• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.355-360
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• 2004

Biophotons from three healthy subject's hands were measured every Friday for one year. The correlation coefficients between the left and right palms were found to be 9.0, and a similar value was also obtained between the left and right back of hands. However, the correlations between the palm and back of a hand turned out to be low, on the average only 0.5. These results are consistent with the result of Zhang's $CO_2$ production rate experiments on the acupuncture points. The high correlation between the left and right, and the low correlation between the palm and back are interpreted according to the acupuncture theory of meridians. The palm and the back correspond to the yin and yang meridians, respectively. And their behaviors are rather opposite, thus they show low correlations.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.235-236
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• 2009

파장이 길고 에너지가 낮은 근적외선 영역 광자 두 개를 동시에 여기했다가 형광으로 방출하는 비선형 현상을 이용한 이광자 현미경은 살아있는 세포를 넘어 생체조직 깊은 곳에서 일어나는 생물학적 변화 관찰 및 3차원 이미지 해석이 가능한 매우 효과적인 장비이다. 그러나 상용화된 이광자 현미경은 매우 고가이고 응용의 다양성을 위한 구조적 변형이 매우 힘들다. 본 논문에서는 모드잠김 이터븀 광섬유 레이저를 이용하여 비용 효율이 높고 다루기 쉬운 이광자 현미경을 구현 하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.519-526
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• 2004

We developed a 2-D imaging system to detect ultra weak biophoton by using a high sensitive fast CCD camera. We installed an illumination apparatus to generate delayed luminescence from plant leaves. Shutters at the illumination system and detector were synchronized to each other. The lens system of the CCD camera was newly designed to accommodate the specific requirements to enhance the collection efficiency for biophoton. Based on the lens simulation, commercial lenses were chose for the lens system. All the equipment was installed in a multi-purpose dark box and the delayed luminescence of Euonymus japonica was successfully acquired.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.68-69
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• 2004

• KSBB Journal
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.170-173
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• 2003

This study was studies biophoton characteristics of Madin-Darby canine kidney cells under the influence of CsA and each cell type (mock, wt, R55A) by employing a Photomultipliertube. $\textrm{H}_2\textrm{O}_2$ was used for producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in this measurement. ROS is also generated during oxidative metabolism in living organism. Images from a fluorescence show an increase of photon intensity emitted from the sample on the influence of CsA and each cell type (mock, wt, R55A). It is believed chemiluminescence (CL) occurred by ROS is responsible for the biophoton emission. hence PMT measurement might be considered as a useful tool for studying biochemical characteristics in relation to ROS.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.68-78
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• 1993

The pathophysiology and neural mechanism involved in Tourette's and chronic motor tic disorder are highly controversial. In order to investigate the functional abnormalities of brain. In Tourette's and chronic motor tic disorder, 42 children with Tourette's and chronic motor disorder underwent single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT) using Tc-99m-HM-PAO. The results are summarized as follows : 1) 31.0% (13/42) of this series revealed perfusion defect in cerebral cortex. 2) 4.8% (2/42) revealed perfusion defect in basal ganglia. 3) 4.8(2/42) revealed perfusion defect in thalamus. 4) 16.7%(7/42) showed perfusion defect in cerebellum. 5) The frequency of abnormal perfusion showed no significant difference between tic with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 6) The frequency of abnormal perfusion showed no significant difference between Tourette's and chronic motor tic disorder. These findings support the hypothesis of a possible involvement of brain dysfunction in the production of Tourette's and chronic motor tic disorder, and quantification of blood flow and co-registration with magnetic resonance imaging will increase the validity of this study.

• Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.45-53
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• 2004

We measured biophoton emissions from seven acupuncture points of eight healthy subjects. The measured points are the Yintang, the $Danch{\bar{u}}$, the Shinketsu, the left and right $R{\bar{o}}ky{\bar{u}}$ and the left and right Yaotongwue of hands. The photo multiplier tube (H-610805s, Hamamatsu, Japan) has spectral range between 300nm and 650nm. Significantly low emission rate was observed at the Shinketsu where the rate was $3.7\;{\pm}\;1.8\;cps$. On the average the highest emission was from the Yaotongxue points where the rate was $11.3\;{\pm}\;5.4$. The high correlation between the left and right hands, and the low correlation between different points are consistent with previous reports.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.159-181
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to introduce and examine the possibilities of infrared (IR) imaging, biophoton detection and gas discharge visualization(GDV) as diagnostic tools in Korean Medicine. Methods : To review the basic mechanism and measurement methods of three modalities, concepts in physics were introduced. Physical backgrounds of IR, biophoton and GDV were briefly explained based on recent research papers. Simple electronics was employed for relevant detectors. In order to find the relation between Korean Medicine and these methods, papers on their applications were reviewed. Opinions from the experts on each modality were obtained from their papers and private communications. Results and Conclusions : IR imaging has been used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool but there are some rooms for the improvement for clinical applications. Experimental confirmation of the meridian activation by a moxa cigar is necessary for its verification. Biophoton is not correlated with human skin temperature but it has a circadian rhythm. Biophoton and GDV have a negligible relation if any. Therefore there are no correlations among three modalities in terms of basic mechanisms. But their clinical relations are yet to be scrutinized. Biophoton and GDV need more rigorous clinical tests before they can be used as diagnostic tools.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.94-100
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the changes of electric potentials of leaf surface induced by environmental stimuli in plant. The values of electric potentials varied with different intervals of light on and off, and light qualities and moreover, their changes were also varied according to the time of a day. Additionally, stimuli such as candle light, wind, or 5$^{\circ}C$ cool water spray also evoked considerable changes in leaf surface electric potentials and their signal patterns varied with species of plants tested. In frequency analysis of electric potentials, the distribution values by FFT were highest in 1-10 Hz frequency zone by the majority of stimuli. These results suggested that changes in leaf surface electric potentials depended upon plant species even though stimulus was the same and vice versa.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.3-27
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• 1987

본 연구는 점차 그 모습을 드러내고 있는 정보사회를 이해하기 위한 하나의 접근방법으로서, 정보기술의 핵심이 되는 컴퓨터기술의 발전동향을 살펴보고 이를 기초로 하여 그 미래상을 그려보는 것을 목적으로 하고 있다. 우선 현재 가장 많이 쓰이고 있는 일반컴퓨터를 출발점으로 하여 통상적인 내용과 함께 그 한계성을 제시하여 새로운 컴퓨터가 나타나게 되는 배경을 밝혀두었고, 컴퓨터개발의 주류인 집적도에 초점을 맞추어 그 개요를 설명하였다. 다음으로 정보처리의 고속화를 주목적으로 개발되어 점차 보급이 확장되고 있는 수퍼컴퓨터의 일반동향, 기술분야 등 관련 내용을 요약하였고, 이와 관련이 깊은 고속화의 미래 전망을 종합적으로 정리하여 두었다. 또한 제5세대 컴퓨터의 근간이 될 것으로 보이는 인공지능컴퓨터는 개발역사, 현황, 응용분야를 차례로 설명하였고, 이에 대한 개발년도, 기술분야등 전체적인 미래상을 제시하였다. 아울러 2000년대 광자공학기술의 결정체로서 주목을 받고 있는 광컴퓨터의 가능성을 개념, 역사, 기술분야, 연구활동, 발전단계로 나누어 살펴보았다. 이와 함께 컴퓨터기술의 마지막 영역으로 생각되는 생물컴퓨터에 대하여는 개념, 필요성, 접근방법, 연구진행상황 등을 통하여 아직 확립되어 있지 않은 그 실체를 파악하고자 노력하였다. 마지막으로 전체적인 이해를 돕기 위하여 위와 같은 내용들의 요점을 종합정리하여 컴퓨터기술분야의 장기발전에 대한 전체적인 시나리오를 제시하였다.