• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제41권
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• pp.18.1-18.10
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• 2019

Background: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis during early childhood may lead to disturbances in growth and facial asymmetry and to serious difficulties in eating as well as in breathing during sleep. The purpose of this study is to describe the effectiveness of an interocclusal splint (IOS) for active mouth opening exercises in the treatment of TMJ ankylosis. Methods: A total of nine patients with 13 instances of TMJ ankylosis from 2008 to 2010 were included in this study, of which five patients were male and four patients were female. Five patients demonstrated unilateral ankylosis, while five patients showed bilateral symptoms. Ankylosed mass resection with coronoidectomy, fibrotic scar release, and resection of stylohyoid ligament calcification was performed with gap arthroplasty without an interpositional graft, and all patients were assessed for maximum mouth opening (MMO) during a mean 6.6-year follow-up period. Results: All patients were subjected to postoperative mouth opening exercises from the day of the operation with the help of an IOS, which was based on an impression taken during surgery. All patients were sufficiently comfortable moving their mandible according to the IOS's guiding plane and impingement, and satisfactory results were achieved, in which MMO was improved by 35 mm more than 6 years after surgery. Conclusions: Complete and adequate resection of the ankylosed mass and postoperative active mouth opening exercises are essential in the treatment of TMJ ankylosis. Moreover, a more comfortable mouth opening guide and interdigitation can be achieved using an IOS, and newly organized fibrosis in the gap space between the newly made resected condylar head and temporal fossa can be suggested.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.731-736
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 능동형 RFID 시스템의 표준인 ISO/IEC 18000-7의 성능을 개선하기 위하여 간소화된 태그 수집 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리즘에서는 태그 수집 라운드의 시작을 나타내는 수집 명령을 수정하여, 이전 라운드의 LP 구간 응답에 대한 결과를 포함시킨다. 수집 명령을 수신한 태그는 자신이 응답한 슬롯의 충돌 여부를 확인하고, 별도의 점대점 읽기 명령과 슬립 명령 없이 자신의 데이터 슬롯으로 추가적인 데이터를 전송하고 슬립 상태로 천이한다. 표준에서의 수집 라운드는 일련의 수집 명령, 수집 응답, 읽기 명령, 읽기 응답, 및 슬립 명령으로 구성된다. 반면, 제안한 태그 수집 알고리즘은 표준과는 달리 하나의 수집 라운드가 수집 명령 및 수집 응답으로만 구성된다. 성능 분석결과, 태그의 수가 300개일 때 제안한 기법의 평균 식별지연은 표준에 비하여 16% 개선됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2011

We investigated whether Korean red ginseng (KRG) and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) affect the frequency of gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag in 20 hemophiliacs. This study is a prospective study in 20 hemophiliacs who were infected with Korean subclade B of HIV-1 from two cash-paid plasma donors in 1990. Over a 13-year period, we obtained 436 amplicons of 5'LTR/gag genes by nested polymerase chain reaction using 147 peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Of the 436 amplicons, 92 (21.1%) showed gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag. Despite of a 2.3-fold higher monthly dose of KRG intake, the frequency of gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag (16.4%) was significantly decreased during HAART compared with 28.1% prior to HAART (p<0.01). Gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag was 10% more detected on KRG-therapy than prior to KRG-therapy (p<0.05). In addition, we also obtained 28 amplicons containing premature stop codon or isoleucine at initiation codon of 254 amplicons sequenced on KRG intake (7.5%) or HAART (13.6%) compared with 0% before KRG intake. These findings indicate that high frequency of gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag and genetic defects prior to HAART are significantly associated with KRG intake and the detection of gross deletion in 5'LTR/gag is decreased by HAART.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.204-212
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• 2008

항만물류분야에 적용되는 능동형 RFID 태그는 화물 컨테이너에 부착되어 여러 나라의 항만에 설치된 판독기로부터 인식이 가능해야 한다. 따라서 RFID 적합성 시험방법에 관한 국제표준인 ISO/IEC 18047-7에서 능동형 RFID 판독기와 태그간의 에어 인터페이스 평가방법을 제시하고 있다. 하지만 기존 국제표준에 따라 짧은 시간동안 이루어지는 통신 신호를 감지하여 평가하기에는 측정시간 및 결과의 불확실성이 높아 정확한 평가에 대한 어려움이 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 측정시간을 단축하고, 불확실성을 개선할 수 있도록 능동형 RFID 태그에 '자체 시험 모드' 환경을 갖도록 하는 새로운 평가방법을 제안하고, 그것을 실제 태그에 적용하므로써 기존 방법보다 측정 시간 및 불확도가 개선됨을 검증하였다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.508-514
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• 2013

Taste-active compounds (e.g., amino acids and nucleotides) play an important role in contribution to the gustatoty sensation of food. The current study aimed to examine the differences in taste-active compounds between different beef muscles, breeds and aging periods. We have chosen the longissimus dorsi and semitendinosus muscles of Hanwoo breed and longissimus dorsi muscle of Angus breed for the investigation of the aforementioned compounds. Hanwoo muscles were aged for 7 or 28 d, and Angus samples were aged for 28 d at $4^{\circ}C$. Results revealed that 8 out of the 18 detected free amino acids (FAA) showed significant (p<0.05) differences between the two Hanwoo muscles. Twelve FAAs showed aging effect (p<0.05) in which the amounts of 8 FAAs significantly increased as aging time increased. Inosine 5-monophosphate (IMP), hypoxanthine (Hx) and inosine showed significant (p<0.05) differences between the Hanwoo muscles, aging resulted in an increase in amounts of these nucleotides. Hanwoo beef had significantly (p<0.05) higher total amount of sweet amino acids than the Angus ones in that 15 amino acids showed differences (p<0.05) between the two breeds. Amounts of guanosine 5-monophosphate (GMP) and Hx were significantly higher (p<0.05) for Angus beef. Current study indicated that muscle type, breed and aging period had large variations in free amino acid and nucleotide contents, which may subsequently affect the taste attributes of cooked beef.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2009

Purpose：The aim of this study was to determine the effect of active sling exercise on shoulder subluxation in hemiplegic patients. Methods：Twenty persons with shoulder subluxation were randomly divided into two groups; the experimental group(10 persons) and the control group(10 persons). Usual physical therapy and occupational therapy were applied in all groups in a day for 4 weeks. Additionally the experimental group was received 30 minutes sling active exercise (flexion, extention, adduction, abduction, intenal rotation, external rotation, horizontal adduction, horizontal abduction) for shoulder joint in a day for 4 weeks. I investigated the therapeutic effect of sling exercise through the Wolf motor function test (WMFT), Quantitative radiographic measurements and range of motion test at pre and post intervention period. Results：The passive range of motion was significantly increased in the experimental group compare with the control group. However, the active range of motion was no statistically significantly difference in both of the experimental and the control group. The level of WMFT was significantly decreased in the experimental group compared with control group. Although, there was no significantly difference the degree of the shoulder subluxation was more decreased in experimental group than control group. Conclusion：Taken together, these results suggest that sling exercise could be beneficial therapeutic method for hemiplegic shoulder. But to generalize it, more study and exercise program might be needed to confirm its availability.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 1998

The incidence of brachial plexus injury is increasing because of the development of motor vehicle but the the results of treatment was reported poor due to its complex anatomical structure and changes of function and sensory during the recovery after trauma. But the results of treatment has been improved by the recently introduced high sensitive diagnostic method that can evaluate accurately the site and extent of the injury and treatment method. Restoration of the elbow flexion is the most important goal of treatment after brachial plexus injury and nerve graft, neurotization and muscle transfer were used for methods of treatment. From December 1992 to May 1994, the author performed 6 cases of latissimus dorsi transfer at the same side for the improvement of elbow flexion in the patients of brachial plexus injury. There were 5 cases of male, one case of female and average age was 22 years old. The causes of injury were traffic accident in 3 cases, gun shot injury, falldown and birth injury in each one case and in all cases, the type of injury were upper arm type. The average follow up period were 1 year 5 months ranging from 12 months to 4 years 5 months. In all cases, active elbow flexion was impossible before operation and average muscle power was grade I. We analysed the active range of motion, muscle power and the functional results. At the last follow up, range of active elbow flexion was average $124^{\circ}$ and flexion contracture was average 11 degrees and the average of muscle power was grade IV. In the functional analysis, there were two cases of excellent, three cases of good and 1 case of fair. There was no complications including wound infection, vascular compromise and donor site problem. The results of latissimus dorsi transfer for improvement elbow flexion in the patients of brachial plexus injury is one of the useful mettled for the restoration of elbow flexion.

• 한국지형학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.117-131
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• 2013

2010년 아이슬란드의 에이야프얄라요쿨 화산의 폭발과 2011년 신모에다케의 폭발 등으로 인해 더불어 21세기 들어 많은 연구들이 긴 휴식기를 지난 백두산의 폭발 가능성을 제기하고 있다. 소방방재청 등에서는 화산폭발 현상을 자연재해의 하나로 보고 재해를 저감하기 위한 방편의 하나로 위험도를 평가하고 대응기술을 확보하려는 노력을 진행하고 있다. 하지만 백두산의 활동성에 대한 평가는 국내의 지리학과 지질학 연구자들 사이에서조차 거의 이루어지지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 전 세계적으로 휴화산과 활화산의 경계에 대한 논의를 분석하여 휴화산 논쟁의 지형학적 결론을 도출하고자 하였다. 화산전문가들은 10,000년 전 이후 즉 홀로세 기간의 분출기록이 있는 화산은 활화산으로 분류하고 있으며, 1991년에 좀 더 엄격해진 일본 기상청의 2000년 기준을 고려해도, 백두산과 심지어 제주도 한라산조차도 활화산 기준을 충족시킬 수 있다. 따라서 제주도와 한라산을 활화산으로 분류하고 교육과정에서도 필요한 수정과 정확한 기준적용이 필요하며, 화산 활동관련 모니터링에도 관심이 필요한 시점이다.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2019

Background: Latissimus dorsi (LD) tendon transfer is used as a treatment option for massive irreparable posterosuperior rotator cuff tears, and recently, an arthroscopic-assisted technique was introduced. This study was undertaken to evaluate the clinical and radiological outcomes of arthroscopic-assisted LD tendon transfer for the management of irreparable rotator cuff tears in active middle-aged patients. Methods: The records of five patients (two males) with irreparable tears involving the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons managed by arthroscopic-assisted LD tendon transfer were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical outcomes were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scale, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon's (ASES) scores, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) scale, and ranges of motion. Postoperative integrities of transferred tendon were evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging in 4 patients and by ultrasound in one. Results: Mean patient age was 55 years (range, 48-61 years), and mean follow-up period was 20 months (range, 12.0-27.2 months). Mean VAS score significantly improved from $6.6{\pm}2.6$ preoperatively to $1.8{\pm}2.5$ postoperatively (p=0.009), mean ASES score increased from $67.6{\pm}9.2$ to $84.6{\pm}15.1$, and mean UCLA score from $18.0{\pm}1.4$ to $28.8{\pm}8.5$ (all p<0.001). Postoperative imaging of the transferred LD tendon showed intact repair in 4 patients. The remaining patient experienced LD transfer rupture and a poor outcome. Conclusions: Arthroscopic-assisted LD tendon transfer improved shoulder pain and function in patients with massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears, and may be an option for this condition, especially in physically active patients.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2021

For the implementation of innovative products or services companies use different innovation strategies, in particular, outsourcing is quite widespread, given the high level of specialization and professionalism of companies that provide such services. The aim of this article was to evaluate the link between outsourcing of innovative activities and indicators of companies' efficiency. The methodology of the research includes the methods of correlation analysis and regression analysis to reveal the correlation between the use of outsourcing of innovative products and services and the turnover of the EU enterprises. The results show a high level of innovative activity of EU enterprises (50.3% innovatively active). Innovative business processes are the most widespread form of innovation activity (41% of enterprises implement business processes, and the indicator is higher than 41% in the most developed EU countries). The turnover of enterprises with new or substantially improved products was found to grow by 10.92% for the period 2016-2018. The correlation analysis shows weak direct links between the indicator of turnover growth and the number of enterprises that have independently implemented innovations, or have implemented innovations jointly with third-party companies, or using outsourcing services. The highest level of direct connection was found between the growth of turnover of enterprises that launched a new product for the market and the growth of the number of enterprises that implemented innovations with the involvement of organizations (correlation 0.273). Based on the regression analysis it was found that with a 1% change in the growth rate of the number of innovation-active enterprises, the growth rate of turnover from new or improved products increased by 5.67%. At the same time, with a 1% change in the growth rate of the number of enterprises that implement innovation through outsourcing, the growth rate of turnover from new or improved products will increase by 7.15%.