• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.489-504
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• 2021

By distributing computing tasks among devices at the edge of networks, edge computing uses virtualization, distributed computing and parallel computing technologies to enable users dynamically obtain computing power, storage space and other services as needed. Applying edge computing architectures to Internet of Vehicles can effectively alleviate the contradiction among the large amount of computing, low delayed vehicle applications, and the limited and uneven resource distribution of vehicles. In this paper, a predictive offloading strategy based on the MEC load state is proposed, which not only considers reducing the delay of calculation results by the RSU multi-hop backhaul, but also reduces the queuing time of tasks at MEC servers. Firstly, the delay factor and the energy consumption factor are introduced according to the characteristics of tasks, and the cost of local execution and offloading to MEC servers for execution are defined. Then, from the perspective of vehicles, the delay preference factor and the energy consumption preference factor are introduced to define the cost of executing a computing task for another computing task. Furthermore, a mathematical optimization model for minimizing the power overhead is constructed with the constraints of time delay and power consumption. Additionally, the simulated annealing algorithm is utilized to solve the optimization model. The simulation results show that this strategy can effectively reduce the system power consumption by shortening the task execution delay. Finally, we can choose whether to offload computing tasks to MEC server for execution according to the size of two costs. This strategy not only meets the requirements of time delay and energy consumption, but also ensures the lowest cost.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2021

In the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), social distancing and strict visitation policies at hospitals have made it difficult for medical staff to provide high-quality end-of-life (EOL) care to dying patients and their families. There are various issues related to EOL care, including psychological problems of patients and their families, difficulties in EOL decision-making, the complicated grief of the bereaved family, moral distress, and exhaustion of medical staff. In relation to these issues, we aimed to discuss practical considerations in providing high-quality EOL care in the COVID-19 pandemic. First, medical staff should discuss advance care planning as early as possible and use the parallel planning strategy. Second, medical staff should play a role in facilitating patient-family communication. Third, medical staff should actively and proactively evaluate and alleviate dying patients' symptoms using non-verbal communication. Lastly, medical staff should provide care for family members of the dying patient, who may be particularly vulnerable to post-bereavement problems in the COVID-19 era. Establishing a system of screening high-risk individuals for complicated grief and connecting them to bereavement support services might be considered. Despite the challenging and limited environment, providing EOL care is essential for patients to die with dignity in peace and for the remaining family to return to life after the loved one's death. Efforts considering the practical issues faced by all medical staff and healthcare institutions caring for dying patients should be made.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.368-376
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• 2021

최근 딥러닝 기술이 발전함에 따라 자율 사물 기술이 주목받으면서 드론이나 자율주행차 같은 임베디드 시스템에서 DNN을 많이 활용하고 있다. 클라우드에 의지하지 않고 높은 인식 정확도를 위해서 큰 규모의 연산이 가능하고 다수의 DNN을 처리할 수 있는 임베디드 시스템들이 출시되고 있다. 이러한 시스템 내부에는 다양한 수준의 우선순위를 갖는 DNN들이 존재한다. 자율주행차의 안전 필수에 관련된 DNN들은 가장 높은 우선순위를 갖고 이들은 반드시 최우선적으로 처리되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 다수의 DNN이 동시에 실행될 때 우선순위를 고려해서 DNN을 스케줄링하는 프레임워크를 제안한다. 낮은 우선순위의 DNN이 먼저 실행되고 있어도 높은 우선순위의 DNN이 이를 선점할 수 있어 자율주행차의 안전 필수 응용의 빠른 응답 특성을 보장한다. 실험을 통하여 확인한 결과 실제 상용보드에서 최대 76.6% 성능이 향상되었다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.61-75
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• 2021

Roadside greenery in the city is not only a means of reducing fine dust, but also an indispensable element of the city in various aspects such as improvement of urban thermal environment, noise reduction, ecosystem connectivity, and aesthetics. However, in studies dealing with the effect of reducing fine dust through trees in existing urban spaces, microscopic aspects such as the adsorption effect of plants were dealt with, structural changes such as the width of urban buildings and streets, and the presence or absence of trees, Impact studies that reflect the actual form of In this study, the effect of greenery composition applicable to urban space on PM2.5 was simulated through the microclimate epidemiologic model ENVI-met, and field measurements were performed in parallel to verify the results. In addition, by analyzing the results of fine dust background concentration, wind speed, and leaf area index, the sensitivity to major influencing variables was tested. As a result of the study, it was confirmed that the fine dust reduction effect was the highest in the case with a high planting amount, and the reduction effect was the greatest at a low background concentration. Based on this, the cost of planting street green areas and the effect of reducing PM2.5 were compared. The results of this study can contribute as a basis for considering the effect of pedestrian space on air quality when planning and designing street green spaces.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to identify occupational stress and health problems as well as turnover reasons among leavers in novice nurses and to estimate factors which might affect turnover by comparing them to stayers. Methods: In this study, secondary analysis of data gathered from the Shift Work Nurse's Health and Turnover studies, was carried out. The data were collected from 204 stayers who have been working for 18 months since 2018 and 48 leavers who left within the same period at two tertiary hospitals in Seoul. The reasons for turnover, occupational stress, and 8 types of health problems were recorded. The data were analyzed using SAS 9.4 to obtain descriptive statistics. In parallel, Pearson's chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, and independent t-test were also conducted. Results: The main reasons for turnover were job stress and difficult interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Occupational stress of leavers was higher than stayers, especially in the subscales of interpersonal conflict, organizational system, lack of reward, and occupational climate. Among the 8 types of health problems, the depression prevalence of leavers was higher compared to stayers and showed marginal significance. Unexpectedly, the sleep disturbance prevalence of stayers was significantly higher compared to leavers. Conclusion: To reduce the turnover rate of novice nurses, education on how to cope with occupational stress is needed. A customized program for novice nurses to overcome the difficulties of interpersonal relations would be helpful.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2022

내연기관 자동차 히터는 연소과정 중에 발생하는 엔진 열을 이용하므로 열원이 추가로 필요치 않지만, 배터리로부터 동력원을 얻는 전기자동차용 히터는 별도의 전열 장치가 요구된다. 지금까지 개발된 전기차용 히터 중에서 냉매를 이용하는 고전압 히터는 효율이 높고 작동 온도 범위가 넓은 장점이 있다. 고전압 히터 내부의 냉각수 유로의 형상은 열교환 성능을 크게 좌우하므로 히터 개발 시 유로 설계는 기술적으로 매우 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 대칭형 서펜타인 유로를 갖는 7kW급 고전압 히터의 유로 형상 설계를 위해 고전압 열유동 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다. 해석결과로부터 입출구간 차압과 차온 및 유로에서의 유동 균일도를 계산하여 히터의 성능을 평가하였다. 도출된 대칭형 서펜타인 유로 설계안은 기존 평행 서펜타인 비해 차압은 높지만, 열교환 성능은 비등하며 저온부가 비교적 넓게 존재하여 제어 회로의 설치 공간으로 활용할 수 있다는 장점이 있다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.2444-2452
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• 2022

The field-programmable gate array (FPGA) is gaining popularity in industrial automation such as nuclear power plant instrumentation and control (I&C) systems due to the benefits of having non-existence of operating system, minimum software errors, and minimum common reason failures. Separate functions can be processed individually and in parallel on the same integrated circuit using FPGAs in comparison to the conventional microprocessor-based systems used in any plant operations. The use of FPGAs offers the potential to minimize complexity and the accompanying difficulty of securing regulatory approval, as well as provide superior protection against obsolescence. Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are a new technology for acquiring and processing plant data wirelessly in which sensor nodes are configured for real-time signal processing, data acquisition, and monitoring. ZigBee (IEEE 802.15.4) is an open worldwide standard for minimum power, low-cost machine-to-machine (M2M), and internet of things (IoT) enabled wireless network communication. It is always a challenge to follow the specific topology when different Zigbee nodes are placed in a large network such as a plant. The research article focuses on the hardware chip design of different topological structures supported by ZigBee that can be used for monitoring and controlling the different operations of the plant and evaluates the performance in Vitex-5 FPGA hardware. The research work presents a strategy for configuring FPGA with ZigBee sensor nodes when communicating in a large area such as an industrial plant for real-time monitoring.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.394-402
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• 2021

전자 투표 시스템은 90년대 중반부터 세계 많은 국가들에서 널리 활용되고 있다. 최근에는 유권자들에게 신뢰성, 공정성, 그리고 투명성을 제공하기 위해 기존의 전자 투표 시스템에 블록체인을 적용하는 연구가 진행되어 왔다. 이 방식은 분산형 시민 참여를 촉진하는 기술로 유용성이 높다. 그러나 기존의 블록체인을 이용한 전자 투표 시스템들이 익명성을 충분하게 제공하지 못하고 있다. 익명성 부족은 분산형 시민 참여에서 많이 요구되는 중소규모의 투표의 경우에 중요한 제약 조건으로 작용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 대시코인의 마스터 노드의 개념을 응용하여 블록체인을 사용한 투표시스템에 익명성을 제공하는 모델을 제안하였다. 먼저 블록체인에서의 송금과 투표 시스템의 요구사항에 대한 차이점들을 정의하였다. 블록체인 즉 탈중앙화 개발 환경에서 익명성을 제공하기 위한 병행적이고 자율적인 모델과 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 또한 제안된 모델에 대한 보안성과 운영 환경에 대한 논의를 기술하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권8호
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• pp.537-549
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• 2022

Preproenkephalin (PPE) is a precursor molecule for multiple endogenous opioid peptides Leu-enkephalin (ENK) and Met-ENK, which are involved in a wide variety of modulatory functions in the nervous system. Despite the functional importance of ENK in the brain, the effect of brain-derived factor(s) on PPE expression is unknown. We report the dual effect of neural epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like-like 2 (NELL2) on PPE gene expression. In cultured NIH3T3 cells, transfection of NELL2 expression vectors induced an inhibition of PPE transcription intracellularly, in parallel with downregulation of protein kinase C signaling pathways and extracellular signal-regulated kinase. Interestingly, these phenomena were reversed when synthetic NELL2 was administered extracellularly. The in vivo disruption of NELL2 synthesis resulted in an increase in PPE mRNA level in the rat brain, suggesting that the inhibitory action of intracellular NELL2 predominates the activation effect of extracellular NELL2 on PPE gene expression in the brain. Biochemical and molecular studies with mutant NELL2 structures further demonstrated the critical role of EGF-like repeat domains in NELL2 for regulation of PPE transcription. These are the first results to reveal the spatio-specific role of NELL2 in the homeostatic regulation of PPE gene expression.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2022

Objectives : This study was conducted to prepare basic data for improving the system related to Extramural herbal dispensaries by analyzing the characteristic factors of Korean medicine clinics that affect the type of Extramural herbal dispensaries. Methods : This study utilized '2021 Korean Herbal Medicine Consumption Survey', with 1,817 final participants. We performed ANOVA to compare the characteristics of Korean medicine clinics according to the type of extramural herbal dispensary. Multinomial logistic regression analysis were conducted to analyze characteristics of Korean medicine clinics affecting the form of extramural dispensaries. Results : Among Korean medicine clinics, 71.22% of the institutions used only the intraherbal dispensaries, 11.12% of the institutions used the Extramural herbal dispensaries in parallel, and 17.67% of the institutions used only the Extramural herbal dispensaries. The characteristics of Korean medicine clinics that increased the probability of concurrently using extramural herbal dispensaries were institution area, bed presence or absence, number of regular workers, region, number of prescriptions for insurance herbal medicines, and number of prescriptions for uninsured herbal medicines. The characteristics of Korean medicine clinics, which increase the probability of using only extramural herbal dispensaries, were age, durations of clinical experience, specialist license, franchise, area, bed presence or absence, number of regular workers, number of prescriptions for uninsured herbal medicines, and price of treatment for diseases. Conclusion : The reason why Korean medicine clinics use extramural herbal dispensaries is the result of a combination of efficient use of clinic size and the preparation of uninsured herbal medicines.