에 사용한다. 마지막으로, 인증 정보가 각 변조 가능 화소에 삽입되는 순서를 은폐함으로써, 적법한 검증자가 아닐 경우, 이미지로부터 인증 정보를 추출해 내기 어렵게 한다. 제안 방법의 우수성을 보이기 위해, 기존 연구들과 반전되는 화소의 수, 오합율에 대하여 비교 분석을 수행하며 그 결과로써 제안 방법이 적은 양의 화소값의 변화만으로 매우 낮은 오탐율을 보장함을 보인다. 이에 부가하여, 다양한 이진 이미지에 대해 제안 방법과 Yang 등의 방법을 적용하여 정보를 삽입하는 실험을 수행한다. 실험 결과에 대한 이미지 영역 분석을 통해 제안 방법이 이전의 방법보다 적은 왜곡을 갖게 됨을 보이고, 최근에 제안된 이진 이미지 정보 은닉 방법에 대한 공격에도 이전의 방법들보다 좀 더 안정성이 있음을 보인다.

• 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.249-260
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• 2014

열차가 고속으로 터널을 진입할 때 압축파가 발생하게 된다. 이 압축파가 터널 출구부에 도달하면 일부는 외부로 방출되고 일부는 팽창파의 형태로 반사되어 터널내부로 전파된다. 이러한 파는 충격파의 형태로 외부로 방출되는데, 이를 미기압(micro pressure wave)이라고 한다. 미기압파는 터널 출구부에 소음 및 진동문제를 일으키며, 이 현상이 클수록 민가 및 주변 유리창에 손상과 거주자의 불안을 일으키는 원인이 된다. 따라서 고속철도 건설을 위해서는 미기압에 대한 대책과 이에 대한 예측이 필요한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 운영중인 터널에서의 미기압 측정사례와 터널내 압력기울기에 대한 수치해석을 통하여, 차량의 전두부 형상 및 터널 갱구부 형상에 따른 영향을 분석하였다. 그 결과로, 본 연구에서는 미기압파의 강도를 예측하는 방법을 제시하였으며, 이를 통해서 터널 연장과 단면적에 따른 미기압 강도를 해석하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.682-692
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• 2007

This study presents an automatic system to predict parturition time in the crated sows. The system relies on ultrasonic transducers mounted from above along the length of the crate. Using a 40 kHz time of flight (TOF) single envelope wave, the momentary distances between the sensors are measured. Therefore, the local momentary height of the sow and the momentary posture, i.e. standing posture (SDP), kneeling posture (KP), sitting posture (STP) and lateral lying posture (LLP) are determined. Crated sows change their postures from standing to lying and vice versa which follows a characteristic pattern. As parturition approaches, sows exhibit uneasiness, restlessness and the stand up sequence (SUS, the posture transition from LLP to SDP) rate increases because of labor pains. In time series, the SUS rate demonstrates a peak and it happens approximately 0-12 h before parturition. In this paper, the basic parturition threshold value method (BPTVM) and the same hour method (SHM) are proposed for predicting parturition, both of which are based on the SUS rate. The BPTVM mainly detects the peak of the SUS rate. As the SUS rate exceeds the threshold value, the parturition becomes predictable. Moreover, the SHM calculates the difference in the SUS rates between a particular time of day and the corresponding time of the preceding day. Compared to the BPTVM, the SHM can eliminate the circadian rhythm of the SUS rate influenced by feeding behavior. Using the SHM the parturition can be approximately predicted within hours. In an attempt to define the threshold parameters of predicting parturition, a data set with 32 sows of the SUS rate are used to estimate assumable predicting probability. The results show the assumable probability of the parturition prediction within 9 h is 96.9% for the SHM and 84.4% for the BPTVM. Moreover, the SHM can even reach a 75% probability of prediction within three hours of parturition. We conclude that the SHM is more accurate and is more useful for parturition time prediction. When parturition is detected, the proposed algorithm generates a warning signal which can inform human personnel to protect the mother and newborn piglets.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9731-9737
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• 2014

Large scale secular registry or surveillance systems have been accumulating vast data that allow mathematical modeling of cancer incidence and mortality rates. Most contemporary models in this regard use time series and APC (age-period-cohort) methods and focus primarily on predicting or analyzing cancer epidemiology with little attention being paid to implications for designing cancer registry, surveillance or evaluation initiatives. This research models age-specific cancer incidence rates using logistic growth equations and explores their performance under different scenarios of data completeness in the hope of deriving clues for reshaping relevant data collection. The study used China Cancer Registry Report 2012 as the data source. It employed 3-parameter logistic growth equations and modeled the age-specific incidence rates of all and the top 10 cancers presented in the registry report. The study performed 3 types of modeling, namely full age-span by fitting, multiple 5-year-segment fitting and single-segment fitting. Measurement of model performance adopted adjusted goodness of fit that combines sum of squred residuals and relative errors. Both model simulation and performance evalation utilized self-developed algorithms programed using C# languade and MS Visual Studio 2008. For models built upon full age-span data, predicted age-specific cancer incidence rates fitted very well with observed values for most (except cervical and breast) cancers with estimated goodness of fit (Rs) being over 0.96. When a given cancer is concerned, the R valuae of the logistic growth model derived using observed data from urban residents was greater than or at least equal to that of the same model built on data from rural people. For models based on multiple-5-year-segment data, the Rs remained fairly high (over 0.89) until 3-fourths of the data segments were excluded. For models using a fixed length single-segment of observed data, the older the age covered by the corresponding data segment, the higher the resulting Rs. Logistic growth models describe age-specific incidence rates perfectly for most cancers and may be used to inform data collection for purposes of monitoring and analyzing cancer epidemic. Helped by appropriate logistic growth equations, the work vomume of contemporary data collection, e.g., cancer registry and surveilance systems, may be reduced substantially.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2000

This study was undertaken to investigate an involvement of nitroxergic innervation in gastric smooth muscle of rat. Isometric tension study, the measurement of single cell length, NADPH diaphorase stain of smooth muscle layers and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) western blotting were performed. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide donor, relaxed the muscle strips precontracted by acetylcholine (ACh) in a concentration-dependent manner. Pretreatment of L-arginine decreased the contraction induced by electric field stimulation (EFS). Pretreatment of $N^G-nitro-L-arginine$ methyl ester (L-NAME), a NOS inhibitor, increased the EFS-induced contractions. LY 83583, a guanylate cyclase (GC) inhibitor, reversed the inhibitory actions of L-arginine on the muscle contractions. The effects of L-Arginine, L-NAME and LY 83583 on ACh-induced contractions were not significant. L-arginine reduced the EFS-induced contraction in circular muscle, whereas L-NAME enhanced the EFS-induced contraction in longitudinal strips. By EFS, the phasic contractions appeared approximately $20{\sim}25$ seconds later. L-NAME significantly shortened the delay time to about $2{\sim}3$ seconds. In single cell study, ACh contracted gastric smooth muscle cells, SNP relaxed the cells, and the latter also inhibited the ACh-induced contraction. LY 83583 enhanced the ACh-induced contraction and antagonized SNP-induced relaxation. NADPH diaphorase activity was assessed by a histochemistry, nitroblue tetrazolium (NTB) staining. Positive staining was observed in both circular and longitudinal muscle layers. L-arginine increased the staining, while L-NAME decreased the staining. Western blotting for nNOS proved the presence of nNOS in rat gastric smooth muscle. EFS and additional $Ca^{2+}$ increased nNOS protein expression. These results suggest that in rat stomach, both circular and longitudinal muscle layers are innervated with nitroxergic nerves which relax the gastric smooth muscle via NO-cGMP pathway.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study is to compare the muscle activity by electrode location in the biceps brachii during the arm curl isometric exercise and to provide the basic data needed to develop the proper electrode location of the biceps brachii based on the study results comparing the muscle activity by the angle of the elbow joint. Method: 17 adult males (Age: 21.50±4.63 yrs, height: 175.29±5.97 cm, weight: 63.79±15.31 kg, upper-arm length: 30.10±1.22 cm) participated in the study. In the arm curls isometric exercise, the experiment was divided into 1st and 2nd steps to compare muscle activity according to electrode location in the biceps brachii and muscle activity according to elbow angle change. In the first experiment, the surface electrode was attached at one-third point on the line from medial acromion to cubital fossa, according to the measurement method indicated by SENIAM. The elbow angle was set to 90°. In the second experiment, according to the proposed method of this study, the electrodes were separated at one finger's width in the left and right direction at one-third point on the line from medial acromion to cubital fossa, attached at the long head and short head. From the long head electrode, in about a width of two fingers in proximal direction, a total of three electrodes were attached at the myotendinal junction of the long head. The elbow angles were set as 70°, 90°, and 110°, and the isometric exercise (100% MVC) for 5 seconds was maintained with keeping the forearm and the rope to be 90° for the first and second experiments. Results: During the arm curl isometric exercise, there was no significant difference in SH and SENIAM proposition location proposed by this researcher. LH was shown to be lower than the muscle activity of the location proposed by SENIAM and there were significant (p<.01) differences. MJ appeared lower than the muscle activity of the location proposed by SENIAM and there were significant (p<.001) differences. The muscle activity by the elbow joint angle of SH in the biceps brachii was shown in large order of 70°<90°<110°, but there was no significant difference. The muscle activity by the elbow joint angle of LH was shown in large order of 90°<70°<110°, but there was no significant difference. The muscle activity by the elbow joint angle of MJ was shown in large order of 110°<90°<70°, but there was no significant difference. Conclusion: During the arm curl isometric exercise of the biceps brachii, it is judged appropriate to attach surface electrodes to the location proposed by SENIAM.

• 암석학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2002

석영의 파동소광은 암석의 변형정도를 나타낼 수 있는 좋은 지표로서 사용할 수 있다. 암석의 변형도를 결정하기 위해 석영의 파동소광 강도(IWE: Intensity of Wavy Extinction)를 편광현미경, 디지털 카메라, NIH Image(또는 Scion Image)로 측정하였다. 파동소광이 나타나는 석영입자의 한 부분이 편광현미경 상에서 최대 소광이 될 때 IWE를 측정하며, 이때 나타나는 파동소광이 나타나는 아입자경계에 수직방향으로 측정을 시도했다. 본 연구에 사용된 NIH Image는 파동소광을 보여주는 각 부분의 광도를 256단계의 흑백 농담변화로 나타낼 수 있다. 이를 이용하여 측정 길이에 대한 농담변화로 IWE를 구하였다. 이렇게 획득한 IWE를 $5^{\circ}$ 단위로 묶어 돗수분포표로 처리하였으며. 자료의 분포특성상 히스토그램의 최빈값과 중간값 사이의 중간값을 그 암석의 대표 IWE로 정의하고, 이를 다시 5단계의 변형대(무변형, 저변형, 중변형, 고변형, 최고변형)와 변형 지수(Dl, D2, D3, D4, D5)로 묶었다. 이 측정방법을 이용하여 경남 언양지역의 언양화강암과 양산단층과의 상관관계를 분석한 결과, 양산단층에서 멀어질수록 변형도가 낮아지는 결과를 얻었다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.1327-1334
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• 2014

도로, 철도, 하천 등 선형형태 사회기반시설물 사업들은 일반적으로 행정구역을 가로지르고, 길이는 수 km에서 수백 km 이상이며 폭이 좁고 길이가 긴 사업들로 사업승인을 위한 지형도면고시 작성을 위해 낱장 도곽 형태가 아닌 연속지적도를 사용한다. 2009년에 제정된 통합법인 측량 수로조사 및 지적에 관한법률은 사업승인을 위한 설계 및 시공도서 작성과 지형도의 좌표계를 세계측지계를 적용하도록 하고 있다. 그러나 통합법 부칙 제5조에 따라 지적은 지역좌표계를 유지하고 있어 연속지적도를 이용한 지형도면고시 내용의 기술적 오류가 발생한 경우 행정처분으로서 고시의 효력 여부, 그리고 토지경계에 대한 책임 문제가 제기되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 그 원인을 분석하고 선형형태 사업의 특성을 고려한 좌표변환 및 보정을 실시한 후, 그 결과를 기존에 구축된 연속지적도에 반영, 지형도면고시 절차 개선으로 이어질 수 있도록 제시하였다.