• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2018

We use edge detection technique for the input image to extract the entire edges of the object in the image and then select only the edges that construct the outline of the object. By examining the positional relation between these pixels composing the outline, a simplified version of the outline of the object in the input image is generated by removing unnecessary pixels while maintaining the condition of connection of the outline. For each pixel constituting the outline, its direction is calculated by examining the positional relation with the next pixel. Then, we group the consecutive pixels with same direction into one and then change them to a line segment instead of a point. Among those line segments composing the outline of the object, a line segment whose length is smaller than a predefined minimum length of acceptable line segment is removed by merging it into one of the adjacent line segments. As a result, an outline composed of line segments of over a certain length is obtained through this process.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.86-97
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• 2020

Objective: To propose a three-dimensional (3D) method for evaluating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) changes during Twin-block treatment. Methods: Seventeen patients with Class II division 1 malocclusion treated using Twin-block and nine untreated patients with a similar malocclusion were included in this research. We collected their cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) data from before and 8 months after treatment. Segmentations were constructed using ITK-SNAP. Condylar volume and superficial area were measured using 3D Slicer. The 3D landmarks were identified on CBCT images by using Dolphin software to assess the condylar positional relationship. 3D models of the mandible and glenoid fossa of the patients were constructed and registered via voxel-based superimposition using 3D Slicer. Thereafter, skeletal changes could be visualized using 3DMeshMetric in any direction of the superimposition on a color-coded map. All the superimpositions were measured using the same scale on the distance color-coded map, in which red color represents overgrowth and blue color represents resorption. Results: Significant differences were observed in condylar volume, superficial area, and condylar position in both groups after 8 months. Compared with the control group (CG), the Twin-block group exhibited more obvious condyle-fossa modifications and joint positional changes. Moreover, on the color-coded map, more obvious condyle-fossa modifications could be observed in the posterior and superior directions in the Twin-block group than in the CG. Conclusions: We successfully established a 3D method for measuring and evaluating TMJ changes caused by Twin-block treatment. The treatment produced a larger condylar size and caused condylar positional changes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.917-923
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• 2009

The maize lipoxgyenase-1 is a non-traditional dual positional specific enzyme and the reaction proceeds via enzyme-initiated catalysis. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the maize lipoxygenase-1 is structurally more similar to soybean LOX1 than pea LOXN2 in that it has an additional external loop (residues 318-351) in the carboxy-terminal catalytic domain. We analyzed the dependence of product distribution on concentration of linoleic acid and monitored the formation of hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid as a function of enzyme concentration. Product distribution was strongly influenced by substrate concentration, such that kinetically-controlled regioisomers were enriched and thermodynamically-controlled regioisomers were depleted at high substrate concentration. Kinetic studies indicated that the formation of hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid saturated rapidly in an enzyme concentration-dependent manner, which implied that reactivation by reoxidation of inactive Fe(II) failed to occur. Our results support the previously proposed enzyme-initiated catalytic mechanism of the maize lipoxgyenase-1 and reveals that a substrate molecule serves as a hydrogen atom donor in its enzyme-initiated catalysis.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2020

IoT 디바이스로부터 수집된 위치정보를 활용한 실시간 위치센싱 기술은 항만 등 다양한 산업현장에서 활용되고 있다. 그러나 GPS 센서의 특성상 오차는 항상 존재하며, 이를 활용하는 사고위험 검지 알고리즘은 오차의 고려가 필수적이다. 본 연구는 GPS 오차를 고려한 항만 내 낙하물 사고위험 구역 접근검지 알고리즘의 보정 방법론을 제안한다. IoT 디바이스로부터 수집된 GPS 오차 데이터를 확률변수로 하는 확률밀도함수를 추정하였으며 알고리즘의 검증을 위해 미시적 시뮬레이션을 활용하였다. 검증 결과 알고리즘은 디바이스의 위치오차 1m, 5m에 따라 검지 정확도가 각각 93%, 77%로 나타났다. 본 연구는 향후 디바이스의 성능을 고려한 유효 위험범위 설정 및 안전관리에 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Korean Dental Science
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.63-73
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• 2023

Purpose: Hyperdontia is a developmental disorder of the oral cavity. Mesiodens refers to the hyperdontia located between the maxillary central incisors. During the surgical procedure, the anesthetic method for pain control should be considered along with factors related to the surgery itself. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the impacted position of the mesiodens on the selection of sedation method and to suggest incisive foramen as a brief reference. Materials and Methods: This study included 126 patients who were scheduled for extraction of mesiodens. The selection criteria included patients with one palatally impacted inverted mesiodens accessible from the palatal gingival margin, and those with good cooperation potential in order to control for clinical information. Using cone beam computed tomography, vertical, horizontal, and palatal positional factors were measured, and the anesthetic method was determined by two examiners. The patients were grouped into vertical and horizontal groups based on the position of the incisive foramen. Data were statistically analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test, the chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis. Result: All positional factors differed between the outpatient and inpatient anesthetic groups. The vertical minimum distance from the alveolar ridge to the mesiodens (Va) and the minimum distance from the palatal surface to the crown tip of the mesiodens (Tc) were factors affecting the choice of anesthetic method. The distribution of the vertical and horizontal positional groups differed between the outpatient and inpatient anesthetic groups. Conclusion: The incisive foramen can be used as a brief reference to determine the appropriate anesthetic method. Referral for inpatient anesthesia may be a priority if they are in the V₂H₂ group with Va ≥5 mm, and Tc ≥6 mm, and outpatient sedation may be considered if they are in the V₁H₁ group with Va ≤1.5 mm, and Tc ≤2.5 mm.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.31-34
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• 2013

목 적: 본 연구는 비앙와시 무호흡-저호흡 지수가 정상화되지 않은 광의의 체위성 수면 무호흡 환자군과 정상화되는 협의의 체위성 수면 무호흡 환자군의 임상적 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2011년 5월부터 2012년 7월까지 간이 수면검사에서 체위성 수면무호흡으로 진단된 92명을 대상으로 하였고 이들을 2개의 군으로 나누었다. I군은 비앙와위 수면에서 무호흡-저호흡지수가 5 이상인 광의의 체위성 환자군, II군은 비앙와위 수면에서 무호흡-저호흡지수가 5 미만인 협의의 체위성 환자군이었다. 두 군간의 간이 수면검사 결과를 통계적으로 비교 분석하였다. 결 과: 92명의 환자 중에서 I군은 11명(12%)이었고 II군은 81명(88%)이었다. 심한 무호흡-저호흡지수 집단 내에서 I군이 70%를 차지하고 있었고, 경도, 중등도 무호흡-저호흡지수 집단 내에서 I군이 차지하는 비율과 비교하였을 때, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 심한 체질량지수 집단 내에서 I군이 54.5%를 차지하였고, 경도, 중등도 체질량지수 집단 내에서의 I 군이 차지하는 비율과 비교하였을 때, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 무호흡-저호흡지수, 앙와시 무호흡-저호흡지수, 비앙와시 무호흡-저호흡지수, 코골이 시간 비율에서 I군이 II군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(p=0.001). 결 론: 체위성 수면 무호흡 환자에서 심한 무호흡-저호흡지수와 심한 체질량지수는 비앙와시 무호흡-저호흡지수가 5 미만인 환자보다 5 이상인 환자에서 더 흔하다.

• 대한음성학회지:말소리
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• 제37호
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• pp.73-85
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• 1999

The prosodic characteristics of Korean particles in read speech were examined in this paper based on K-ToBI labeling system in order to see whether they are prosodically weak form like functions words in English. Acoustic measurements and statistical analysis were done focusing on the distribution of particles over a variety of prosodic positions, prosodic positional effects on the phonetic realization of particles, and acoustic strength of particles compared to those of their surrounding syllables. The panicles were distributed rather equally over all 4 prosodic positions with the highest frequency at IP-medial/AP-final position and the lowest at IP-medial/AP-medial position except that topic marker 'Un/nUn' showed preference for IP-final/AP-final position. There was a significant prosodic positional effect on the duration and F0 of the particles. Duration was the longest at IP-final/AP-final position and interestingly, at IP-medial/AP-medial position while F0 was the highest at IP-final/AP-medial Position as expected. The comparison of the acoustic properties of the particles with those of neighbor syllables showed that duration was generally significantly longer and energy also showed larger values, if not significant, in particles suggesting that the particles in Korean are not prosodically weaker like function words in English.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2013

The present study elucidated the growth properties of Sasa borealis communities distributed in the lower layer of deciduous broadleaf forests in temperate zones and analyzed the correlation between the growth properties of S. borealis and positional environmental factors. The higher the culm height of S. borealis was, the higher the values of the leaf number, leaf area, and foliage layer thickness became. This might be because as the culm height of S. borealis increased, the acquisition of light sources became easier so that the biomass of leaves increased simultaneously for smooth anabolism. S. borealis seem to change their growth mode for smooth acquisition of light resources. The culm density of S. borealis and the leaf number, leaf area and foliage layer thickness of S. borealis did not show any clear correlation. The values of the culm height, leaf number, leaf area, and foliage layer thickness of S. borealis as the above altitude of the location of S. borealis increased. It seems like that growth conditions such as temperatures and winds are deteriorated as the above altitude of the location of S. borealis increased so that S. borealis becomes smaller. No clear correlations were shown between the physiochemical properties of soil and S. borealis' growth properties. It seems like that the growth of S. borealis complexly intertwined with diverse environmental factors and that due to the physiological integration of S. borealis, certain physiochemical properties do not unilaterally affect S. borealis' growth properties.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.1077-1085
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• 2016

In the last few years, many structural monitoring studies have been performed using different techniques to measure structures of different scales such as buildings, dams or bridges. One of the mostly used tools are GPS instruments, which have been utilized in various combinations with accelerometers and some other conventional sensors. In the current study, observation series were recorded for 8 hours with GPS receivers (NovAtel) and Inclination Measurement Sensors mounted on a television tower in Istanbul, Turkey. Each series of observations collected from two different sensors were transformed into a single coordinate system (Local Topocentric Coordinates System). The positional changes of the tower were calculated from the GPS and the inclination data. These changes were plotted in two dimensions (2D) on the same graphic. Thus, the possibility of comparison and analysis were found using the data from both the GPS and the Inclinometer complement each other, in the real test area. The positional changes of the tower were modeled for further examination. As a result, the movement of the tower within an area of $1{\times}1cm^2$ was observed. Based on the results, it can be concluded that inclinometers can be used for monitoring the structural behavior of the tower.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2011

Recently gantry-type robot with 3 axes rectangular coordinates have been studied in the many industrial production equipment and machinery fields. To acquire a good handling and motion performance of this robot, reducing the settling-time and securing the accurate-transfer positioning under high-speed conditions should be required. However when robot is moved in high-speed, the large inertia of robot can lead to serious vibration of robot's head. The time-delayed control characteristics of this robot can also lead to tracking error. In this research, the analysis of the effects of higher order positional-profile is carried out to assure high-speed performance and stiffness specifications. To remove the residual vibration caused by kinematic coupling effect of dual-servo gantry, we develop a dual-servo gantry of rotary type that moving frame of x-axis rotates about z-axis. In order to decrease the tracking error, the 3 type lead-filter through system identification was applied respectively. From the experimental results, it was shown that zero-order series leader-filter has the best performance about tracking error and settling time.