Kangwon National University

Application of Fibronectin-Coated Microparticles for Isolation of Human iPSC-Derived MSCs

Abstract BACKGROUND : Bone marrow–derived MSCs (BMMSCs) are limited by availability, donor variability, and age-related decline, highlighting the need for alternative MSC sources. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) offer a scalable solution. This study introduces a novel thre...

Subsurface fault imaging beneath the Seoul metropolitan area using joint inversion of S-wave travel times and Rayleigh-wave dispersion

Constraining seismogenic fault structures is critical in the densely populated area such as the Seoul metropolitan area of the Korean Peninsula, where historical records document damaging earthquakes. Recent increase in clustered seismicity has highlighted the need for improved c...

Digital twin platform for accelerating optimization of oxide semiconductor transistors to overcome fundamental performance-reliability trade-off

<title>Abstract</title> Amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) transistors are promising candidates for nextgeneration logic and high-density memory technologies, particularly for back-end-of-line– compatible monolithic three-dimensional integration. However, their widespread adopti...

Production-Type-Specific Spatial and Space–Time Clustering of High-Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Layer and Duck Farms in the Republic of Korea, 2020–2026

High-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) remains a recurrent threat to poultry production in the Republic of Korea, but production-type-specific clustering has rarely been assessed against the underlying farm population. This retrospective unmatched case–control point-pattern st...

Comparison of UAV Image-Based Detection Accuracy of Pine Wilt Disease-Affected Trees Using Different Dataset Compositions and Attention Modules

This study evaluated the effects of input-channel composition and the incorporation of attention modules on the detection accuracy of visually suspected pine wilt disease (PWD)-affected trees using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) RGB orthomosaic imagery and the YOLO26-Large (YOLO26...

Probabilistic Ecological Risk Assessment of Synthetic Musk Compounds in the Han River Estuary: Integrating Multi-Year Monitoring and Explainable Machine Learning

Synthetic musk compounds (SMCs) are emerging contaminants frequently detected in aquatic environments due to their widespread use in personal care and household products. This study investigated the occurrence, environmental drivers, and ecological risks of twelve SMCs in the Han...

Modal interrogatives as discourse-level constructions: collostructional analysis and LLM surprisal

Abstract This study investigates the constructional organization of modal interrogatives by examining how modal meaning shapes response behavior. Previous research on question-response systems has largely focused on canonical polar questions, treating response particles such as y...

Maternal diabetes and childhood cancer risks in offspring: a nationwide cohort study

Maternal diabetes is associated with several adverse childhood outcomes, but its link to childhood cancer remains inconclusive. We investigated this in a nationwide birth cohort using the Korean National Health Insurance database. We analyzed women who delivered singletons betwee...

Infiltration resistance of hydrophobic soil slopes under extreme rainfall: centrifuge model tests

The increasing frequency of extreme rainfall necessitates slope protection methods that directly regulate infiltration. This study proposes engineered hydrophobicity as a delay-based infiltration control mechanism. Centrifuge model tests were conducted to evaluate slopes containi...

Differential genomic architecture of a ligand-receptor pair in humans and commonly used model organisms

The neuropeptide signaling pathway is vital for the physiology and behavior of multicellular organisms. This pathway is mediated by ligand-receptor binding, wherein neuropeptides (NPs) are often released from neurons, while their receptors (NPRs) are ubiquitously expressed in bot...