• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.77-83
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• 2016

The measurement of total fresh weight of plants provides an essential indicator of crop growth for monitoring production. To measure fresh weight without damaging the vegetation, image-based methods have been developed, but they have limitations. In addition, the total plant fresh weight is difficult to measure directly in hydroponic cultivation systems because of the amount of nutrient solution. This study aimed to develop a real-time, precise method to measure the total fresh weight of Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv. Asia Heuk Romaine) with growth stage in a plant factory using a nutrient film technique. The total weight of the channel, amount of residual nutrient solution in the channel, and fresh shoot and root weights of the plants were measured every 7 days after transplanting. The initial weight of the channel during nutrient solution supply (Wi) and its weight change per second just after the nutrient solution supply stopped were also measured. When no more draining occurred, the final weight of the channel (Ws) and the amount of residual nutrient solution in the channel were measured. The time constant (${\tau}$) was calculated by considering the transient values of Wi and Ws. The relationship of Wi, Ws, ${\tau}$, and fresh weight was quantitatively analyzed. After the nutrient solution supply stopped, the change in the channel weight exponentially decreased. The nutrient solution in the channel slowly drained as the root weight in the channel increased. Large differences were observed between the actual fresh weight of the plant and the predicted value because the channel included residual nutrient solution. These differences were difficult to predict with growth stage but a model with the time constant showed the highest accuracy. The real-time fresh weight could be calculated from Wi, Ws, and ${\tau}$ with growth stage.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.77-94
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the three-dimensional characteristics of mesiodens using Cone-beam Computed Tomography(CBCT) and analyze the factors affecting complications and anesthetic methods of extraction. This study evaluated 602 mesiodens of 452 patients who underwent extraction of mesiodens at the department of Pediatric Dentistry in Seoul National University Dental Hospital between 2017 and 2019. The ratio of mesiodens patients over total patient per year was gradually increased over the past 20 years. Mesiodens with labio-palatally horizontal direction while root directing labial were the most common among the mesiodens with horizontal direction. Mesiodens were the most common at the cervical side of the adjacent teeth(37.0%) and mesiodens located in the near-palatal side were observed about 3.83 times higher than the far-palatal side. Most of the mesiodens(82.1%) were in contact with adjacent permanent teeth on all three sides of the CBCT and 46.2% of mesiodens had curved roots. The patient's age, vertical position, presence of complications, and proximity showed a significant difference in the selection of general anesthesia among anesthetic methods. The direction and vertical position of mesiodens had a significant effect on complications. These results provide a better understanding of mesiodens for establishing an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.

• Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.141-149
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• 2019

Purpose: To compare the results of two different instruments made of stainless steel and titanium alloy for correction of single thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using pedicle screw instrumentation. Materials and Methods: A total of 141 patients with single thoracic AIS treated with pedicle screw instrumentation and selective thoracic fusion were retrospectively reviewed after a follow-up of 2 years. The patients had a main thoracic curve of 40° to 75° and were divided into two groups based on instrument materials; S group (stainless steel, n=90) and T group (titanium alloy, n=51). The diameter of the stainless steel rod used was 7.0 mm while that of the titanium alloy rod was 6.35 mm or 6.0 mm. Standing long-cassette radiographic measurements including various coronal and sagittal parameters for the preoperative, early postoperative and 2-year postoperative followup were analyzed. There were no significant differences in the preoperative curve characteristics between the two groups. Results: In the S group, the preoperative main thoracic curve of 51.3°±8.4° was improved to 19.0°±7.6° (63.1% correction) and the lumbar curve of 32.3°±8.4° spontaneously decreased to 12.7°±8.2° (62.9% correction) at 2 years postoperatively. In the T group, the preoperative main thoracic curve of 49.5°±8.4° and the lumbar curve of 30.3°±8.9° was improved to 18.8°±7.4° (62.2% correction) and 11.3°±5.4° (63.3% correction), respectively. The corrections of coronal curves were not statistically different between the two groups (p>0.05). The thoracic kyphosis was changed from 16.8°±8.5° to 24.3°±6.1° in the S group and from 19.6°±11.2° to 26.6°±8.5° in the T group. There were no significant differences in the changes of sagittal curves, coronal and sagittal balances at the 2-year follow-up and the number of fused segments and used screws between the two groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: When conducting surgery for single thoracic AIS using pedicles screw instrumentation, two different instruments made of stainless steel and titanium alloy showed similar corrections for coronal and sagittal curves.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.12 s.257
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• pp.866-869
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• 2005

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a pathologic proliferation and infiltration of various organs by Langerhans' cells of unknown cause. Incidence rate of one million parties 3$\∼$4 is seen in young child but the incidence is not sure in adult. Organ systems involved by LCH may include skin, ear, bone marrow, liver, spleen, lung, pituitary gland - hypothalamus and Gl tracts. In case pituitary-hypothalamus axis are involved, diabetes insipidus happened. Primary Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis(PLCH) with uninvolvement of other organs is rare and accompanied diabetes insipidus is more rare. There are many cases of LCH with diabetes insipidus involve such as central nervous system except lung. PLCH accompany central diabetes insipidus is only 1 case. We report a case of PLCH that accompany central diabetes insipidus with literature investigation in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.75-84
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• 2013

In this study, the patterns and characteristics according to gait cycle were analyzed using to EMG signals during walking, and analyzed in the time domain and frequency domain. The experiments was performed divide to level-ground walking and stair walking, and gait cycle was analysis by stance and swing. In the sagittal plane by using the tilt sensor measures the angle of the lower leg, and EMG was measured from the quadriceps and biceps femoris. The tilt of the lower leg was showed the biggest tilt at HS, and showed lowest value at TO. All in walking according to the gait cycle IEMG showed a specific pattern, and is expected useful to determine the gait cycle and kind. In the frequency domain analysis was using STFT on able to frequency analysis according to time, and using the tilt sensor was identify gait cycle. We analyzed also spectrum of the results of the STFT in all gait types, and recognized that stance had broad bandwidth than that of swing. Through this study, it was confirmed the possibility of judgment and analysis of the gait cycle using EMG and the tilt in the sagittal plane of the lower leg. When used it, can improve the quality of life of amputation patients

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.237-242
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• 2000

Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH), the major hypothalamic stimulus of GH secretion from the anterior pituitary gland, has been found to be present in several extrahypothalamic sites including placenta testis, ovary and anterior pituitary gland. The present study was performed to elucidate the role of pituitary GHRH on proliferation of cells derived from rat anterior pituitary gland. The GHRH content of pituitary tissue, cultured pituitary cells, and the conditioned media was evaluated by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Primary cultures of pituitary cells derived from adult rats were prepared by enzymatic dispersion. Significant amounts of GHRH-like molecules were detected in both pituitary tissue and cell cultures by GHRH RIA. Competition curves with increasing amounts of tissue extracts and conditioned media were parallel with those of standard peptide, indicating that the pituitary GHRH-like material is similar to authentic GHRH. To analyze specific cell types responsible for producing GHRH in anteroior pituitary, cell fractionation technique combined with GHRH RIA was performed. In cell fractionation experiment, the highest level of GHRH content was found in gonadotrope enriched-fraction and followed by somatotrope-, lactotrope- and thyrotrope-fraction. Treatment of pituitary cells with GHRH resulted in a dose-dependent increase in [$^3$H] thymidine incorporation. The mitogenic effect of GHRH could be mediated by typical oncogenic activation since the GHRH induced transient increase in c-fos mRNA levels with peak response at 30 minutes. The present study demonstrated that i) the pituitary GHRH expressed in the rat anterior pituitary gland can be secreted, ii) among the various cell types, gonadotropes and somatotorpes are the major GHRH source, and iii) the GHRH treatment increased the [$^3$H] thymidine incorporation and c-fos transcriptional activity in the pituitary cell culture. These findings suggested that GHRH could participated in the paracrine and/or autocrine regulation of cell proliferation, as well as promoting growth hormone secretion.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.435-445
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• 1990

Gonadotropin releasing horrnone (GnRH) is known to be extrahypothalamically localized with a broad range including gonad. It remains, however, unknown whether GnRH is locally synthesized in the gonad. The present srudy aims to identity expression and cellular localization of GnRH-Iike mRNA and immunoreactive GnRH in the rat gonad. GnRH radioimmunoassay and chromatographic extracts on G-50 sephadex column showed that rat gonadal extracts contained a substantial amount of immunoreactive GnRH similar to the hypothalamic and synthetic GnRH. Although a wide distribution of immunostainable GnRH-like molecule with different cell types in the rat ovary was observed, the major cell population hybridized with GnRH probe appears to be granulosa. theca cells and corpus luteum. Immunoreactive GnRH-Iike peptides were distributed m various regions of testis, including spermatogenic cells, Sertoli cells and Leydig cells. In situ hybridization revealed that positive signals of GnRH-Iike mRNA were predominandy present in Sertoli cells within some seminiferous tubules, but absent in the outside of seminiferous tubules in the testis. This study clearly demonstrated that GnRH-Iike molecule present in the rat gonad may be resulted from the local synthetic machinery of GnRH supporting the notion that this peptide may act as autocrine and/or paracrine role in intra-gonadal communication.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2012

Purpose: Understanding exactly detailed anatomy and morphology of scapula is very important for further surgical procedures. This study was intended to provide accurate anatomic and morphologic information of scapula by exactly measuring scapular thickness using computed tomography and reconstructing its geometric model. Materials and Methods: Eight average lengths and two angles of 102 scapular structures obtained from 51 cadavers were generally measured by computed tomography. Also, to measure the scapular thickness, sagittal planes of each scapula were divided almost equally and the thicknesses of each sagittal plane was measured by computed tomography. After measuring every thickness, average results were calculated and the gender difference was compared by Student t-test. Results: Average results of the thickness of glenoid fossa, lateral border, medial border, and the middle 1/3 portion of the scapular body were 22.4 mm, 13.83 mm, 4.44 mm and 2.06 mm, respectively. Also, male scapulars were found to be significantly thicker than female. Based on these measured thicknesses, we reconstructed the 3-dimensional geometric model of scapula. Conclusion: From these results, glenoid fossa and lateral border were the thickest part of scapula, while the middle 1/3 portion of the scapular was the thinnest.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.456-461
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• 2018

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as an alternative treatment for carotid stenosis in patients poorly suited for endarterectomy. Intracerebral hemorrhage following carotid revascularization (endarterectomy, angioplasty, artery stenting) is rare and thought to be related to reperfusion injury in most cases. Early experience suggests an increased incidence of hemorrhage following CAS as compared to endarterectomy. In this study, data were obtained through a case report on an 80-year-old male patient with cerebral infarction. The 80-year-old hypertensive man developed sudden monoparesis in the left arm. He underwent CAS for 90% stenosis of the left proximal internal carotid artery. Brain CT after procedure showed acute hematoma with left posterior cerebral artery territorial hemorrhage, including the upper thalamus with extended intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). Since this hemorrhage occurred in vascular territory unlikely to have been supplied by the treated artery, this case suggests that the mechanism of intracerebral hemorrhage following CAS may in some cases be different from hyperperfusion hemorrhage classically described following endarterectomy.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.13 no.2 s.17
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• pp.44-56
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• 2000

장개빈(張介賓)(1563-1640, 호시경악(號是景岳))시명말의학가이계승김원대의학전통적인물(是明末醫學家而繼承金元代醫學傳統的人物). 타재(他在) 류경도익(類經圖翼), 의역의(醫易義) 주장'의역동원'이논증의학여역학지회통성(主張'醫易同源'而論證醫學與易學之會通性). 타이성리학이론내연구의학(他以性理學理論來硏究醫學). 인이피칭위'유의'(因而被稱爲'儒醫'). 타광범지연구유가급제자백가지후(他廣範地硏究儒家及諸子百家之後), 이(以) 황제내경(黃帝內經) 여(與) 난경 위주(難經 爲主). 종합의가학설(綜合醫家學說). 타이(他以) '양상부족음본무여'지관념내설명인체내음양상태('陽常不足陰本無餘'之觀念來說明人體內陰陽狀態) 이반박주진형지자음론(而反駁朱震亨之滋陰論). 인이주장'부양억음'급'태극시명문'적학설(因而主張'扶陽抑陰'及'太極是命門'的學說). 타재(他在) 의역의(醫易義) 이부양억음내해설병리(以扶陽抑陰來解說病理). 관어태극-명문적론의야수성리학태극개념적영향(關於太極-命門的論議也受性理學太極槪念的影響). 단시(但是), 소위(所謂) '조원찬화'('調元贊化') '기사회생'적의학목적시속어도교양생론('起死回生'的醫學目的是屬於道敎養生論). 관어차점(關於此點), 연피칭위유의적성리학의가야병부예외(連被稱爲儒醫的性理學醫家也竝不例外). 일반인위 황제내경 시재전국 한대초기형성적(一般認爲 黃帝內經 是在戰國 漢代初期形成的). 야인위기의학체계반영저황로사상여음양오행론(也認爲其醫學體系反映著黃老思想與陰陽五行論). 장개빈수재성리학적립장내주장자기적이론(張介賓雖在性理學的立場來主張自己的理論). 단시대폭지접수도가급도교립장(但是大幅地接受道家及道敎立場). 타재(他在) 류경도익(類經圖翼), 태극도론(太極圖論), 이태극성위만물생명적근원(以太極成爲萬物生命的根源). 동시언급도도가여역위(同時言及到道家與易緯). 재장개빈(在張介賓), 태극시상통어도가발생론적개념(太極是相通於道家發生論的槪念). 야상통어태극적개념(也相通於太極的槪念). 재(在) 유경(類經), 섭생(攝生) 내간(來看). 타제요로장이외(他除了老莊以外). 우인용송대이후내단사상가강백단 이도순등적주장(又引用宋代以後內丹思想家强伯端 李道純等的主張), 인이전개자기적이론(因而展開自己的理論). 필자시위(筆者視爲), 장개빈재의학적양생방면상접수료이'성명쌍수'위기적송대이후내단사상(張介賓在醫學的養生方面上接受了以'性命雙修'爲基的宋代以後內丹思想). 병차타이연단적관점내이해부양억음(竝且他以煉丹的觀點來理解扶陽抑陰). 신위유의적장개빈능구장유도량자회통위일조의학체계적의거재어역학.(身爲儒醫的張介賓能구將儒道兩者會通爲一條醫學體系的依據在於易學). 장개빈재천인상응관념지하(張介賓在天人相應觀念之下), 용이음양변화지기구내변증천인관계(用以陰陽變化之機構來辨證天人關係). 재타적이론(在他的理論), 천지시속어 역(天地是屬於 易), 인시속어 의(人是屬於 醫), 단시양자귀위동일양적일리(但是兩者歸爲同一樣的一理). 재'원취제물(在'遠取諸物), 근취제신'적관점내강(近取諸身'的觀點來講), 타장'근취제신'적도리취어의학(他將'近取諸身'的道理取於醫學). 환유'원취제물'적도리취어역학(還有'遠取諸物'的道理取於易學), 인이모구귀납성일개원리(因而謀求歸納成一個原理). 타장자연현상적원리내재어인지생명(他將自然現象的原理內在於人之生命), 종여차정체적각도내간(從如此整體的角度來看). 가이설의학시상통어역학적(可以說醫學是相通於易學的). 역학대인여자연간적탐구(易學對人與自然間的探求), 비교측중어이론성(比較側重於理論性). 반이의학이역학이론위자(反而醫學以易學理論爲資). 관어자연여인지생명진일보지진행교구체성적연구(關於自然與人之生命進一步地進行較具體性的硏究). 총지(總之), 장개빈통과태극음양론(張介賓通過太極陰陽論), 부분유 도이참재'생명'적립장(不分儒 道而站在'生命'的立場), 광범지접납유도양가(廣範地接納儒道兩家). 유차(由此) 아문가이여도장개빈의서적가치병부한어의학가치(我們可以如道張介賓醫書的價値竝不限於醫學價値). 장개빈의서제시유 도량가가이회통어"생명사상"적철학상가능성(張介賓醫書提示儒 道兩家可以會通於"生命思想"的哲學上可能性).