• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.115-125
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• 2014

Purpose: Stable vital signs (SVSs) are thought to be the most important criteria for successful non-operative management (NOM) of blunt spleen injury (BSI). However, a consistent definition of SVSs has been lacking. We wanted to evaluate the diversity of the definitions of SVSs by using a nationwide survey. Methods: A questionnaire regarding the definition of SVSs was sent to the trauma surgeons working at the Department of Trauma Surgery and Emergency Medicine at a level-I trauma center between October 2011 and November 2011. Data were compared using analyses of the variance, t-tests, ${\chi}^2$ tests and logistic regressions. Results: Among 201 surgeons, 198 responded (98.2%). Of these 198 responses, 45 were incomplete, so only 153 (76.1%) were analyzed. In defining the SVSs, significant diversity existed on the subjects of type of blood pressure (BP), cut-off value for hypotension, technique for measuring BP, duration of hypotension, whether or not to use the heart rate (HR) as a determinant, cut-off value of hypotension when the patient had a comorbidity or when the patient was a child. Of the 153 surgeons whose responses were analyzed, 91.5% replied that they were confused when defining SVSs. Conclusion: Confusion exists regarding how to define SVSs. Most surveyed surgeons felt that a need existed to clarify both the definition of SVSs and the use of SVSs to determine hemodynamic stability for NOM.

• Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.213-220
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• 2017

Production of spring wheat, the major crop in Mongolia, accounts for 98% of the cultivated area. Understanding genetic variability in existing gene bank accessions is critical for collection, conservation and use of wheat germplasms. To determine genetic diversity and population structure among a representative collection of Mongolian local wheat cultivars and lines, 200 wheat accessions were analyzed with 15 SSR markers distributed throughout the wheat genome. A total of 85 alleles were detected, with three to five alleles per locus and a mean genetic richness of 5.66. Average genetic diversity index was 0.69, with values ranging from 0.37-0.80. The 200 Mongolian wheat accessions were mainly divided into two subgroups based on structure and phylogenetic analyses, and some phenotypes were divergent by the subgroups. Results from this study will provide valuable information for conservation and sustainable use of Mongolian wheat genetic resources.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.201-210
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• 2024

In empirical software engineering research, there is an increased use of questionnaires and surveys to collect information from practitioners. Typically, such data is then analyzed based on overall, descriptive statistics. Overall, they consider the whole survey population as a single group with some sampling techniques to extract varieties. In some cases, the population is also partitioned into sub-groups based on some background information. However, this does not reveal opinion diversity properly as similar opinions can exist in different segments of the population, whereas people within the same group might have different opinions. Even though existing approach can capture the general trends there is a risk that the opinions of different sub-groups are lost. The problem becomes more complex in case of longitudinal studies where minority opinions might fade or resolute over time. Survey based longitudinal data may have some potential patterns which can be extracted through a clustering process. It may reveal new information and attract attention to alternative perspectives. We suggest using a data mining approach to finding the diversity among the different groups in longitudinal studies (agile skeptics). In our study, we show that diversity can be revealed and tracked over time with the use of clustering approach, and the minorities have an opportunity to be heard.

• 동아시아경상학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2022

Purpose - Diversity subject is rising globally, as the proportion of women in the workforce increased to a large extent and the variety of resources became greater. Diversity attempts have appealed more awareness to the value of female participation in various areas, notably in the boardroom and corporate governance. This study tests the relationships among gender diversity, openness, and innovation, at the firm level across countries from the MOI Survey. Research design, data, and methodology - In this study the relationships among gender diversity, openness, and innovation were investigated at the firm level across countries from the Management, Organisation, and Innovation (MOI) Survey. A cross-cultural analysis was conducted based on the empirical evidence from six countries: Germany, India, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Russia. Result - The results show that gender diversity is positively related to innovation performance, moreover openness is positively associated with the level of firm innovation. In addition, a company's capability to use knowledge from outside and the creation of new combinations positively influence a firm's potential to innovate. Conclusion - This study suggests that the more gender-diverse top management team and the higher openness may bring the firm's innovation with greater possibility. the paper encourages more female participation on top management on the grounds of recommending that firms with greater gender diverse top management teams.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.2089-2093
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• 2017

The past decades have been a golden era during which great tasks were accomplished in the field of microbiology, including food microbiology. In the past, culture-dependent methods have been the primary choice to investigate bacterial diversity. However, using culturein-dependent high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA genes has greatly facilitated studies exploring the microbial compositions and dynamics associated with health and diseases. These culture-independent DNA-based studies generate large-scale data sets that describe the microbial composition of a certain niche. Consequently, understanding microbial diversity becomes of greater importance when investigating the composition, function, and dynamics of the microbiota associated with health and diseases. Even though there is no general agreement on which diversity index is the best to use, diversity indices have been used to compare the diversity among samples and between treatments with controls. Tools such as the Shannon-Weaver index and Simpson index can be used to describe population diversity in samples. The purpose of this review is to explain the principles of diversity indices, such as Shannon-Weaver and Simpson, to aid general microbiologists in better understanding bacterial communities. In this review, important questions concerning microbial diversity are addressed. Information from this review should facilitate evidence-based strategies to explore microbial communities.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제28권11C호
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• pp.1070-1076
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• 2003

이 논문에서는 주파수 비 선택적 m분포 나카가미 페이딩 채널에서 정방형 M-QAM 신호에 대하여 MRC 다이버시티 적용시 정확하고 일반화된 평균 비트 에러 확률식을 closed-form으로 유도하고 성능을 분석한다. 독립된 페이딩 환경과 상관된 페이딩 환경에 대하여 각각 L개의 브랜치를 가지는 MRC 다이버시티를 고려하며. 성능 분석을 통하여 에러 성능이 향상됨을 보인다. 이 논문에서 제시되는 새로운 비트 에러 확률 식들은 이동 통신의 페이딩 채널에서 MRC 다이버시티가 적용된 임의의 정방형 M-QAM 신호에 대한 성능을 계산하고 분석하는데 유용한 방법을 제공한다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 저속 페이딩 환경 하에서 다중 심볼 차동 복조기의 다이버시티 수신 방법에 대하여 연구한다. MSDD(Multiple Symbol Differential Detection)를 이용하여 다이버시티 수신을 할 경우 복조 블럭의 길이를 크게 할수록 차동 부호화된 MPSK의 Maxim -Ratio-Combining(MRC) 다이버시티 수신기 성능에 수렴하지만 복잡도가 지수적으로 증가하여 현실적으로 구현이 불가능하다. 본 논문에서는 MSDD 수신기에 입력하기 전에 수신 신호들을 정렬 시켜서 결합하는 pre-combining 방식을 제안하였다. 여기서 제안된 pre-combined MSDD 다이버시티 수신기는 준최적 수신기로서 수신기의 복잡도가 복조 블록의 길이에 선형적으로 증가하는 효율적인 MSDD 복조를 가능케 한다. 따라서 고속의 버스트 모뎀과 같이 동기 복조의 어려움이 있을 경우, 채널에 대한 정보에 의존치 않고도 다이버시티 수신을 할 수 있으며 기존의 차동 복조 방식에 비하여 큰 성능 향상을 보여준다.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.606-610
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• 2009

위치기반 서비스(Location-Based Service)에서 개인정보 보호를 위해 사용자의 정확한 위치 정보를 숨기는 기법이 요구된다. 이를 위해 본 논분에서는 K-anonymity 및 L-diversity를 고려한 그리드 기반 cloaking 기법을 제안한다. 이 기법은 먼저 사용자가 요구하는 L개의 건물을 탐색하는 L-diversity를 수행한 후, K명의 사용자를 탐색하는 K-anonymity를 수행하여 최소한의 넓이는 가지는 cloaking 영역을 생성한다. 특히 cloaking 영역의 빠른 생성을 위해 효과적인 가지치기 방법을 사용한다. 마지막으로 성능평가를 통해, 본 논문에서 제안하는 cloaking 기법이 cloaking 영역 크기에 따른 질의 처리 시간 측면에서 기존의 연구보다 우수함을 보인다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.978-989
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• 2021

Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC), as a fumigant, plays an important role in soil control of nematodes, soil-borne pathogens, and weeds, but its effects on soil microorganisms are unclear. In this study, the effects of AITC on microbial diversity and community composition of Capsicum annuum L. soil were investigated through Illumina high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that microbial diversity and community structure were significantly influenced by AITC. AITC reduced the diversity of soil bacteria, stimulated the diversity of the soil fungal community, and significantly changed the structure of fungal community. AITC decreased the relative abundance of dominant bacteria Planctomycetes, Acinetobacter, Pseudodeganella, and RB41, but increased that of Lysobacter, Sphingomonas, Pseudomonas, Luteimonas, Pseudoxanthomonas, and Bacillus at the genera level, while for fungi, Trichoderma, Neurospora, and Lasiodiplodia decreased significantly and Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Penicillium, and Saccharomyces were higher than the control. The correlation analysis suggested cellulase had a significant correlation with fungal operational taxonomic units and there was a significant correlation between cellulase and fungal diversity, while catalase, cellulose, sucrase, and urease were the major contributors in the shift of the community structure. Our results will provide useful information for the use of AITC in the assessment of environmental and ecological security.

• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.120-128
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• 2021

The objective of this study was to analyze the genotype of black-spotted pond frog (Pelophylax nigromaculatus) using seven microsatellite loci to quantify its genetic diversity and population structure throughout the spatial scale of basins of Han, Geum, Yeongsan, and Nakdong Rivers in South Korea. Genetic diversities in these four areas were compared using diversity index and inbreeding coefficient obtained from the number and frequency of alleles as well as heterozygosity. Additionally, the population structure was confirmed with population differentiation, Nei's genetic distance, multivariate analysis, and Bayesian clustering analysis. Interestingly, a negative genetic diversity pattern was observed in the Han River basin, indicating possible recent habitat disturbances or population declines. In contrast, a positive genetic diversity pattern was found for the population in the Nakdong River basin that had remained the most stable. Results of population structure suggested that populations of black-spotted pond frogs distributed in these four river basins were genetically independent. In particular, the population of the Nakdong River basin had the greatest genetic distance, indicating that it might have originated from an independent population. These results support the use of genetics in addition to designations strictly based on geographic stream areas to define the spatial scale of populations for management and conservation practices.