• ETRI Journal
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.491-503
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• 2022

Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) are continuously scaling down in the nanoscale region to improve the functionality of integrated circuits. The scaling down of MOSFET devices causes short-channel effects in the nanoscale region. In nanoscale region, leakage current components are increasing, resulting in substantial power dissipation. Very large-scale integration designers are constantly exploring different effective methods of mitigating the power dissipation. In this study, a transistor-level input-controlled stacking (ICS) approach is proposed for minimizing significant power dissipation. A low-power ICS approach is extensively discussed to verify its importance in low-power applications. Circuit reliability is monitored for process and voltage and temperature variations. The ICS approach is designed and simulated using Cadence's tools and compared with existing low-power and high-speed techniques at a 22-nm technology node. The ICS approach decreases power dissipation by 84.95% at a cost of 5.89 times increase in propagation delay, and improves energy dissipation reliability by 82.54% compared with conventional circuit for a ring oscillator comprising 5-inverters.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.33-46
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• 2008

In order to investigate seasonal variations of the physical environments in the region of Jinhae Bay-Nakdongpo, we carried out hydrographic surveys from November 2000 to November 2001. Horizontal and vertical distribution of salinity and temperature shows large seasonal variations. Water column is well mixed in winter and stratified in summer. Low-salinity water is distributed in the form of patches because of the drainage control at the Nakdong River. Seasonal variations in the sea near Gadeok-Sudo are affected by topography, river discharge and tidal current. Currents have been measured using a bottom mounted ADCP and DCM12 between November 2000 and August 2001 in the Gadeok-Sudo. The current in the Gadeok-Sudo shows a distinct two-layer structure with reversed current. Low-pass filtered time series of wind, sea elevation and current are coherent for the period of 1-2 days and are attributed to Ekman-like dynamics. Spatial and temporal circulation pattern shows a slight different. The subtidal current in Jinhae Bay goes northward, however is reversed in the Gadeok-Sudo mouth.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.3033-3045
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• 1996

In this paper, we propse an object-oriented coding method in low bit-rate channels using pyramid structure and residual image compensation. In the motion estimation step, global motion is estimated using a set of multiresolution images constructed in a pyramid structure. We split an input image into two regions based on the gradient value. Regions with larte motions obtain observation points at low resolution level to guarantee robustness to noise and to satisfy a motion constraint equation whereas regions with local motions such as eye, and lips get observation points at the original resolution level. Local motion variations and intesity variations of an image reconstructed by the golbal motion are compensated additionally by using the previous residual image component. Finally, the model failure (MF) region is compensated by the pyramid mapping of the previous displaced frame difference (DFD). Computer simulation results show that the proposed method gives better performance that the convnetional one in terms of the peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR), compression ratio (CR), and computational complexity.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.27.1-27.1
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• 2010

We examined variations of the solar wind magnetic fields which are characterized by smooth field rotations with time scales of 2-7 hours, and identified the existence of two classes of structures. One is a small-scale magnetic flux rope, and the other shows clear characteristics of Alfven waves. In this study, we attempted to clarify fundamental characteristics of the structure of the second class. We have found that the observed features are basically described by the cylindrical structure consisting of the uniform background field and the circular torsional wave field propagating along the background field. We performed the least-squares fitting analysis for the observed rotational variations with a simple model of the torsional Alfven wave as described above. The fitted results show satisfactory agreement with observations and thus allow us to determine the structure of the region occupied by the torsional Alfven wave. Furthermore, the examination of ACE and WIND observations reveals several cases in which two spacecrafts encountered the same structure at different position and different times. Comparison of such cases provides further evidence that the observed rotational field variations are due to the torsional Alfven waves, and not due to elliptically-polarized Alfven waves.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.63-76
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• 2011

The objective of this study is to analyze the utilization patterns of other region inpatients in general hospitals located in Seoul area. For the analysis, the study utilize the nationwide data on '2008 Survey of Patients' of Ministry of Health & Welfare. The statistical methodology used in the study is the logistic regression model. This study has three major findings. First, the significant affecting sociodemographic factors in selecting general hospitals located in Seoul area was sex, age, type of payment and inpatients residence region. Second, compared to other disease groups, the inpatients on both 'congenital malformation, deformity and chromosomal abnormalities' and 'neoplasm' groups are more likely to utilize general hospitals in Seoul area. Furthermore, in 'neoplasm' disease group, inpatients with 'bones and articular cartilage malignant neoplasm' are more likely to utilize general hospitals in Seoul area. Finally, hospitals with more than 1,000 beds was chief factor in selecting Seoul-based hospitals by other region inpatients. In conclusion, the study showed that other region inpatients are more likely to utilize general hospitals located in Seoul area in case of severe disease, rare case and surgical case. Therefore, central and local authority is required to monitor local hospitals on quality of the medical service as well as support them to establish specialized medical centers by providing human and physical resources.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.216-221
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• 2016

Osteoporotic fractures (OFs) are critical hard outcomes of osteoporosis and are characterized by decreased bone strength induced by low bone density and microarchitectural deterioration in bone tissue. Most OFs cause acute pain, hospitalization, immobilization, and slow recovery in patients and are associated with increased mortality. A variety of genetic studies have suggested associations of genetic variants with the risk of OF. Genome-wide association studies have reported various single-nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variations (CNVs) in European and Asian populations. To identify CNV regions associated with OF risk, we conducted a genome-wide CNV study in a Korean population. We performed logistic regression analyses in 1,537 Korean subjects (299 OF cases and 1,238 healthy controls) and identified a total of 8 CNV regions significantly associated with OF (p < 0.05). Then, one CNV region located on chromosome 20q13.12 was selected for experimental validation. The selected CNV region was experimentally validated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. The CNV region of chromosome 20q13.12 is positioned upstream of a family of long non-coding RNAs, LINC01260. Our findings could provide new information on the genetic factors associated with the risk of OF.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2008

지문분류는 지문을 전역특징에 따라 미리 정의된 클래스로 분류하여 대규모 지문식별시스템의 매칭시간을 감소시키는데 유용하다. 그런데, 지문의 고유성으로 인해 전역특징이 다양하게 분포함에도 불구하고, 기존의 지문분류 방법들은 모든 지문에 대해 고정된 영역으로부터 비적응적으로 전역특징을 추출하였다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 지문을 효과적으로 분류하기 위해 각 지문에 적응적으로 특징을 추출하는 방법을 제안한다. 이는 각 지문의 융선 방향의 변화량을 계산하여 적응적으로 특징영역을 탐색한 후, 특징영역내의 융선 방향 값을 특징벡터로 추출하고 지지벡터기계(Support Vector Machines)를 이용해 분류한다. 본 논문에서는 NIST4 데이타베이스를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 5클래스 분류에 대해 90.3%, 4클래스 분류에 대해 93.7%의 분류성능을 얻었으며, 비적응적으로 추출한 특징벡터와의 비교실험을 통해 제안하는 적응적 특징추출방법의 유용성을 입증하였다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.511-524
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 12년(2001-2012)간의 MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 토지피복 자료를 이용하여 동북아시아 지역에 대한 토지피복 유형별 통계적 점유율과 연변동을 조사하였다. MODIS 토지피복 자료의 공간해상도는 500 m이며 토지피복 유형의 수는 17개이다. 12년 평균에서 농지(36.96%), 초지(23.14%) 그리고 혼합림(22.97%) 3가지 유형이 분석 영역의 80% 이상을 점유하고 있는 것으로 나타났고, 그 외 농지와 자연 식생의 혼합유형(6.09%), 낙엽활엽수림(4.26%), 도시(2.46%) 그리고 사바나(1.54%) 유형이 점유하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 비록 자료의 사용 기간이 짧지만 단순회귀분석에서 상록침엽수림, 낙엽활엽수림, 혼합림은 유의수준 5%에서 점유율이 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 사바나 유형은 유의수준 5%에서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 토지피복 유형이 매년 다르게 분류되는 화소의 비율이 10% 이상이며 토지피복 유형별 점유율의 연변동은 농지(1.41%), 혼합림(0.82%), 초지(0.73%)에서 가장 두드러지게 나타났다. 또한, 12년 동안 토지피복 유형이 1개로만 분류된 화소의 비율은 단지 57%이며, 나머지 화소들에서는 2개 이상으로 분류되었으며 최대 9개 유형으로 분류된 화소도 존재했다. 공간적으로 균질하게 1개 유형만 분포하고 있는 중국 동부와 북서부 지역을 제외한 전체 지역에서 토지피복 유형이 연도별도 다르게 분류되고 있다. 따라서 토지피복 변화에 소요되는 시간적 규모를 고려할 때 동북아시아 지역에서 MODIS 토지피복 자료를 이용할 시 주의가 필요하다.

• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.607-613
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• 2007

Eigenstructure assignment provides the advantage of allowing great flexibility in shaping the closed-loop system responses by allowing specification of closed-loop eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors. But, the general eigenstructure assignment methodologies cannot guarantee stability robustness to parameter variations of a system. In this paper, we present a novel method that has the capability of exact assignment of an eigenstructure which can consider the probability of instability for LTI (Linear Time-Invariant) systems. The probability of instability of an LTI system is determined by the probability distributions of the closed-loop eigenvalues. The stability region for the system is made probabilistically based upon the Monte Carlo evaluations. The proposed control design method is applied to design a flight control system with probabilistic parameter variations to confirm the usefulness of the method.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2015

The results of the study of ionospheric variations in the summer months of 1998-2002 at an ionospheric station of vertical sounding "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky" are presented. Anomalous variations of virtual sporadic-E height (h'Es), Es blanketing frequency (fbEs), and the critical frequency of the ionospheric F2 layer (foF2) (which can be attributed to the possible earthquake precursors) are selected. The high efficiency of the selection of ionospheric earthquake precursors based on the several parameters of Es and F2 layers is shown. The empirical dependence, which reflects the connection between the lead-time of the earthquake moment, the distance to the epicenter from the observation point, and the magnitude of the earthquake are obtained. This empirical dependence is consistent with the results of the detection of earthquake precursors by measuring the physical parameters of the Earth's crust in the same region.