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The Study on Classification System of Sport Culture Contents for Korea's Cultural Competitiveness (문화경쟁력 제고를 위한 스포츠 문화콘텐츠 분류체계 정립)

  • Lee, Soo-Yeon
    • 한국체육학회지인문사회과학편
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.111-121
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to establish a classification systems of sport culture contents for enhancing cultural competitiveness. The main research method for this was the Delphi survey based on the literature. Through a literature review, the definition of sport cultural contents and the classification system of major industrial countries were analyzed. The Delphi survey by a panel of 25 was conducted over a two-round. The results were as follows: first, the sport culture contents includes an artistic creativity, which have a working form that enables delivery to the public and organizing sports activities, and classify as a technology for high value-added content and services. Second, the 'culture' for the large category item, which include the cultural heritage and culture art. The 'media' recognize the importance of temporal concepts with traditional media and it was classified as new media. In the case of items in the large category 'events' are classified as national and international sporting events and festivals, the 'services' main category item is divided into social, care, educational services. Finally, the 'others' includes such as copyrighted items.

Performance Evaluation of SDN Controllers: RYU and POX for WBAN-based Healthcare Applications

  • Lama Alfaify;Nujud Alnajem;Haya Alanzi;Rawan Almutiri;Areej Alotaibi;Nourah Alhazri;Awatif Alqahtani
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.7
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    • pp.219-230
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    • 2023
  • Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) have made it easier for healthcare workers and patients to monitor patients' status continuously in real time. WBANs have complex and diverse network structures; thus, management and control can be challenging. Therefore, considering emerging Software-defined networks (SDN) with WBANs is a promising technology since SDN implements a new network management and design approach. The SDN concept is used in this study to create more adaptable and dynamic network architectures for WBANs. The study focuses on comparing the performance of two SDN controllers, POX and Ryu, using Mininet, an open-source simulation tool, to construct network topologies. The performance of the controllers is evaluated based on bandwidth, throughput, and round-trip time metrics for networks using an OpenFlow switch with sixteen nodes and a controller for each topology. The study finds that the choice of network controller can significantly impact network performance and suggests that monitoring network performance indicators is crucial for optimizing network performance. The project provides valuable insights into the performance of SDN-based WBANs using POX and Ryu controllers and highlights the importance of selecting the appropriate network controller for a given network architecture.

Whey Protein-Based Edible Films and Coatings in Food Industry (식품산업에서 유청 단백질을 이용한 식용 필름과 코팅의 활용)

  • Jayeon Yoo;Sujatha Kandasamy;Hyoun Wook Kim;Hyung-Ho Bae;Jun-Sang Ham
    • Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.219-229
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    • 2023
  • Consumer demand for products with health benefits and natural ingredients is significant for the expansion of functional foods. Edible films and coatings are an excellent way to diversify the market for functional foods and as substitutes for the prevailing packaging and products. Incorporation of whey protein (WP) and its active ingredients into edible films and coatings is a promising technique that can be applied to various food products. Numerous combinations can be used on an industrial scale depending on the purpose, product, nature of the film, type of active ingredient, and type of inclusions. In this review, we describe several characteristics of edible WP films and coatings used as novel packaging materials. WP-based packaging can play a beneficial role in sustainability because of the option of recycling materials rather than incinerating, as in synthetic laminates, because of the use of natural byproducts from the food industry as raw materials. However, cost-effectiveness is a driving force against industrial setbacks in current and future WP processing developments. The industrial application of this new technology depends on further scientific research aimed at identifying the mechanism of film formation to improve the performance of both the process and product. Furthermore, research such as consumer studies and long-term toxicity assessments are required to obtain significant market shares.

Analysis of Learning Effects MRI Education Content based on Virtual Reality (가상현실 기반 MRI 교육 콘텐츠 학습효과 분석)

  • Jung-Hun Lee;Jae-Goo Shim
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.775-782
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    • 2023
  • In order to overcome practical limitations in installing, managing and operating MRI machines with expensive equipment, this study developed and utilized virtual reality (VR) experience education by combining virtual reality (VR) with magnetic resonance imaging devices. The Students who experienced virtual reality-based educational systems were surveyed to identify possible side effects during the experience and self-directed learning ability and academic self-efficacy surveys were conducted to analyze the impact of virtual reality-based practice on learning. In the analysis of the self-directed learning ability survey there was no difference in the average between the student group who experienced education and the student group who did not but there was a significant difference in the average for each group. Virtual Reality-based practical education is expected to provide an efficient practice system by providing new learning methods and opportunities for education that can be repeated anytime, anywhere regardless of time and space.

In vitro anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity of methanolic extract of Bidens pilosa and identification of active compounds by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis

  • Gabriel Enrique Cazares-Jaramillo;Zinnia Judith Molina-Garza;Itza Eloisa Luna-Cruz;Luisa Yolanda Solis-Soto;Jose Luis Rosales-Encina;Lucio Galaviz-Silva
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.61 no.4
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    • pp.405-417
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    • 2023
  • Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, is a significant but neglected tropical public health issue in Latin America due to the diversity of its genotypes and pathogenic profiles. This complexity is compounded by the adverse effects of current treatments, underscoring the need for new therapeutic options that employ medicinal plant extracts without negative side effects. Our research aimed to evaluate the trypanocidal activity of Bidens pilosa fractions against epimastigote and trypomastigote stages of T. cruzi, specifically targeting the Brener and Nuevo León strains-the latter isolated from Triatoma gerstaeckeri in General Terán, Nuevo León, México. We processed the plant's aerial parts (stems, leaves, and flowers) to obtain a methanolic extract (Bp-mOH) and fractions with varying solvent polarities. These preparations inhibited more than 90% of growth at concentrations as low as 800 ㎍/ml for both parasite stages. The median lethal concentration (LC50) values for the Bp-mOH extract and its fractions were below 500 ㎍/ml. Tests for cytotoxicity using Artemia salina and Vero cells and hemolytic activity assays for the extract and its fractions yielded negative results. The methanol fraction (BPFC3MOH1) exhibited superior inhibitory activity. Its functional groups, identified as phenols, enols, alkaloids, carbohydrates, and proteins, include compounds such as 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde (50.9%), pentadecyl prop-2-enoate (22.1%), and linalool (15.4%). Eight compounds were identified, with a match confirmed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-MS) software through mass spectrometry analysis.

Development of an Information System for Accounting for the Level of Training of Future Specialists in the Field of Information Technology

  • Alla Kapiton;Nataliia Kononets;Valeriy Zhamardiy;Lesya Petrenko;Nadiya Kravtsova;Tetiana Blahova
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.95-106
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    • 2024
  • The article is devoted to the design and development of an information system for preserving the results of testing to verify the residual knowledge of students of the resource for training specialists in information and communication technologies. The purpose of the study is to provide a scientific justification for the problem of developing professional training of specialists in information and communication technologies in the process of using an information system to save test results to verify students' residual knowledge and to verify the effectiveness of its implementation in universities. According to the results of the experiment, it can be argued that the introduction of an information system to preserve the results of testing to test students' residual knowledge in the educational process contributes to the professional training of specialists in information and communication technologies at the universities of Ukraine. The practice of development and use of modern information technologies focused on the implementation of psychological and pedagogical goals of teaching and education is fundamentally new mediated by modern technical and technological innovations.

A Study on Privacy Preserving Methods in the Metaverse Environment Using Secure Multi-Party Computation (안전한 다자간 연산을 활용한 메타버스 환경에서의 프라이버시 보존 방안 연구)

  • Jiun Jang;Kwantae Cho;Sangrae Cho;Soo Hyung Kim
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.725-734
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    • 2024
  • The rapidly growing metaverse environment has received widespread attention across various fields such as health and medicine, culture and gaming, as well as politics. However, the excessive collection of personal data by the diverse sensors and devices used in the metaverse environment poses a substantial threat to user privacy. In this paper, we investigate existing cases of secure Multi-Party Computation(MPC) applications, examine the services anticipated to be necessary for the expansion of the metaverse environment, and analyze the privacy issues present in the metaverse environment as well as the limitations of current real-world services. Based on these findings, we propose application scenarios that utilize MPC to preserve user privacy in the metaverse environment. These proposed MPC application scenarios present a new perspective in metaverse security research. In the future, they are expected to be utilized in the development of secure metaverse services.

Removal of Chromium (VI) by Escherichia coli Cells Expressing Cytoplasmic or Surface-Displayed ChrB: a Comparative Study

  • Zhou, Xiaofeng;Li, Jianghui;Wang, Weilong;Yang, Fan;Fan, Bingqian;Zhang, Chenlu;Ren, Xiaojun;Liang, Feng;Cheng, Rong;Jiang, Fengying;Zhou, Huaibin;Yang, Juanjuan;Tan, Guoqiang;Lyu, Jianxin;Wang, Wu
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.30 no.7
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    • pp.996-1004
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    • 2020
  • Various genetically engineered microorganisms have been developed for the removal of heavy metal contaminants. Metal biosorption by whole-cell biosorbents can be enhanced by overproduction of metal-binding proteins/peptides in the cytoplasm or on the cell surface. However, few studies have compared the biosorption capacity of whole cells expressing intracellular or surface-displayed metal-adsorbing proteins. In this study, several constructs were prepared for expressing intracellular and surface-displayed Ochrobactrum tritici 5bvl1 ChrB in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) cells. E. coli cells expressing surface-displayed ChrB removed more Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions than cells with cytoplasmic ChrB under the same conditions. However, intracellular ChrB was less susceptible to variation in extracellular conditions (pH and ionic strength), and more effectively removed Cr(VI) from industrial wastewater than the surface-displayed ChrB at low pH (<3). An adsorption-desorption experiment demonstrated that compared with intracellular accumulation, cell-surface adsorption is reversible, which allows easy desorption of the adsorbed metal ions and regeneration of the bioadsorbent. In addition, an intrinsic ChrB protein fluorescence assay suggested that pH and salinity may influence the Cr(VI) adsorption capacity of ChrB-expressing E. coli cells by modulating the ChrB protein conformation. Although the characteristics of ChrB may not be universal for all metal-binding proteins, our study provides new insights into different engineering strategies for whole-cell biosorbents for removing heavy metals from industrial effluents.

Development of processing technology for edible mature silkworm (식용섭취를 위한 숙잠의 가공기술 개발)

  • Ji, Sang-Deok;Kim, Nam-Suk;Lee, Joo-Young;Kim, Mi-Ja;Kweon, HaeYong;Sung, GyooByung;Kang, Pil-Don;Kim, Kee-Young
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2015
  • To increase the income of sericultural farms and expand sericulture industry, new high value-added products of sericulture which are beyond current products like 5th instar 3 day dried silkworm, male pupa and silkworm dongchunghacho are needed. For this sericulture product diversification, it is in desperate need of the edible processing method after 5th instar 4 day silkworm that silkgland formation is rapidly in progress during the larva periods. So far it was hard to eat because of silkgland formation in their body. So we try to boil and steam frozen-, dried-, and living-silkworm to develop low-cost edible processing methods for farmers. As the result, the silkgland of frozen and dried silkworm was not degenerated, so silkgland in their body was not edible. But in the case of living silkworm, the silkgland of mature silkworm was degenerated by boil and steam treatment, so the body and silkgland of silkworm were not only edible but also tasted good. Then the dried silkworm was easily powdered and there was no problem when it was eaten. This source technology can be widely used in the general food industry, health functional food cosmetics, pet food and so on, so it is predictable that this will contribute to increase the income of sericulture farms and expand sericultural industry.

Journal of Knowledge Information Technology and Systems (스마트축사 활용 가상센서 기술 설계 및 구현)

  • Hyun Jun Kim;Park Man Bok;Meong Hun Lee
    • Smart Media Journal
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    • v.12 no.10
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2023
  • Innovation and change are occurring rapidly in the agriculture and livestock industry, and new technologies such as smart bams are being introduced, and data that can be used to control equipment is being collected by utilizing various sensors. However, there are various challenges in the operation of bams, and virtual sensor technology is needed to solve these challenges. In this paper, we define various data items and sensor data types used in livestock farms, study cases that utilize virtual sensors in other fields, and implement and design a virtual sensor system for the final smart livestock farm. MBE and EVRMSE were used to evaluate the finalized system and analyze performance indicators. As a result of collecting and managing data using virtual sensors, there was no obvious difference in data values from physical sensors, showing satisfactory results. By utilizing the virtual sensor system in smart livestock farms, innovation and efficiency improvement can be expected in various areas such as livestock operation and livestock health status monitoring. This paper proposes an innovative method of data collection and management by utilizing virtual sensor technology in the field of smart livestock, and has obtained important results in verifying its performance. As a future research task, we would like to explore the connection of digital livestock using virtual sensors.