• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.31 no.7A
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• pp.666-673
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• 2006

In this paper, we evaluated the performance of 4 types of ARQ algorithms that have been adopted to offer reliable transmission between MAC layers. First of all, we implemented IEEE 802.16 ARQ algorithms with NS-2 network simulator and then evaluated the performances in various channel states. We used two performance measures to evaluate those performances. First, we used the total number of ARQ block in bytes that have been received without error. Second, we used ACK_Efficiency that is newly defined in this paper. From the results of simulation, we could be aware that each ARQ algorithm has different performance in a various channel states. For improving the transmission data rate in a specific channel state, we have to choose the right ACK interval as well as a suitable ARQ algorithm.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.788-796
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• 2023

Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) has high morbidity and mortality rates in canines. Nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of CPV-2 has endonuclease activity, initiates viral DNA replication, and is highly conserved. Thus, it is a promising target for antiviral inhibitor development. We overexpressed a 41.9 kDa active recombinant endonuclease in Escherichia coli and designed a nicking assay using carboxyfluorescein and quencher-linked ssDNA as substrates. The optimal temperature and pH of the endonuclease were 37℃ and pH 7, respectively. Curcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin, demethoxycurcumin, linoleic acid, tannic acid, and α-tocopherol inhibited CPV-2 NS1 endonuclease with IC₅₀ values of 0.29 to 8.03 µM. The extracted turmeric, yerba mate, and sesame cake suppressed CPV-2 NS1 endonuclease with IC₅₀ values of 1.48, 7.09, and 52.67 ㎍/ml, respectively. The binding affinity between curcumin, the strongest inhibitor, and CPV-2 NS1 endonuclease by molecular docking was -6.4 kcal/mol. Curcumin inhibited CPV-2 NS1 endonuclease via numerous hydrophobic interactions and two hydrogen bonds with Lys97 and Pro111 in the allosteric site. These results suggest that adding curcuminoids, linoleic acid, tannic acid, α-tocopherol, extracted turmeric, sesame cake, and yerba to the diet could prevent CPV-2 infection.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.11c
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• pp.239-242
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• 2003

이 논문에서는 기존 연구 활동에 쓰이는 NS-2 시뮬레이터와 최근 대만의 National Chiao Tung University에서 개발하여 주목을 받고 있는 네트워크 시뮬레이터인 NCTUns에서 On-Demand 방식의 Ad Hoc 라우팅 프로토콜 중 AODV와 DSR의 성능을 분석하여 그 결과를 논하였다. NCTUns의 경우 작은 규모의 실험에서는 원할 한 성능을 보여주지만 노드수가 증가하면 불안정한 성능을 보여준다. 그러나 NS-2의 경우 NCTUns가 보여준 문제점 없이 원할 한 통신을 보여준다. 이에 앞으로의 실험에서는 Ad Hoc 관련 실험에서 보다 안정적인 성능을 보이고 있는 NS-2의 프로토콜 모듈을 NCTUns에 보강하면 보다 안정적인 시뮬레이터가 될 것으로 기대한다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.171-175
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• 2015

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a common chronic disease in children; in 90 percent of cases, the condition is primary (idiopathic). Toxic nephropathy can be induced by herbal medicines, and is mainly manifested as tubulointerstitial nephritis and rarely, as glomerulopathy. Here in, we describe two cases of steroid-sensitive NS, which developed after the patients received herbal medicines. A 5-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were separately admitted within a short time period with acute onset of generalized edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, and hypercholesterolemia. Each patient had previously taken herbal medicine, which had been prescribed by different oriental medical clinics for different conditions. The patients were diagnosed with herbal medicine-induced NS and were treated empirically by a standard steroid therapy, with subsequent resolution of their NS. One patient relapsed, but her NS again responded to steroid therapy. We described two unusual cases of prototypical pediatric, steroid-sensitive NS, which was presumed to be minimal-change disease that developed after the administration of herbal medicines. We also reviewed the literature.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.162-167
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• 2009

In this paper, we present a compact Ultra-Wideband band-pass filter using a high-pass filter and low-pass filter. The structure of our proposed band-pass filter is very simple and the DGS(Defected Ground Structure) structure is used to get the low-pass filter characteristic. Our proposed band-pass filter can be much smaller than a cascaded filter. As a result of measurement the insertion loss is less than 0.5dB throughout the pass-band of $2.1GHz{\sim}10.56GHz$, the return loss is more than 20dB and the group delay maximum variation is 0.23ns from 0.12ns to 0.35ns.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.26-32
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• 1995

A Kerr cell was utilized as an optical shutter to generate a shortened pulse and as an isolator between amplifiers in an iodine laser system. By rotating the polarization of incident laser pulse only during the timing window of high voltage applied to the Kerr cell, shortened pulses of 5 ns and 1 ns, corresponding to the difference in propagation time of two coaxial cables, were obtained. It was also noticed that more than one timing window of Kerr cell was produced with a long incident laser pulse from the oscillator. The measured transmittance of Kerr cell with respect to applied voltage was compared with the theoretical estimation using the electro-optic Kerr effect theory. Through the amplification of the shortened pulse in iodine amplifiers. a pulse of 0.5 GW(2 J in 4 ns) was obtained. ained.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.457-465
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• 2019

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) often suffer from diverse skin disorders, which might be attributable to skin barrier dysfunction. To explore the role of lipid alterations in the epidermis in DM skin disorders, we quantitated 49 lipids (34 ceramides, 14 free fatty acids (FFAs), and cholesterol) in the skin epidermis, liver, and kidneys of db/db mice, a Type 2 DM model, using UPLC-MS/MS. The expression of genes involved in lipid synthesis was also evaluated. With the full establishment of hyperglycemia at the age of 20 weeks, remarkable lipid enrichment was noted in the skin of the db/db mice, especially at the epidermis and subcutaneous fat bed. Prominent increases in the ceramides and FFAs (>3 fold) with short or medium chains ($LXR{\alpha}/{\beta}$ and $PPAR{\gamma}$, nuclear receptors promoting lipid synthesis, lipid synthesis enzymes such as elongases 1, 4, and 6, and fatty acid synthase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase were highly expressed in the skin and livers of the db/db mice. Collectively, our study demonstrates an extensive alteration in the skin and systemic lipid profiles of db/db mice, which could contribute to the development of skin disorders in DM.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.359-364
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• 2012

Harvesting energy from the environment is essential for many applications to slow down the deterioration of energy of the devices in sensor networks and in general, the network itself. Energy from the environment is an inexhaustible supply which, if properly managed and harvested from the sources, can allow the system to last for a longer period - more than the expected lifetime at the time of deployment, or even last indefinitely. The goal of this study is to develop a simple algorithm for ns-2 to simulate energy harvesting in wireless sensor network simulations. The algorithm is implemented in the energy module of the simulator. Energy harvesting algorithms have not yet been developed for ns-2. This study will greatly contribute to the existing knowledge of simulating wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting capabilities in ns-2. This paper will also serve as a basis for future research papers that make use of energy harvesting.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.311-314
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• 2007

AODV 프로토콜은 최단경로 라우팅 기법, 에너지 효율, 빠른 지역 경로 복구 등을 위한 많은 알고리즘이 연구되어 왔다. AODV 프로토콜의 성능평가는 대부분 NS2 시뮬레이터를 통해 이루어지고 있으며, AODV의 성능개선을 위한 알고리즘의 적용은 NS2의 AODV 소스파일 변경을 통해 이루어진다. AODV 소스파일의 AODV 클래스가 아주 많은 역할을 하는 구조로 작성되어 있어 알고리즘의 적용이 쉽지 않고, 이로 인해 성능평가를 위한 시뮬레이션에 시간과 노력이 많이 들게 된다. 이를 위해 기존 소프트웨어를 재사용하고 유연성을 높일 수 있도록 소프트웨어의 리팩토링을 해주어야 한다. 리팩토링은 소프트웨어를 효율적이고 유지보수가 쉽도록 전환하는 과정이며, 소프트웨어의 재사용성을 높여주고 유연성을 제공해 줄 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 AODV의 성능 개선을 위한 알고리즘 적용이 보다 유연해지도록 AODV 관련 클래스들에 대해 리팩토링을 수행한다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.167-174
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• 2012

The circuits including with Optical transceiver and clock data recovery, in this paper, SERDES (SERializer-DESerializer) are implemented to construct a GE-PON burst-mode transceiver supporting IEEE 802.3ah and a jig for measuring the burst-mode characteristics, that is to say, PON upstream optical transmission environment are manufactured to evaluate the performance of transceiver. we verified that the limiting amplifier compensated the gap of max. 26dB optical power by experiments. The startup acquisition lock time is 670ns in case of using VSC7123 and 2300ns in case of S2060 and the data acquisition lock time were measured to be 400ns and 600ns, respectively, in the upstream channel transmission in this work. While on the other, VSC7123 is satisfied with IEEE802.3ah recommendations.