• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.27-32
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• 2006

Broadcast Encryption allows a center to broadcast encrypted message to a set of users so that only privileged users can decrypt them. In this paper, we propose an efficient broadcast encryption scheme based on the 'Subset Difference' (SD) scheme. It reduces the transmission overhead by 50 percent while the storage overhead remains the same but the computational overhead somewhat increases.

• Honam Mathematical Journal
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.331-339
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• 2004

The aim of this paper is to show the difference between the notion of digital continuity and that of computer continuity. More precisely, for digital images $(X,\;k_0){\subset}Z^{n_0}$ and $(Y,\;k_1){\subset}Z^{n_1}$, $if(k_0,\;k_1)=(3^{n_0}-1,\;3^{n_1}-1)$, then the equivalence between digital continuity and computer continuity is proved. Meanwhile, if $(k_0,\;k_1){\neq}(3^{n_0}-1,\;3^{n_1}-1)$, then the difference between them is shown in terms of the uniform continuity property.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.580-597
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• 2015

Broadcast encryption system is a cryptographic primitive that enables a sender to broadcast a message to a set of receivers in a secure channel. Out of previous proposed broadcast encryption systems, the most effective is the one that uses the Subset Difference(SD) method in a binary tree structure. The SD method has been realized by two underlying approaches: Pseudo-Random Generator(PRG) and Secret Sharing(SS). 2-SD method is the generalized version of the SD method by which two subsets of revoked receivers can be dealt with by one subset (in an SD-based broadcast encryption system). The primary advantage of the 2-SD method is to further reduce the size of transmission overhead, compared to the SD method. Until now, however, there is no known broadcast encryption system that is based on such a 2-SD technique using either PRG or SS basis. In this paper, we suggest a new 2-SD broadcast encryption system using the SS-based technique that was suggested by Jae Hwan Lee et al. in 2014[9]. The new system can reduce the size of ciphertext by 25% of the one in the previous SS-based broadcast encryption system. Also, on a theoretical note, ours is the first 2-SD broadcast encryption system that is provably secure.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.502-509
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• 2014

Broadcast encryption is a cryptographic primitive that allows a sender to securely transmit a message to a set of receivers. The most influential broadcast encryption system was proposed in 2001 by Naor, Naor, Lotspiech, based on binary trees and the Subset Difference (SD) method. In 2006, Jang, Nyang, and Song suggested a new broadcast encryption system that can reduce transmission rate by 50% compared to the SD method, by introducing the so-called '2-SD' method. Their result was later given the registration of a patent in Korea (registration number: 100879083). Unfortunately, however, this paper shows that Jang et. al.'s broadcast encryption system is not secure against collusion attacks that are considered as being the basic security requirement in designing broadcast encryption.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.92-109
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• 2015

Broadcast encryption is a cryptographic primitive that allows a sender to securely broadcast a message to a set of receivers. The most influential broadcast encryption system was proposed in 2001 by Naor, Naor, Lotspiech, based on a pseudo-random generator and the Subset Difference (SD) method. In this paper, we suggest a new broadcast encryption system that is based on secret sharing and SD methods. On an efficiency aspect, our system achieves O(r) transmission cost, O($log^2n$) storage cost, and O(1) computational cost for the number n of users and the number r of revoked users. Compared to O(log n) computational cost in the previous SD method, our system has the advantage that it needs only constant-sized computational cost for decryption, regardless of the number n or r. On a security aspect, our system can achieve tighter security reduction than the previous SD method and the gap of security loss is about O(n log n). Moreover, our result shows that it is possible to give the effect of the SD method while using an information-theoretically secure key distribution technique as in the Complete Subtree method.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.13-17
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• 2010

Purpose: Partial volume effect (PVE) is the phenomenon to lower the accuracy of image due to low estimate, which is to occur from PET/CT 3D image acquisition. The more resolution is declined and the lesion is small, the more it causes a big error. So that it can influence the test result. Studied the optimum image reconstruction method by using variation of parameter, which can influence the PVE. Materials and Methods: It acquires the image in each size spheres which is injected $^{18}F$-FDG to hot site and background in the ratio 4:1 for 10 minutes by using NEMA 2001 IEC phantom in GE Discovey STE 16. The iterative reconstruction is used and gives variety to iteration 2-50 times, subset number 1-56. The analysis's fixed region of interest in detail part of image and compute % difference and signal to noise ratio (SNR) using $SUV_{max}$. Results: It's measured that $SUV_{max}$ of 10 mm spheres, which is changed subset number to 2, 5, 8, 20, 56 in fixed iteration to times, SNR is indicated 0.19, 0.30, 0.40, 0.48, 0.45. As well as each sphere's of total SNR is measured 2.73, 3.38, 3.64, 3.63, 3.38. Conclusion: In iteration 6th to 20th, it indicates similar value in % difference and SNR ($3.47{\pm}0.09$). Over 20th, it increases the phenomenon, which is placed low value on $SUV_{max}$ through the influence of noise. In addition, the identical iteration, it indicates that SNR is high value in 8th to 20th in variation of subset number. Therefore, to reduce partial volume effect of small lesion, it can be declined the partial volume effect in iteration 6 times, subset number 8~20 times, considering reconstruction time.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.165-177
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• 2008

Small baseline subset (SBAS) algorithm has been recently developed using an appropriate combination of differential interferograms, which are characterized by a small baseline in order to minimize the spatial decorrelation. This algorithm uses the singular value decomposition (SVD) to measure the time-series surface deformation from the differential interferograms which are not temporally connected. And it mitigates the atmospheric effect in the time-series surface deformation by using spatially low-pass and temporally high-pass filter. Nevertheless, it is not easy to correct the phase unwrapping error of each interferogram and to mitigate the time-varying noise component of the surface deformation from this algorithm due to the assumption of the linear surface deformation in the beginning of the observation. In this paper, we present an improved SBAS technique to complement these problems. Our improved SBAS algorithm uses an iterative approach to minimize the phase unwrapping error of each differential interferogram. This algorithm also uses finite difference method to suppress the time-varying noise component of the surface deformation. We tested our improved SBAS algorithm and evaluated its performance using 26 images of ERS-1/2 data and 21 images of RADARSAT-1 fine beam (F5) data at each different locations. Maximum deformation amount of 40cm in the radar line of sight (LOS) was estimated from ERS-l/2 datasets during about 13 years, whereas 3 cm deformation was estimated from RADARSAT-1 ones during about two years.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.34-41
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• 2002

Background:Since serotonin neurotrasnmission plays an important role in the pathophysiology of depression, the drug that acts on serotonin transporter can be an effective antidepressant. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between serotonin transporter polymorphisms(5-HTTLPR) and the long-term effect of the antidepressant treatment. Method:The 175 depressive patients, who met DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder or dysthymic disorder were enrolled into three year study. The genotypes of the patients were investigated by polymerase chain reaction of genomic DNA with promoter regions of the serotonin transporter gene. The patients were assessed by the Clinical Global Impression Scale, at the 1st visit, 8th week, 16th week, 1st year, 2nd and 3rd year after the antidepressant treatment. Result:The genotypes of 138 patients were investigated and 128 of them finished this 1st year study and 107 remained in the study after 2-year treatment, and, 97 completed this 3-year study. The therapeutic response of each subset was not different at 8th, 16th week, but the subset with homozygote(l/l) of long variant showed a better antidepressant therapeutic response than heterozygote(l/s). The heterozygote(l/s) showed a better response than the subset with homozygote(s/s) of short variant at 1st, 2nd and 3rd year after the antidepressant treatment in CGI-global improvement score. Conclusion:This result shows that the serotonin transporter polymorphism may be related to the long-term effect of antidepressant treatment and there may be also ethnic difference.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.412-424
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• 2016

Broadcast encryption (BE) is a cryptographic primitive that enables a sender to broadcast a message to a set of receivers in a secure channel. The efficiency of BE is measured by three factors: ciphertext transmission cost, user storage cost, and computational cost for decryption. In general, BE is applied to the environments where a large number of receivers should be accommodated, so that the transmission cost is considered as being the most important factor. In this paper, we suggest a new BE system, using Shamir's secret sharing method, which considerable reduces the transmission cost. In comparison to the previous Subset Difference (SD) system, the transmission size of our BE is longer until $r{\leq}\sqrt{n}$, but get shorter when $r{\geq}\sqrt{n}$ for number of revoked users and n number of total users. We show that the advantage can be achieved at the slight expense of both the storage and computational costs.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.344-356
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• 2002

Purpose: RBC blood pool SPECT has been used to diagnose focal liver lesion such as hemangioma owing to its high specificity. However, low spatial resolution is a major limitation of this modality. Recently, ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) has been introduced to obtain tomographic images for clinical application. We compared this new modified iterative reconstruction method, OSEM with conventional filtered back projection (FBP) in imaging of liver hemangioma. Materials and Methods: Sixty four projection data were acquired using dual head gamma camera in 28 lesions of 24 patients with cavernous hemangioma of liver and these raw data were transferred to LINUX based personal computer. After the replacement of header file as interfile, OSEM was performed under various conditions of subsets (1,2,4,8,16, and 32) and iteration numbers (1,2,4,8, and 16) to obtain the best setting for liver imaging. The best condition for imaging in our investigation was considered to be 4 iterations and 16 subsets. After then, all the images were processed by both FBP and OSEM. Three experts reviewed these images without any information. Results: According to blind review of 28 lesions, OSEM images revealed at least same or better image quality than those of FBP in nearly all cases. Although there showed no significant difference in detection of large lesions more than 3 cm, 5 lesions with 1.5 to 3 cm in diameter were detected by OSEM only. However, both techniques failed to depict 4 cases of small lesions less than 1.5 cm. Conclusion: OSEM revealed better contrast and define in depiction of liver hemangioma as well as higher sensitivity in detection of small lesions. Furthermore this reconstruction method dose not require high performance computer system or long reconstruction time, therefore OSEM is supposed to be good method that can be applied to RBC blood pool SPECT for the diagnosis of liver hemangioma.