• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.108 no.3
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• pp.440-453
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• 2019

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of watching a two-dimensional (2D) forest video and a virtual reality (VR) forest video on stress reduction in adults. Experiments were conducted in an artificial climate room, and 40 subjects participated. After inducing stress in the subjects, subjects watched a 2D gray video, 2D forest video, or VR forest video for 5 mins. The autonomic nervous system activity was evaluated continuously in terms of measured heart rate variability during the experiment. After each experiment, the subject's psychological state was evaluated using a questionnaire. The 2D forest video decreased the viewer's stress index, increased HF, and reduced heart rate compared with the 2D gray video. The VR forest video had a greater stress index reduction effect, LF/HF increase effect, and heart rate reduction effect than the 2D gray video. Psychological measurements showed that subjects felt more comfortable, natural, and calm when watching the 2D gray video, 2D forest video or VR forest video. We also found that the 2D forest video and VR forest video increased positive emotions and reduced negative emotions compared to the 2D gray video. Based on these results, it can be concluded that watching the 2D forest and VR forest videos reduces the stress index and heart rate compared with watching the 2D gray video. Thus, it is considered that the 2D forest video increases the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, and the VR forest video increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system upon watching the VR forest video is judged to be positive sympathetic nerve activity, such as novelty and curiosity, and not negative sympathetic activity, such as stress and tension. The results of this study are expected to be the basis for examining the visual effects of forest healing, with hope that the utilization of VR, the technology of the fourth industrial revolution in the forestry field, will broaden.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.95-97
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• 2008

Ischemic ventricular rupture is one of the most fatal complications following myocardial infarction, and this requires prompt diagnosis and operation. A 75-year-old female was admitted to the ER in a semicomatous mentality with cyanotic extremities. Cardiac echography was carried out in the ER, and a $1.5{\sim}2\;cm$ thickness of effusion in the pericardium was seen. Because the patient's heart had declined to 35 times per min, an emergency operation was started while giving cardiac massage. After observing a 1 cm rupture on the right ventricular wall and a necrotic hemorrhagic scar with a rupture on the left ventricular apical wall, repair of the ruptured areas with a large Satinsky clamp was carried out to control bleeding without cardiopulmonary bypass. On the 28th day after surgery, she was discharged home with a minimal degree of dyspnea.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.149-155
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• 2013

For in-depth research of blood flow, it is important to create pulsating flow like the blood flow from heart beat. In this study, we developed a heart mimicking pulsatile pump and evaluated its performances. Main body of pump was produced using a piston pump, and its rpm and duty ratio was modulated by DC motor and encoder. To determine the part dimensions, principle stress theory and simple fluidic pressure analysis were used. The performance of pulsating pump was evaluated by comparing the pressure values and their deviations according to experimental variables. For the results, the output value of pressure followed the distribution of pulsating flow and its deviation was negligible. Through this study, we expect the established pulsating pump can be widely used in study of blood flow produce easy ways to related researchers.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.52-58
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• 2009

A low voltage, low power delta-sigma modulator is proposed for cardiac pacemaker applications. A cascade of delta-sigma modulator stages that employ a feedforward topology has been used to implement a high-resolution oversampling ADC under the low supply. An inverter-based switched-capacitor circuit technique is used for low-voltage operation and ultra-low power consumption. An experimental prototype of the proposed circuit has been implemented in a $0.35-{\mu}m$ CMOS process, and it achieves 61-dB SNDR, 63-dB SNR, and 65-dB DR for a 120-Hz signal bandwidth at 7.6-kHz sampling frequency. The power consumption is only 280 nW at 1-V power supply.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.100-108
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• 2019

In this paper, a new stacked element pressure sensor has proposed for heartbeat and respiration measurement. This device can be directly attached to an individual's chest; heartbeat and respiration are detected by the pulsatile vibration and deformation of the chest. A key feature of the device is the simultaneous measurement of heart rate and respiration. The structure of the sensor consists of two stacked elements, in which one element includes one polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin film bonded on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. In addition, for the measurement and signal processing, the electric circuit and the filter are simply constructed with an OP-amp, resistance, and a capacitor. One element (element1, PDMS) maximizes the respiration signal; the other (element2, PVDF) is used to measure heartbeat. Element1 and element2 had sensitivity of 0.163V/N and 0.209V/N, respectively, and element2 showed improved characteristics compared with element1 in response to force. Thus, element1 and element2 were optimized for measuring respiration heart rate, respectively. Through mechanical and vivo human tests, this sensor shows the great potential to optimize the signals of heartbeat and respiration compared with commercial devices. Moreover, the proposed sensor is flexible, light weight, and low cost. All of these characteristics illustrate an effective piezoelectric pressure sensor for heartbeat and respiration measurements.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2009.04a
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• pp.696-698
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• 2009

현대인들의 감정 불안정 상태로 인한 질병과 사회문제, 범죄 등이 많은 이슈로 나타나고 있다. 본 논문은 사람의 감정에 따른 생리적인 변화를 생체신호를 측정하여 분석하고 이를 이용하여 사람의 감정을 조절할 수 있는 음악을 선택하여 조절한다. 사람의 심박수를 측정하고 그 데이터를 HRV(심장박동 변화율)로 변환하면 그 사람의 현재 기분을 추정해 낼 수 있다는 연구 결과를 적용하여 기분에 따라 알맞은 음악을 자동으로 선택 하여 들려줄 수 있는 시스템을 설계하고 구현한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.40 no.7 s.276
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• pp.512-516
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• 2007

A mechanical circulatory support system is a life-saving option for treating acute severe respiratory failure or cardiac failure. There are currently a few types of assist devices and the Twin-Pulse Life Support (T-PLS) system is a kind of pulsatile pump. We report here on three patients with severe life threatening cardiopulmonary dysfunction who had the T-PLS system used as an assist device. The indications for applying the T-PLS system were continuing respiratory or cardiac failure in spite of maximal ventilatory and inotropic support. There were two patients with acute respiratory failure due to infection and one patient with cardiac failure due to acute myocarditis. One respiratory failure patient and one cardiac failure patient survived after applying the T-PLS system for 3 days and 5 days, respectively. The T-PLS system is useful as an assist device and it should be considered before multi-organ failure occurs.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.83 no.4
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• pp.846-860
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• 2022

Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare congenital, thoracic, and vascular anomaly. Although PLSVCs generally do not have a hemodynamic effect, several types of PLSVC and some cardiac anomalies may manifest with clinical symptoms. The presence of PLSVC can render catheterization via left subclavian access difficult when placing a pacemaker or central venous catheter. As such, recognizing a PLSVC that is typically incidentally discovered can prevent complications such as vascular injury. Differentiating vessels found in a similar location as PLSVC is necessary when performing thoracic vascular procedures. This pictorial essay explains the multi-detector CT findings of a PLSVC, and provides a summary of other blood vessels that require differentiation during thoracic vascular procedures.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2017.04a
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• pp.669-672
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• 2017

최근 한국인의 주요 사망원인 중 하나로 부정맥이 부각되고 있다. 심방조기수축(PAC:Premature Atrial Contraction)은 심방이 동방결절의 명령이 있기 전에 수축해 버리는 것이다. 심방조기수축은 일시적으로 유발하였다 사라지곤 할 수 있기 때문에 심한 증상이 없다면 생명에 위협을 가하진 않지만 반대의 경우에는 위험할 수 있다. 따라서 비정상적인 심장 박동이 발생하면 이를 검출하여 조기에 부정맥을 진단할 수 있는 방법이 필요하다. 이를 위해 대상의 ECG 신호로부터 QRS패턴에 해당하는 특징들을 추출하였고 특징들을 이용하여 심방조기수축 파형을 분류한다. 오류 역전파 기반으로 특징들을 훈련하며 가중치와 바이어스값을 구한뒤 이를 이용하여 정상파형과 심방조기수축 파형을 분류한다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.19 no.1 s.85
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• pp.74-87
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• 2004

최근에 전파를 이용한 휴대용 무선기기 수가 급격하게 증가하면서, 그로부터 발사된 전파가 의료기기에 오동작을 일으킬 가능성에 대해 의료관계자나 통신사업자뿐만 아니라, 국민의 관심이 높아지고 있다. 그러므로 신규 휴대용 무선기기를 대상으로 한 의료기기와의 양립성연구는 지속으로 이루어져야 하나 1999년 연구 이후, 국내에는 신규 휴대용 무선기기를 대상으로 한 간섭실험이나 분석자료가 없는 실정이다. 따라서, 본 논문에서는 최근 WCDMA 및 cdma2000 1x, 그리고 2.4/5GHz 무선랜 등 신규 휴대용 무선기기와 심장박동조절장치, 이식형제세동기를 포함한 의료기기와의 간섭 실험을 수행한 일본의 사례를 살펴본다. 세계적으로 의료기기의 사양이 거의 동일하다는 점을 고려할 때, 본 논문에서 제시한 일본의 실험결과로부터 국내에서 필요한 1차적인 정보를 얻을 수 있으며, 소개된 실험구성도와 실험방법은 향후 관련 국내 연구에 참조자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.