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International education and social studies in Korea
International education in Korea is now in its infancy. It is only in the late 1980s that specialists in education perceived
the emergent national need for international education at schools. How to educate young students who can adapt to a rapidly internationalizing society draws attention from the contemporary specialists in education, especially in Social Studies.
A variety of definitions of international education in other countries implies that we Koreans need to develop our own perspective and contents suited to our new role in the world. However, development of our own perspective and contents involves the difficult and painful job of value judgement
Psychometric properties of a short self-reported measure of medication adherence among patients with hypertension treated in a busy clinical setting in Korea.
BackgroundWe examined the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) among adults with hypertension.MethodsA total of 373 adults with hypertension were given face-to-face interviews in 2 cardiology clinics at 2 large teaching hospitals in Seoul, South Korea. Blood pressure was measured twice, and medical records were reviewed. About one-third of the participants (n = 109) were randomly selected for a 2-week test-retest evaluation of reliability via telephone interview.ResultsInternal consistency reliability was moderate (Cronbach α = 0.56), and test-retest reliability was excellent (intraclass correlation = 0.91; P < 0.001), although a ceiling effect was detected. The correlation of MMAS-8 scores with scores for the original 4-item scale indicated that convergent validity was good (r = 0.92; P < 0.01). A low MMAS-8 score was significantly associated with poor blood pressure control (χ(2) = 29.86; P < 0.001; adjusted odds ratio = 5.08; 95% CI, 2.56-10.08). Using a cut-off point of 6, sensitivity and specificity were 64.3% and 72.9%, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis identified 3 dimensions of the scale, with poor fit for the 1-dimensional construct using confirmatory factory analysis.ConclusionsThe MMAS-8 had satisfactory reliability and validity and thus might be suitable for assessment and counseling regarding medication adherence among adults with hypertension in a busy clinical setting in Korea
Optical separation of mechanical strain from charge doping in graphene
Because of its superior stretchability, graphene exhibits rich structural deformation behaviours and its strain engineering has proven useful in modifying its electronic and magnetic properties. Despite the strain-sensitivity of the Raman G and 2D modes, the optical characterization of the native strain in graphene on silica substrates has been hampered by excess charges interfering with both modes. Here we show that the effects of strain and charges can be optically separated from each other by correlation analysis of the two modes, enabling simple quantification of both. Graphene with in-plane strain randomly occurring between -0.2% and 0.4% undergoes modest compression (-0.3%) and significant hole doping on thermal treatments. This study suggests that substrate-mediated mechanical strain is a ubiquitous phenomenon in two-dimensional materials. The proposed analysis will be of great use in characterizing graphene-based materials and devices.open11302307Nsciescopu
Efficient Unified Demosaicing for Bayer and Non-Bayer Patterned Image Sensors
As the physical size of recent CMOS image sensors (CIS) gets smaller, the
latest mobile cameras are adopting unique non-Bayer color filter array (CFA)
patterns (e.g., Quad, Nona, QxQ), which consist of homogeneous color units with
adjacent pixels. These non-Bayer sensors are superior to conventional Bayer CFA
thanks to their changeable pixel-bin sizes for different light conditions but
may introduce visual artifacts during demosaicing due to their inherent pixel
pattern structures and sensor hardware characteristics. Previous demosaicing
methods have primarily focused on Bayer CFA, necessitating distinct
reconstruction methods for non-Bayer patterned CIS with various CFA modes under
different lighting conditions. In this work, we propose an efficient unified
demosaicing method that can be applied to both conventional Bayer RAW and
various non-Bayer CFAs' RAW data in different operation modes. Our Knowledge
Learning-based demosaicing model for Adaptive Patterns, namely KLAP, utilizes
CFA-adaptive filters for only 1% key filters in the network for each CFA, but
still manages to effectively demosaic all the CFAs, yielding comparable
performance to the large-scale models. Furthermore, by employing meta-learning
during inference (KLAP-M), our model is able to eliminate unknown
sensor-generic artifacts in real RAW data, effectively bridging the gap between
synthetic images and real sensor RAW. Our KLAP and KLAP-M methods achieved
state-of-the-art demosaicing performance in both synthetic and real RAW data of
Bayer and non-Bayer CFAs
ShortcutFusion: From Tensorflow to FPGA-based accelerator with reuse-aware memory allocation for shortcut data
Residual block is a very common component in recent state-of-the art CNNs
such as EfficientNet or EfficientDet. Shortcut data accounts for nearly 40% of
feature-maps access in ResNet152 [8]. Most of the previous DNN compilers,
accelerators ignore the shortcut data optimization. This paper presents
ShortcutFusion, an optimization tool for FPGA-based accelerator with a
reuse-aware static memory allocation for shortcut data, to maximize on-chip
data reuse given resource constraints. From TensorFlow DNN models, the proposed
design generates instruction sets for a group of nodes which uses an optimized
data reuse for each residual block. The accelerator design implemented on the
Xilinx KCU1500 FPGA card significantly outperforms NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti, Titan
Xp, and GTX 1080 Ti for the EfficientNet inference. Compared to RTX 2080 Ti,
the proposed design is 1.35-2.33x faster and 6.7-7.9x more power efficient.
Compared to the result from baseline, in which the weights, inputs, and outputs
are accessed from the off-chip memory exactly once per each layer,
ShortcutFusion reduces the DRAM access by 47.8-84.8% for RetinaNet, Yolov3,
ResNet152, and EfficientNet. Given a similar buffer size to ShortcutMining [8],
which also mine the shortcut data in hardware, the proposed work reduces
off-chip access for feature-maps 5.27x while accessing weight from off-chip
memory exactly once.Comment: 12 page
Fully Quantized Always-on Face Detector Considering Mobile Image Sensors
Despite significant research on lightweight deep neural networks (DNNs)
designed for edge devices, the current face detectors do not fully meet the
requirements for "intelligent" CMOS image sensors (iCISs) integrated with
embedded DNNs. These sensors are essential in various practical applications,
such as energy-efficient mobile phones and surveillance systems with always-on
capabilities. One noteworthy limitation is the absence of suitable face
detectors for the always-on scenario, a crucial aspect of image sensor-level
applications. These detectors must operate directly with sensor RAW data before
the image signal processor (ISP) takes over. This gap poses a significant
challenge in achieving optimal performance in such scenarios. Further research
and development are necessary to bridge this gap and fully leverage the
potential of iCIS applications. In this study, we aim to bridge the gap by
exploring extremely low-bit lightweight face detectors, focusing on the
always-on face detection scenario for mobile image sensor applications. To
achieve this, our proposed model utilizes sensor-aware synthetic RAW inputs,
simulating always-on face detection processed "before" the ISP chain. Our
approach employs ternary (-1, 0, 1) weights for potential implementations in
image sensors, resulting in a relatively simple network architecture with
shallow layers and extremely low-bitwidth. Our method demonstrates reasonable
face detection performance and excellent efficiency in simulation studies,
offering promising possibilities for practical always-on face detectors in
real-world applications.Comment: Accepted to ICCV 2023 Workshop on Low-Bit Quantized Neural Networks
(LBQNN), Ora
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Strong correlations and orbital texture in single-layer 1T-TaSe2
Strong electron correlation can induce Mott insulating behaviour and produce intriguing states of matter such as unconventional superconductivity and quantum spin liquids. Recent advances in van der Waals material synthesis enable the exploration of Mott systems in the two-dimensional limit. Here we report characterization of the local electronic properties of single- and few-layer 1T-TaSe2 via spatial- and momentum-resolved spectroscopy involving scanning tunnelling microscopy and angle-resolved photoemission. Our results indicate that electron correlation induces a robust Mott insulator state in single-layer 1T-TaSe2 that is accompanied by unusual orbital texture. Interlayer coupling weakens the insulating phase, as shown by reduction of the energy gap and quenching of the correlation-driven orbital texture in bilayer and trilayer 1T-TaSe2. This establishes single-layer 1T-TaSe2 as a useful platform for investigating strong correlation physics in two dimensions
More than 7-year survival of a patient following repeat hepatectomy for total 20 colon cancer liver metastases
A 54-year-old man was transferred with sigmoid colon cancer combined with multiple bilobar liver metastases. Nine metastases were in the left lobe and 5 metastases were in the right lobe. After low anterior resection, all 9 lesions in the left lobe were completely removed by wedge resections. Because the remnant liver volume after multiple wedge resection of the left lobe was not sufficient to perform a right hepatectomy simultaneously, we planned a two-stage hepatectomy. Right portal vein embolization was performed one week after the first liver operation. A right hepatectomy was safely performed 22 days after the first hepatectomy. A recurrent mass developed in the segment III 18 months after the right hepatectomy. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was performed to remove that lesion. Five other metastases developed 18 months after RFA whereby multiple wedge resections were performed. The patient has survived for more than 7 years after the first liver operation
The Basic Study of Underwater Robot Control for Over Actuated Systems
In general, only six individual thrusters are required to perform 6 DOF (Degree Of Freedom) motion. Sometimes, however, more than six thrusters are used for 6 DOF motion for a variety of purposes. The over actuated systems can transit quickly from transient state caused by disturbance to steady state through the over actuated input. So in the underwater robot, the purpose of over actuated system is mainly used to maintain stable motion and position. And that systems are performed to obtain the optimal efficiency through the thruster force distribution. In this paper, we designed and fabrication the ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) for the basic study of over actuated underwater robot. It has 4 horizontal thrusters and 4 vertical thrusters. Using this system, we derived the thruster force distribution matrix for thruster allocation. Also, to check the kinetic characteristics of over actuated underwater robot before applying various controller, we performed the basic motion performance test and motion control test using the PD controller in the indoor engineering water basin
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