• International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

In the turbopump inducer of a liquid propellant rocket engine, cavitation is affected by acceleration that occurs during an actual launch sequence. Since cavitation instabilities such as rotating cavitations and cavitation surges are suppressed during launch, it is difficult to obtain data on the influence of acceleration on cavitation instabilities. Therefore, as a fundamental investigation, in the present study, a three-blade cyclic cascade is simulated numerically in order to investigate the influence of acceleration on time-averaged and unsteady characteristics of cavitation that arise in cascade. Several cases of acceleration in the axial direction of the cascade, including accelerations in the upstream and downstream directions, are considered. The numerical results reveal that cavity volume is suppressed in low cavitation number condition and cavitation performance increases as a result of high acceleration in the axial-downstream direction, also, the inverse tendency is observed in the axial-upstream acceleration. Then, the regions in which the individual cavitation instabilities occur shift slightly to a low-cavitation-number region as the acceleration increases downstream. In addition, in a downstream acceleration field, neither sub-synchronous rotating cavitation nor rotating-stall cavitation are observed. On the other hand, rotating-stall cavitation occurs in a relatively higher-cavitation-number region in an upstream acceleration field. Then, acceleration downstream is robust against cavitation instabilities, whereas cavitation instabilities easily occur in the case of acceleration upstream. Additionally, comparison with the Froude number under the actual launch conditions of a Japanese liquid propellant rocket reveals that the cavitation performance will not be affected by the acceleration under the current launch conditions.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2020

The secure access the lighting, Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), fire safety, and security control boxes of building facilities is the primary objective of future smart buildings. This paper proposes an authorized user access to the electrical, lighting, fire safety, and security control boxes in the smart building, by using color grid coded optical camera communication (OCC) with face recognition Technologies. The existing CCTV subsystem can be used as the face recognition security subsystem for the proposed approach. At the same time a smart device attached camera can used as an OCC receiver of color grid code for user access authentication data sent by the control boxes to proceed authorization. This proposed approach allows increasing an authorization control reliability and highly secured authentication on accessing building facility infrastructure. The result of color grid code sequence received by the unauthorized person and his face identification allows getting good results in security and gaining effectiveness of accessing building facility infrastructure. The proposed concept uses the encoded user access authentication information through control box monitor and the smart device application which detect and decode the color grid coded informations combinations and then send user through the smart building network to building management system for authentication verification in combination with the facial features that gives a high protection level. The proposed concept is implemented on testbed model and experiment results verified for the secured user authentication in real-time.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 애완용 로봇에 장착된 카메라로부터 획득된 연속 영상에서 사용자의 손 제스처를 인식하여 로봇을 제어하는 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 손 검출, 특징 추출, 제스처 인식 로봇 제어의 4단계로 구성된다. 먼저 카메라로부터 입력된 영상에서 HSI 색상공간에 정의된 피부색 모델과 연결성분 분석을 이용하여 손 영역을 검출한다. 다음은 연속 영상에서 손 영역의 모양과 움직임에 따른 특징을 추출한다. 이때 의미 있는 제스처의 구분을 위해 손의 모양을 고려한다. 그 후에 손의 움직임에 의해 양자화된 심볼들을 입력으로 하는 은닉 마르코프 모델을 이용하여 손 제스처는 인식된다. 마지막으로 인식된 제스처에 대응하는 명령에 따라 애완용 로봇이 동작하게 된다. 애완용 로봇을 제어하기 위한 명령으로 앉아, 일어서, 엎드려, 악수 등의 제스처를 정의하였다. 실험결과로 제안한 시스템을 이용하여 사용자가 제스처로 애완용 로봇을 제어 할 수 있음을 보였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3093-3099
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• 2013

Background: Phytic acid (PA) is a polyphosphorylated carbohydrate that can be found in high amounts in most cereals, legumes, nut oil, seeds and soy beans. It has been suggested to play a significant role in inhibition of colorectal cancer. This study was conducted to investigate expression changes of ${\beta}$-catenin and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and cell proliferation in the adenoma-carcinoma sequence after treatment with rice bran PA by immunocytochemistry. Materials and Methods: Seventy-two male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 6 equal groups with 12 rats in each group. For cancer induction two intraperitoneal injections of azoxymethane (AOM) were given at 15 mg/kg bodyweight over a 2-weeks period. During the post initiation phase, two different concentrations of PA, 0.2% (w/v) and 0.5% (w/v) were administered in the diet. Results: Results of ${\beta}$-catenin, COX-2 expressions and cell proliferation of Ki-67 showed a significant contribution in colonic cancer progression. For ${\beta}$-catenin and COX-2 expression, there was a significant difference between groups at p<0.05. With Ki-67, there was a statistically significant lowering the proliferating index as compared to AOM alone (p<0.05). A significant positive correlation (p=0.01) was noted between COX-2 expression and proliferation. Total ${\beta}$-catenin also demonstrated a significant positive linear relationship with total COX-2 (p=0.044). Conclusions: This study indicated potential value of PA extracted from rice bran in reducing colonic cancer risk in rats.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.496-502
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• 2006

최근에 CAD 툴의 비약적인 발전으로 인하여 대부분의 디지털 회로들은 VHDL 언어를 사용하여 설계된다. 그리고 IC 공정기술의 발달에 따라 하나의 칩에 많은 회로를 포함할 수 있으므로 VHDL 코드의 크기가 방대해져 이에 대한 검증(verification)은 칩 설계에 있어서 어렵고, 많은 시간을 소모하는 과정이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 SoC용 IP 사이에서 발생할 수 있는 자원충돌과 프로토콜의 오류를 검증하는 새로운 방법을 제시한다. VHDL 모델의 블록 또는 SoC용 IP 사이에서 발생할 수 있는 상위레벨 고장을 정의하고 분류하고, 하위 레벨 검증(low-level code verification)에 사용되는 검출률 측정 법을 사용하여 IP사이에서 발생하는 데이터 충돌과 프로토콜 또는 알고리즘의 오류를 검증하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.23-36
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• 2009

In the present work, the metabolic network of primary metabolism of the slow-growing myxobacterium Sorangium cellulosum was reconstructed from the annotated genome sequence of the type strain So ce56. During growth on glucose as the carbon source and asparagine as the nitrogen source, So ce56 showed a very low growth rate of $0.23\;d^{-1}$, equivalent to a doubling time of 3 days. Based on a complete stoichiometric and isotopomer model of the central metabolism, $^{13}C$ metabolic flux analysis was carried out for growth with glucose as carbon and asparagine as nitrogen sources. Normalized to the uptake flux for glucose (100%), cells recruited glycolysis (51%) and the pentose phosphate pathway (48%) as major catabolic pathways. The Entner-Doudoroff pathway and glyoxylate shunt were not active. A high flux through the TCA cycle (118%) enabled a strong formation of ATP, but cells revealed a rather low yield for biomass. Inspection of fluxes linked to energy metabolism revealed that S. cellulosum utilized only 10% of the ATP formed for growth, whereas 90% is required for maintenance. This explains the apparent discrepancy between the relatively low biomass yield and the high flux through the energy-delivering TCA cycle. The total flux of NADPH supply (216%) was higher than the demand for anabolism (156%), indicating additional reactions for balancing of NADPH. The cells further exhibited a highly active metabolic cycle, interconverting $C_3$ and $C_4$ metabolites of glycolysis and the TCA cycle. The present work provides the first insight into fluxes of the primary metabolism of myxobacteria, especially for future investigation on the supply of cofactors, building blocks, and energy in myxobacteria, producing natural compounds of biotechnological interest.

• 한국산학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국산학기술학회 2008년도 추계학술발표논문집
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• pp.484-487
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• 2008

본 연구는 전국 중소 상장기업을 대상으로 기업의 통합정보시스템이 업무 사용자들에게 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 조사 분석하였다. 최근 몇 년동안 많은 중소기업들은 새로운 통합시스템을 도입 및 운영하고 있었지만 시스템의 불안정, 유지 및 관리통제의 미흡 등으로 실질적인 성과분석에 어려움을 겪고 있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비교적 안정적적으로 시스템을 운영하고 있는 기업을 대상으로 통합 정보시스템을 측정하여 공통적인 문제점을 분석하고자 하였다. 이러한 분석을 위하여 가시적인 정보화 전략, 시스템 품질, 정보 품질 정보 지원요원들의 서비스 품질 등의 변수를 중심으로 연구모형과 연구가설을 설계 하였다. 연구 분석결과 정보시스템 품질, 정보 품질 정보 지원요원 들의 서비스 품질이 좋을수록 사용자 만족도에 정(긍정적)의 영향을 주는 정도가 매우 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 반면 세부 항목에서 정보화 전략은 사용자의 만족도에 큰 영향을 미치지 못하는 요인으로 나타났으며, 사용자 만족도가 높으면 개인효과에 어느 정도 영향을 미치게 된다는 결과를 얻었다. 본 연구는 향후 중소기업의 다양한 산업 분야에서 안정적인 시스템 도입에 유용한 자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2016

In this study, the full-length nucleotide sequences of four Iranian PVY isolates belonging to $PVY^N$ strain were determined. The genome of Iranian PVY isolates were 9,703-9,707 nucleotides long encoding all potyviral cistrons including P1, HC-Pro, P3, 6K1, CI, 6K2, VPg, NIa-Pro, NIb and CP with coding regions of 825, 1,395, 1,095, 156, 1,902, 156, 564, 732, 1,557 and 801 nucleotides in length, respectively. The length of pipo, embedded in the P3 cistron, was 231 nucleotides. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Iranian isolates clustered with European recombinant NTN isolates in the N lineage. Recombination analysis demonstrated that Iranian $PVY^N$ isolates had a typical European $PVY^{NTN}$ genome having three recombinant junctions while $PVY^N$ and $PVY^O$ were identified as the parents. We used dN/dS methods to detect candidate amino acid positions for positive selection in viral proteins. The mean ${\omega}$ ratio differed among different genes. Using model M0, ${\omega}$ values were 0.267 (P1), 0.085 (HC-Pro), 0.153 (P3), 0.050 (CI), 0.078 (VPg), 0.087 (NIa-pro), 0.079 (NIb) and 0.165 (CP). The analysis showed different sites within P1, P3 and CP were under positive selection pressure, however, the sites varied among PVY populations. To the best of our knowledge, our analysis provides the first demonstration of population structure of $PVY^N$ strain in mid-Eurasia Iran using complete genome sequences and highlights the importance of recombination and selection pressure in the evolution of PVY.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.53-56
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• 2009

Recent evidence has strongly suggested that the CAP/TC10 pathway is involved in the trafficking, docking, and fusion of vesicles containing the insulin-responsive glucose transporter Glut4 to the plasma membrane. However, little is known about how the genes employed in the CAP/TC10 pathway are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, we sequenced 4 genes of the CAP/TC10 pathway [SORBS1, CBL, CRK, and RHOQ] in 24 individuals to identify genetic variations in these loci. A total of 48 sequence variants were identified, including 23 novel variations. To investigate the possible association with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms from SORBS1, 3 from CBL, and 4 from RHOQ were genotyped in 1122 Korean type 2 diabetic patients and 1138 nondiabetic controls. Using logistic regression analysis, 1 significant association between SNP rs1376405 in RHOQ and type 2 diabetes mellitus [OR = 8.714 (C.I. 1.714-44.29), p = 0.009] was found in the recessive model. Our data demonstrate a positive association of the RHOQ gene in the CAP/TC10 pathway with T2DM in the Korean population.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 수상/육상 착륙 환경에서 경항공기용 플로트의 구조적 안전성과 경량화 설계개선을 위하여 고유 진동수 및 정적 응력해석을 수행하였다. 경항공기용 플로트의 설계제원 및 형상도면을 기반으로 유한요소 모델링을 수행하였으며, 수상/육상 착륙 시점의 단순화된 하중조건을 플로트모델에 적용하였다. 먼저 알루미늄 플로트모델에 대하여 고유 진동수 및 응력해석 결과를 확인하였으며, 이를 기준으로 복합재료 적층판을 적용한 플로트모델의 구조적 안전성을 비교 검토하였다. 복합재료 플로트모델의 적층유형 및 두께 변화에 따른 무게감소와 파손지수 변화 등의 성능개선을 확인하였으며, 경량화 플로트설계에 적합한 적층유형을 제시하였다.