• 대한음성학회지:말소리
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• 제45호
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• pp.79-91
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• 2003

Utterance verification aims at rejecting both out-of-vocabulary (OOV) utterances and low-confidence-scored in-vocabulary (IV) utterances. For utterance verification on Korean connected digit recognition task, we investigate several methods to construct filler and anti-digit models. In particular, we propose a substitution error correction method based on 2-best decoding results. In this method, when 1st candidate is rejected, 2nd candidate is selected if it is accepted by a specific hypothesis test, instead of simply rejecting the 1st one. Experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms the conventional log likelihood ratio (LLR) test method.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제26권5B호
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• pp.582-591
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• 2001

터보 부호는 반복적인 복호 알고리즘을 사용함으로써 가산성 백색 가우시안 잡음(AWGN) 채널 환경에서 Shannon 한계에 가까운 성능을 보이는 오류정정 방식으로 제안되었으나, 반복 연산량에 따른 복호 지연과 인터리버에 따른 지연에 의해 실시간 처리의 어려움이라는 문제점을 안고 있다. 본 논문에서는 터보 부호의 성능을 저하시키지 않는 범위에서 적절한 초기 임계값 설정에 따라 불필요한 반복 복호 횟수를 줄일 수 있는 터보 복호기 구조를 제안한다. 적절한 초기 임계값 설정은 LLR(Log-Likelihood Ratio)값의 평균값과 분산, 복호기의 출력에 대한 BER에 근거하여 여러 번의 모의 실험을 통해서 최적의 값으로 결정된다. 제안한 방식은 초기 임계값을 적절히 선택하면 손실이 없는 범위 내에서 반복횟수를 감소시킴으로써 기존의 정해진 반복횟수로 인한 큰 복호 지연을 미연에 방지하고, 이에 따른 계산량 감소는 저전력의 효과도 가져온다. 성능 평가를 위해 BER = $10^{-6}$이내이고, 전송속도가 32kbps 이상인 IMT2000의 고속 데이터 전송 환경에서 모의 실험을 하였다. 실험 결과로 기존의 정해진 반복횟수를 갖는 터보 복호기에 비해 SNR 변동(0~3dB)에서 평균적으로 55~90% 정도의 감소된 반복횟수를 검증하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권11C호
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• pp.868-873
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 수직 자기기록 채널에서 연집에러에 따른 LDPC(low density parity check) 부호의 성능을 분석한다. 수직 자기기록 채널에서 연집에러가 발생하면 수신부에서는 채널상태정보(channel state information)를 통하여 연집에러 부분을 알아낸 후 채널검출기의 연판정(Log Likelihood Ratio) 값을 0으로 초기화하는 방법을 사용한다. 패리티 검사 행렬은 부호율이 0.94인 (4336,4096)와 (8672,8192)를 사용한다. 그리고 채널 검출기는 연산량이 적은 SOVA(soft output Viterbi algorithm)를 사용한다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.3-8
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 다중 안테나 시스템 기반 반복 수신기의 동작 원리를 이해하고 연산량을 줄이기 위한 연구를 진행하였다. 기존의 반복 수신기는 고정된 횟수의 반복 수신을 하는 것에 비하여, 적응형 반복 결정 방법은 프레임의 상태에 따라 반복 횟수를 조절함으로써 수신기에서의 불필요한 동작을 제한하여 연산량을 절감시킬 수 있다. 모의실험 결과를 통하여, 제안된 기법이 시스템의 에러 성능은 유지시키면서 수신기의 평균 반복 횟수를 크게 감소시키는 것을 확인하였다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.949-952
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• 2011

In this letter, a simplified suboptimum receiver based on soft-limiting for the detection of binary antipodal signals in non-Gaussian noise modeled as a generalized normal-Laplace (GNL) distribution combined with Gaussian noise is presented. The suboptimum receiver has low computational complexity. Furthermore, when the number of diversity branches is small, its performance is very close to that of the Neyman-Pearson optimum receiver based on the probability density function obtained by the Fourier inversion of the characteristic function of the GNL-plus-Gaussian distribution.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제33권5A호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2008

In this paper, we consider coded layered space-time architecture in MIMO-OFDM channels. Vertical Bell Lab Layered Space-Time(V-BLAST) scheme employing ordered successive interference cancellation(OSIC) algorithm provides very high spectral efficiency with low computational complexity. However, the error propagation is a major drawback constraining the overall performance of the V-BLAST system significantly. Based on this problem, we derive an improved detector using soft bit log-likelihood ratio(LLR) value. Simulation results show that the proposed detector outperforms the conventional V-BLAST scheme under spatially uncorrelated as well as correlated fading channels.

• 아시아태평양코퍼스연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.57-74
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• 2023

Having a firm grasp of technical terms is essential for learners of Japanese for Specific Purposes (JSP). This research aims to analyze Japanese nursing care vocabulary based on objective corpus-based frequency and subjectively rated word familiarity. For this purpose, we constructed a text corpus centered on the National Examination for Certified Care Workers to extract nursing care keywords. The Log-Likelihood Ratio (LLR) was used as the statistical criterion for keyword identification, giving a list of 300 keywords as target words for a further word recognition survey. The survey involved 115 participants of whom 51 were certified care workers (CW group) and 64 were individuals from the general public (GP group). These participants rated the familiarity of the target keywords through crowdsourcing. Given the limited sample size, Bayesian linear mixed models were utilized to determine word familiarity rates. Our study conducted a comparative analysis of word familiarity between the CW group and the GP group, revealing key terms that are crucial for professionals but potentially unfamiliar to the general public. By focusing on these terms, instructors can bridge the knowledge gap more efficiently.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.831-840
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• 2010

In this paper, we propose a hearing impairment simulator considering reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter of the hearing impaired, and we verified the reduced frequency selectivity and asymmetrical auditory filter affected in speech perception through experiments. The reduced frequency selectivity has made embodied by spectral smearing using LPC(linear prediction coding). The shapes of auditory filter are asymmetrical different with each center frequency. Hearing impaired person which has hearing loss was differently changed with that of normal hearing people and it has different value for speech of quality through auditory filter. The experiments confirmed subjective test and objective test. The subjective experiments are composed of 4 kinds of tests: pure tone test, SRT(speech reception threshold) test, and WRS(word recognition score) test without spectral smearing, and WRS test with spectral smearing. The experiment of the hearing impairment simulator was performed from 9 subjects who have normal ears. The amount of spectral smearing was controlled by LPC order. The asymmetrical auditory filter of proposed hearing impairment simulator was simulated and then some tests to estimate the filter's performance objectively were performed. The objective experiment as simulated auditory filter's performance evaluation method used PESQ(perceptual evaluation of speech quality) and LLR(log likelihood ratio) for speech through auditory filter. The processed speech was evaluated objective speech quality and distortion using PESQ and LLR value. When hearing loss processed, PESQ and LLR value have big difference according to asymmetrical auditory filter in hearing impairment simulator.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.327-338
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• 2022

This study determined the recent status and trend of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PcP) in the non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (non-HIV-PcP) and HIV (HIV-PcP) infected populations using data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). SaTScan and Join-point were used for statistical analyses. Non-HIV-PcP cases showed an upward trend during the study period from 2010 to 2021, with the largest number in 2021 (551 cases). The upward trend was similar until 2020 after adjusting for the population. Seoul had the highest number of cases (1,597) in the non-HIV-PcP group, which was the same after adjusting for the population (162 cases/1,000,000). It was followed by Jeju-do (89 cases/1,000,000). The most likely cluster (MLC) for the non-HIV-PCP group was Seoul (Relative Risk (RR)=4.59, Log Likelihood Ratio (LLR)=825.531), followed by Jeju-do (RR=1.59, LLR=5.431). An upward trend was observed among the non-HIV-PcP group in the Jeju-do/Jeollanam-do/Jeollabuk-do/Gyeongsangnam-do/Busan/Daejeon/Daegu/Ulsan joint cluster (29.02%, LLR=11.638, P<0.001) located in the southern part of Korea. Both women and men in the non-HIV groups showed an overall upward trend of PcP during the study period. Men in the 60-69 age group had the highest annual percentage change (APC 41.8) during 2014-2019. In contrast, the HIV groups showed a falling trend of PcP recently. Men in the 60-69 age group had the most decrease (APC -17.6) during 2018-2021. This study provides an analytic basis for health measures and a nationwide epidemiological surveillance system for the management of PcP.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2007

대부분의 보청기에서는 난청인의 청력 손실을 보상하기 위해 음성 증폭 알고리즘과 잡음 및 피드백을 제거하기 위한 알고리즘 등을 사용하고 있고, 음성의 인지율을 높이기 위해서 음성의 대비를 강조하는 알고리즘을 사용한다. 음성 대비 강조 알고리즘 사용 시 과도한 대비증폭에 의해서 포먼트(formant) 사이에서 마스킹 현상이 발생할 수 있다. 마스킹 현상을 확인하기 위해서 6가지의 주관적인 평가와 1가지의 객관적인 평가를 수행하였다. 주관적인 평가로는 순음 검사, 어음 청취 역치 검사, 낱말 분별력 검사, 순음 마스킹 검사, 포먼트 순음 마스킹 검사, 어음 마스킹 검사로 이루어져있고 객관적인 평가를 위해서 LLR(log likelihood ratio)을 도입하였다. 정상 청각 피험자와 난청 피험자의 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 난청 피험자가 마스킹이 잘 일어난다는 것을 볼 수 있었고, 어음을 이용한 마스킹 검사에서는 마스킹에 의해서 난청 피험자에서 어음에 대한 인지율이 떨어지는 결과를 볼 수 있다. 이러한 현상은 포먼트 향상에 의한 왜곡 때문이 아닌 마스킹 때문이다. 그러므로 마스킹 효과의 특성을 조사하여, 보청기 적합 시, 이러한 마스킹 특성을 고려하는 것이 필요하다.