• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제6권11호
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• pp.2827-2848
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• 2012

Previously, we described a social media cloud computing service environment (SMCCSE). This SMCCSE supports the development of social networking services (SNSs) that include audio, image, and video formats. A social media cloud computing PaaS platform, a core component in a SMCCSE, processes large amounts of social media in a parallel and distributed manner for supporting a reliable SNS. Here, we propose a Hadoop-based multimedia system for image and video transcoding processing, necessary functions of our PaaS platform. Our system consists of two modules, including an image transcoding module and a video transcoding module. We also design and implement the system by using a MapReduce framework running on a Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and the media processing libraries Xuggler and JAI. In this way, our system exponentially reduces the encoding time for transcoding large amounts of image and video files into specific formats depending on user-requested options (such as resolution, bit rate, and frame rate). In order to evaluate system performance, we measure the total image and video transcoding time for image and video data sets, respectively, under various experimental conditions. In addition, we compare the video transcoding performance of our cloud-based approach with that of the traditional frame-level parallel processing-based approach. Based on experiments performed on a 28-node cluster, the proposed Hadoop-based multimedia transcoding system delivers excellent speed and quality.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2009

e비즈니스가 활발히 이루어지면서 소비자들은 온라인 쇼핑몰올 통해 수많은 상품을 접할 수 있게 되었고, 상품구매 시 다른 사람들의 리뷰를 참고하게 되었다. 하지만, 리뷰의 수도 많아짐에 따라 소비자가 모든 리뷰들을 살펴보기가 힘들다는 문제점이 대두되었으며 이를 해결하기 위해서 리뷰의 상품에 대한 평가를 요약하고 성향을 파악하는 오피니언 마이닝 연구가 나타나게 되었다. 본 논문에서는 상품리뷰를 대상으로 오피니언 마이닝을 수행하는 경우 어휘의 의견 성향을 파악할 때, 문맥정보를 활용하여 기존의 의견분류방법 보다 좀 더 정확한 의견 판단이 가능한 방법에 대해 다루고 있다. 이를 위해, 어휘가 사용될 때의 문맥정보를 정의하고 이를 의견분류에 적용하는 방법을 제안하였으며, 실험을 통하여 기존 연구 보다 상황별 알맞은 의견분류가 가능함을 보였다. 또한 수작업으로 말뭉치의 핵심 어휘들을 정의했던 기존 연구들에서의 방식에서 벗어나, 리뷰본문과 리뷰점수를 활용하여 자동으로 상황에 맞는 말뭉치를 구축하는 방법도 제안하였다. 이를 통해 상품리뷰에 나타난 어휘들의 문맥에 맞는 의미 성향을 정확하고 쉽게 판별해 낼 수 있게 되었다.

• 인지과학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2002

퍼지 논리를 이용한 추론은 일부의 정보가 무시되어 적절하지 못한 추론 결과를 초래할 수 있다. 또한 신경망은 패턴 처리에는 적합하지만 인간의 지식을 모델링하기 위해서 필요한 논리적인 추론에는 부적합하다. 하지만 신경 망의 변형인 신경 논리 망을 이용하면 논리적인 추론이 가능하다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 기존의 신경 논리 망을 기반으로 하는 추론 망을 확장하여 퍼지 추론 망을 구성하고 기존의 추론 망에서 사용되는 전파규칙을 보완하여 적용하고자 한다. 퍼지 추론 망에서 퍼지 규칙의 결론부에 해당하는 명제의 믿음 값을 결정하기 위해서는 추론하고자 하는 명제에 연결된 노드들을 탐색해야 한다. 이를 위해, 연결된 모든 노드들의 링크를 따라 순차적인 탐색을 하는 경우와 링크에 부여된 우선순위에 의해 탐색을 하는 경우의 탐색비용에 대하여 실험을 통해 비교 평가하였다. 실험결과 퍼지 추론 망의 크기가 확장될수록, 그리고 탐색 경험의 횟수가 증가할수록 순차적인 탐색전략보다 우선순위에 의한 탐색전략이 탐색 비용면에서 효율성이 더욱 증가함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국신뢰성학회지:신뢰성응용연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.271-279
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• 2018

Purpose: Probabilistic safety analysis was performed to enhance the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants because traditional deterministic approach has limitations in predicting the risk of failure by crack growth. The study introduces a probabilistic approach to establish a basis for probabilistic safety assessment of passive components. Methods: For probabilistic modeling of fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR), various FCGR tests were performed either under constant load amplitude or constant ${\Delta}K$ conditions by using heat treated X-750 at low temperature with adequate cathodic polarization. Bayesian inference was employed to update uncertainties of the FCGR model using additional information obtained from constant ${\Delta}K$ tests. Results: Four steps of Bayesian parameter updating were performed using constant ${\Delta}K$ test results. The standard deviation of the final posterior distribution was decreased by a factor of 10 comparing with that of the prior distribution. Conclusion: The method for developing a probabilistic crack growth model has been designed and demonstrated, in the paper. Alloy X-750 has been used for corrosion fatigue crack growth experiments and modeling. The uncertainties of parameters in the FCGR model were successfully reduced using the Bayesian inference whenever the updating was performed.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2017

Angelicae Gigantis Radix (AGR, Angelica gigas) has been used for a long time as a traditional folk medicine in Korea and oriental countries. Decursinol angelate (DCA) is structurally isomeric decursin, one of the major components of AGR. This study was performed to confirm whether DCA augments pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors via the activation of $GABA_A$-ergic systems in animals. Oral administration of DCA (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg) markedly suppressed spontaneous locomotor activity. DCA also prolonged sleeping time, and decreased the sleep latency by pentobarbital (42 mg/kg), in a dose-dependent manner, similar to muscimol, both at the hypnotic (42 mg/kg) and sub-hypnotic (28 mg/kg) dosages. Especially, DCA increased the number of sleeping animals in the sub-hypnotic dosage. DCA (50 mg/kg, p.o.) itself modulated sleep architectures; DCA reduced the counts of sleep/wake cycles. At the same time, DCA increased total sleep time, but not non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. In the molecular experiments. DCA (0.001, 0.01 and $0.1{\mu}g/ml$) increased intracellular Cl- influx level in hypothalamic primary cultured neuronal cells of rats. In addition, DCA increased the protein expression of glutamic acid decarboxylase ($GAD_{65/67}$) and $GABA_A$ receptors subtypes. Taken together, these results suggest that DCA potentiates pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors through the activation of $GABA_A$-ergic systems, and can be useful in the treatment of insomnia.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2015

Objectives: Radix Ginseng has been used for thousands of years to treat a wide variety of diseases. Radix ginseng has also been used as a traditional medicine for boosting Qi energy and tonifying the spleen and lungs. Traditionally, its effect could be obtained orally. Nowadays, a new method, the injection of herbal medicine, is being used. This study was performed to investigate the single-dose intravenous toxicity of water-soluble ginseng pharmacopuncture (WSGP) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Methods: All experiments were carried out at Biotoxtech, an institute authorized to perform non-clinical studies under the regulation of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). At the age of six weeks, 40 SD rats, 20 male rats and 20 female rats, were allocated into one of 4 groups according to the dosages they would receive. The WSGP was prepared in the Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute under the regulation of Korea-Good Manufacturing Practice (K-GMP). Dosages of WSGP were 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mL/animal for the experimental groups, and normal saline was administered to the control group. The rat's general conditions and body weights, the results of their hematological and biochemistry tests, and their necropsy and histopathological findings were investigated to identify the toxicological effect of WSGP injected intravenously. The effect was examined for 14 days after the WSGP injection. This study was performed under the approval of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee of Biotoxtech. Results: No deaths were found in this single-dose toxicity test on the intravenous injection of WSGP, and no significant changes in the rat's general conditions and body weights, the results on their hematological and biochemistry test, and their necropsy findings were observed during the test. The local area of the injection site showed minial change. The lethal dose was assumed to be over 1.0 mL/animal in both sexes. Conclusion: These results indicate that WSGP is safe at dosages up to 1 mL/animal.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.606-612
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Several medicinal properties of Smilax china L. have been studied including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer effects. However, the antiobesity activity and mechanism by which the water-soluble fraction of this plant mediates its effects are not clear. In the present study, we investigated the lipolytic actions of the water-soluble fraction of Smilax china L. leaf ethanol extract (wsSCLE) in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. MATERIALS/METHODS: The wsSCLE was identified by measuring the total polyphenol and flavonoid content. The wsSCLE was evaluated for its effects on cell viability, lipid accumulation, glycerol, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) contents. In addition, western blot analysis was used to evaluate the effects on protein kinase A (PKA), PKA substrates (PKAs), and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL). For the lipid accumulation assay, 3T3-L1 adipocytes were treated with different doses of wsSCLE for 9 days starting 2 days post-confluence. In other cell experiments, mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes were treated for 24 h with wsSCLE. RESULTS: Results showed that treatment with wsSCLE at 0.05, 0.1, and 0.25 mg/mL had no effect on cell morphology and viability. Without evidence of toxicity, wsSCLE treatment decreased lipid accumulation compared with the untreated adipocyte controls as shown by the lower absorbance of Oil Red O stain. The wsSCLE significantly induced glycerol release and cAMP production in mature 3T3-L1 cells. Furthermore, protein levels of phosphorylated PKA, PKAs, and HSL significantly increased following wsSCLE treatment. CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that the potential antiobesity activity of wsSCLE is at least in part due to the stimulation of cAMP-PKA-HSL signaling. In addition, the wsSCLE-stimulated lipolysis induced by the signaling is mediated via activation of the ${\beta}$-adrenergic receptor.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2018

Even in modern times, we are accustomed to the lifestyle of floor heating system in which the floor is heated for warmth like Ondol, which is the traditional Korean heating system. So, this study was designed to understand the preferred floor temperature through the questionnaires targeting the local residents living in K region. This study would also find out the floor temperature which is preferred by young people and old people through the experiments. The findings are as follows; (1) the old people do not prefer the temperature higher than young people do. It was found that the old people prefer the floor temperature of $40^{\circ}C$ under the air temperature of $20^{\circ}C$ or the floor temperature of $41^{\circ}C$ under the air temperature of $20^{\circ}C$. (2) Both young people and old people tend to like the average skin temperature of $35.5^{\circ}C$. The skin temperature which both young and old people like was $35.2^{\circ}C$ under the air temperature of $24^{\circ}C$ and the skin temperature preferred by young people was $0.4^{\circ}C$ higher than that preferred by under the air temperature of $20^{\circ}C$ (p<0.01). (3) It was found in the questionnaires that the young people prefer the higher floor temperature in terms of age and that the people who get older in their 50s or higher tend to prefer the lower temperature.

• 정보관리학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.267-283
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• 2007

이 연구에서는 분포 유사도를 문헌 클러스터링에 적용하여 전통적인 코사인 유사도 공식을 대체할 수 있는 가능성을 모색해보았다. 대표적인 분포 유사도인 KL 다이버전스 공식을 변형한 Jansen-Shannon 다이버전스, 대칭적 스큐 다이버전스, 최소스큐 다이버전스의 세 가지 공식을 문헌 벡터에 적용하는 방안을 고안하였다. 분포 유사도를 적용한 문헌 클러스터링 성능을 검증하기 위해서 세 실험 집단을 대상으로 두 가지 실험을 준비하여 실행하였다. 첫 번째 문헌클러스터링실험에서는 최소스큐다이버전스가 코사인 유사도 뿐만 아니라 다른 다이버전스공식의 성능도 확연히 앞서는 뛰어난 성능을 보였다. 두번째 실험에서는 피어슨 상관계수를 이용하여1차 유사도 행렬로부터2차 분포 유사도를 산출하여 문헌 클러스터링을 수행하였다. 실험결과는 2차 분포 유사도가 전반적으로더 좋은 문헌 클러스터링성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 문헌클러스터링에서 처리 시간과 분류 성능을 함께 고려한다면 이 연구에서 제안한 최소 스큐 다이버전스 공식을 사용하고, 분류 성능만 고려할 경우에는 2차 분포 유사도 방식을 사용하는 것이 바람직하다고 판단된다.

• 정보과학회 논문지
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.1313-1318
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• 2017

다수의 지역 특징들을 취합하여 하나의 벡터로 표현하는 것은 이미지 검색의 핵심 기술이다. 이 과정에서 경사도 기반 특징에 비해 수십 배 빠르게 추출되는 2진 특징이 활용된다면 이미지 검색의 고속화가 가능하다. 이를 위해서는 2진 특징들을 군집하여 2진 시각 단어를 생성하는 기법에 대한 연구가 선행되어야 한다. 기존의 경사도 기반 특징들을 군집하는 전통적인 방식으로는 2진 특징들을 군집할 수 없기 때문이다. 이를 위해 본 논문은 2진 특징들을 군집하여 2진 시각 단어를 생성하는 기법들에 대해 연구한다. 실험을 통해 2진 특징의 활용이 이미지 검색에 미치는 정확도와 연산효율 사이의 상충관계에 대해 분석한 후, 제안한 기법들을 비교한다. 본 연구는 고속 이미지 검색을 필요로 하는 모바일 응용, 리얼 타임 응용, 웹 스케일 응용 등에 활용될 것으로 기대된다.