• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.83-88
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• 2024

This study aims to explore the effect of combined stimulation consisting of relaxation-inducing scent and high-concentration oxygen on psychological/physiological responses. The cerebral blood flow responses and arousal that occur when oxygen concentration is controlled under the same scent conditions were observed. The experiment's scent was lavender oil (relaxing scent), and the oxygen concentrations were normal (21%) and high (30%). The experiment involved 12 male adults repeating a 5-minute rest period and a 5-minute stimulation period. The hemoglobin (HbO) concentration was extracted using the Beer-Lambert law to observe cerebral blood flow responses. Arousal was assessed using a 5-point scale questionnaire. A paired t-test was used to compare the two stimuli (lavender +21%, lavender +30%). Results reveal that HbO concentration in the frontal lobe increased, whereas arousal decreased at lavender +30% vs. lavender +21%. These results suggest that adding high-concentration oxygen to scent stimulation can induce more brain activation and relaxation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.15 no.4 s.40
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• pp.351-365
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• 1991

본 연구에서는, 수면환경의 열적 쾌적도의 측정방법으로서 생리적 반응 뿐만 아닌 국소자극의 반응에 대한 평가법 (Allesthesial Response)에 의 한 가능성을 제시 하고자 하였다. 피험자는 19세에서 22세의 건강한 독일 여자 대학생 5명이며, 실험은 12월과 1월 독일의 KASSEL에 있는 Marburg대학 연구소의 인공기후실에서 이루어졌다. 사용의복은 면 $100\%$의 잠옷이며, 침구는 메트리스와 Wool 담요(두께 180 mm)를 사용하였다. 국소자극 반응의 온도는 $20.0^{\circ}C,\;22.5^{\circ}C,\;25.0^{\circ}C,\;27.5^{\circ}C,\;30.0^{\circ}C,\;32.5^{\circ}C$의 set가 사용되었으며, 온도자극은 Pottier Thermode type PKE 36 HO2-1 (독일, Peltroil사)로서, 온도의 도달정 밀도는 60내지 90초 동안에 각 자극온도의 변화조절이 가능하였다. 수면환경 온도는 $15^{\circ}C,\;18^{\circ}C,\;21^{\circ}C,\;24^{\circ}C,\;27^{\circ}C$의 다섯 환경으로 조절하였으며, 습도는 RH $45\%$였다. 수면환경 $18^{\circ}C$에서 $24^{\circ}C$까지에서는, 수면전, 수면후 모두, 피험자는 약간의 Hypothermia의 경향을 보였지만 Neutral Situation과 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 수면전과 수면후의 체온조절 반응의 차이가 Allesthesial Response와 국소의 쾌적한 온도 선택의 두 실험결과 모두에서 현저히 나타났다. 생리적 반응의 결과에서도 $18^{\circ}C$에서 $21^{\circ}C$까지의 수면환경이 가장 쾌적하게 나타났다. 또한, 실험결과에서 행동적 온도 조절 반응이 생리적 반응에 앞서 보다 민감하게 이루어짐을 볼 수 있었다

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.25-50
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• 2001

Using Fourier transformation and wavelet analysis, we compared the auditory event-related potentials of the patients with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorders(abbr. ADHD, 13 boys) and normal control children(8 boys). Amplitudes of the event-related potentials which were calculated via Fourier transformation were compared between the groups and between conditions(non-target versus target) in each group. To the non-target stimuli, the patients with ADHD showed significantly greater amplitudes across almost all of the electrode sites and frequencies. To the target stimuli, the incidents which ADHD patients showed much higher amplitudes than normal controls significantly decreased, while those of the reverse results increased significantly. These results were consistent with the comparison results about negative difference wave(abbr. Nd wave) using Fourier transformation. In summary, it was proved that non-target stimulus which should be ignored elicited more robust electrical response from the patients with ADHD than normal children, but the target stimulus which reguired active processing did much less electrical activity in the patients. For the patients, they showed much inhibited electrical response to the target stimuli in some electrodes and frequency ranges. Normal children were more strongly stimulated by the target stimuli in almost all electrodes and frequency ranges than the patients, but less in prefrontal leads and frontal leads. Wavelet analysis results proved that early responses(0-300msec) to the nontarget stimuli of the patients were significantly greater than the normal controls in prefrontal, anterior frontal, some parts of temporal, and occipital lobes and that late response(300-370msec) were significantly lesser than normal children in parietal and central electrodes. Target stimuli elicited significantly higher electrical activity in both group than non-target stimuli did. Prefrontal and frontal lobes showed stronger responses in the patients than normal children irrespective of stimulus condition, but parietal and temporal lobes did higher activities in normal children than the patients only to the target stimuli. In conclusion, the patients with ADHD showed much greater responses to the stimuli which should be ignored, but failed to activated the necessary processes to the target stimuli. Also, we found that the frequency-dimension analysis and wavelet analysis were useful for the signal processing such as event related potentials.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2000

Inhibitory cells are critically involved in shaping normal hippocampal function and are thought to be important elements in the development of hippocampal pathologies. The present study was carried out in hippocampal CA1 area in vivo to compare with hippocampal slice studies. Intracellular and extracellular recordings with or without bicuculline electrodes were obtained in the intact brain of anesthetized rats, and cells were intracellularty labelled with neurobiotin. Electrical stimulation of fimbria-fornix resulted in an initial short-latency population spike. In the presence of $10{\mu}M$ bicuculline, orthodromic stimulation resulted in bursts of population spikes. The amplitude of population spikes in the CA1 region increased with stimulus intensity, as did the number of population spikes when the field recording electrode contained $10{\mu}M$ bicuculline. We measured the level of excitability in the CA1 area, using a paired-pulse stimulus paradigm to evoke population spikes. Population spikes showed strong paired-pulse inhibition at short interstimulus intervals. Burst afterdischarges up to 400 ms were observed after paired-pulse stimulus. These result suggest that hippocampal CA1 inhibitory interneurons can affect the excitability of pyramidal neurons that can not be appreciated in conventional in vitro preparation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.209-210
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• 2002

감각적인 불쾌감을 야기하는 악취물질의 종류는 다양하며, 매우 낮은 농도에서도 감각기관을 자극할 뿐 아니라 물질간 반응이 복잡한 특징을 갖고있어 화학성분분석법과 함께 감각적인 자극수준을 평가하는 관능측정법을 병행하여 악취현상을 종합적으로 평가하게 된다 특히 매립지 등의 환경기초시설이 운영됨에 따라 나타나는 악취현상을 객관적으로 평가하기 위해서는 대기확산모델의 운영이 필요하며, 이를 위한 악취배출량 자료의 구축이 필요하게 된다. (중략)

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.205-214
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• 2009

This paper addresses analyzing affective color data for emotional interior design. Both the physical and psychological patterns for spatial colors were tested on thirty subjects, of which fifteen were male. All subjects participated in both the physiological and psychological experiments. The data on the reflecting subjects' affective moods is gathered through EEG physical experiments and SD (Semantic Differential Scale) method surveys. This research has suggested the relation of both experiments through affective color response. The methods of SPSS 10.0 and TeleScan Version 2 are used for analyzing response data to coordinate the colour palette with changeable moods. From the analysis of statistical data, all of the visual stimuli related emotional keywords and physiological responses. Finally, the initial goal of this research is to construct an affective colour database that is tested through human color perception by physical and psychological experiments.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.304-309
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• 2007

In this study, the "Multi Well Plate-type cell Apparatus" was designed and setup for performing the producing experiments of methane hydrate by depressurization, heat stimulating methods. In order to characterizing the producing mechanism of hydrate through porous materials, the experiments for various producing methods have been conducted with the aid of the apparatus which has high permeability. In the experimental result of depressurization method, the pressure is temporarily increased unlikely conventional gas reservoir due to the sourcing effect of hydrate dissociation in the pore. Meanwhile, the temperature is decreased because of the endothermic reaction while hydrate is dissociated. In the experimental results of heat stimulating method, the dissociation in depressurization method is more slowly processed than that in thermal method, and hence, its gas production is lower. In the case of production right after heating, hydrate is dissociated only near injecting point and the permeability becomes greater at that area only. It infers that the more gas is produced during relatively earlier producing period. Since then, the hydrate is more slowly dissociated than the case of production after heating and soaking. This time, the performances of pressure and production obtained by thermal method have been analyzed in order to investigate the effect of soaking time on gas recovery. As a result, the gas recoveries in the case of 2 min and 4 min soaking are higher than case in 6 min soaking. This is reason that hydrate is reformed due to the decrease of temperature. It is expected that the experimental results obtained in this work may be more clearly explained by utilizing the lower permeable porous system with the greater hydrate saturation.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.38 no.6
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• pp.549-558
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• 2002

3.5살짜리 래브라도 리트리버(Labrador Retriever)는 매일 처방되는 피질스테로이드제에 무반응으로 비계절적, 심한 소양증을 2년간 앓고 있는 병력을 갖고 있었다. 공기유래 알레르겐(알러젠; Allergens)들에 대한 시험관내 RAST1(Radioallergosorbent testing; 방사선 알레르기 흡착 시험법)에 양성으로 나타난 것을 기초로 한 면역요법(Immunotherapy)을 18개월 동안 시행했으나 성공적이지 않았다. 부신피질호르몬(Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, ACTH)자극 시험법은 이것이 본래 임상수의사에 의해 발생(Iatrogenic)된 것임을 예시하여준다. 피부 찰과물(Skin scrapings)을 검사한 결과 개 천공개선충(Sarcoptic mange)이라는 진단이 내려졌다. 이버맥틴(Ivermectin)치료효과와 피질스테로이드(Corticosteroid)의 투약중지에 대한 반응이 극적으로 나타났다. 10개월 추적기간(10-month follow-up period)동안에 이 질병은 재발되지 않았다. 이것은 비록 계절적인 알레르겐을 배제하기 위해 긴 기간동안 추적이 필요하였으나 개 천공개선충이 오히려 피질스테로이드요법에 대한 2차적인 것보다는 1차적인 질병이라는 것을 말해준다. 아토피의 진단을 위해 혈청학적 시험법의 이용이 논의되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.13 no.7
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• pp.1399-1410
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• 2009

It is a method to treat pain using medication, neurotomy, and surgery. And acupuncture, ultrasound, electric treatment, and magnetic treatment are applied as a alternative physiotherapy. Electronic therapy is useful but it can be affected by impedance of skin or subcutaneous tissue. So, percutaneous stimulation is leading therapy, that is very randomly. We developed the system which can stimulate parts of acupuncture point noninvasively using the focused magnetic field. And we designed the magnetic stimulation electrode which is considered efficiency of the magnetic stimulation. It can make similar stimulation with manual acupuncture. To confirm the availability and reliability we compared Meridian Electronic Potential(MEP) change between manual acupuncture and magnetic stimulation. From this result, we found out the MEP changes of manual acupuncture and magnetic stimulation were similar. And there were various response properties as changes of stimulation method, intensity, and frequency. Also, the MEP change can be induced by electromagnetic stimulation. We confirmed that it is possible to use electromagnetic stimulation as a acupoint stimulation or pain treatment instrument.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.56-60
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• 1974

A survey of the available methods for the determination of piperine was made, and a new method, developed based upon alkaline hydrolysis at about $140^{\circ}C$ followed by colorimetric determination of the liberated piperidine. Piperidine on treatment with p-nitrophenyl diazonium fluoborate reagent gives a red colored complex which has an adsorption maximum at 530nm. The method measures the total pungency in pepper and applicaple to piperine of black pepper and oleoresin of black pepper. The advantage of the present method is that the pungent compounds can be determined in micro samples.