• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2020

Objectives: Previous study has shown that the positive rate of latent tuberculosis infection(LTBI) among former workers in dusty environments was higher than that among high-risk groups of tuberculosis(TB). The objective of the present study was to identify the development of active TB among former workers in dusty environments diagnosed with LTBI. Methods: Between January 2015 and May 2017, 796 former workers in dusty environments who had been subjects of epidemiology research for work-related chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) had received the QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-Tube(QFT-GIT) from the Institute of Occupation and Environment(IOE) under the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service(KCOMWEL). Among them, 437 participants who received a health examination for work-related pneumoconiosis between January 2015 and December 2018 were selected as study subjects. Active TB was defined as a positive result for active PTB and non-tuberculosis mycobacteria infection in the result of the Pneumoconiosis Examination Council's assessment by KCOMWEL. Results: A total of 437 subjects were followed up for 2.1 years. Four of them(4/437, 0.9%) developed active TB during the follow-up period. The attack rate of active TB among subjects who were diagnosed LTBI positive and those who were diagnosed LTBI negative were 0.9%(3/320) and 0.9%(1/115), respectively. Conclusions: Most previous studies reported that the attack rate of the development of active TB in subjects who had been diagnosed LTBI positive was higher than that among subjects who had been diagnosed LTBI negative. To the contrary, the present study found that the rate of developing active TB among former workers in dusty environments diagnosed as LTBI positive was not higher than that in those who were diagnosed LTBI negative.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.357-363
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• 2009

This paper deals with the Filtered-x Least Mean Square algorithm for a active vibration control in vehicle vibration reduction. Before applying the proposed FxLMS algorithm to automobile, the performance of the FxLMS algorithm is simulated using sensor data of a vehicle. The FxLMS algorithm requires that reference signal be a representation of disturbance signal and the plant model be incorporated into the computation path. To this end, The system identification is carried out to obtain the plant model based on the measurement results. A tachometer signal is used as reference signal. The FxLMS control algorithm is first tested using simulation and applied to a vehicle. Experimental results show that the proposed control algorithm can reduce vibration level in a short period of time.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2007

Electrochemically active bacteria were successfully enriched in an electrochemical cell using a positively poised working electrode. The positively poised working electrode (+0.7 V vs. Ag/AgCl) was used as an electron acceptor for enrichment and growth of electrochemically active bacteria. When activated sludge and synthetic wastewater were fed to the electrochemical cell, a gradual increase in amperometric current was observed. After a period of time in which the amperometric current was stabilized (generally 8 days), linear correlations between the amperometric signals from the electrochemical cell and added BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) concentrations were established. Cyclic voltammetry of the enriched electrode also showed prominent electrochemical activity. When the enriched electrodes were examined with electron microscopy and confocal scanning laser microscopy, a biofilm on the enriched electrode surface and bacterium-like particles were observed. These experimental results indicate that the electrochemical system in this study is a useful tool for the enrichment of an electrochemically active bacterial consortium and could be used as a novel microbial biosensor.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제22권12호통권187호
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• pp.1067-1073
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• 1984

In the treatment of functional orthodontic problems, timing is not an issue. All orthodontists start as soon as the condition is recognized. However, there is an active dialogue concerning treatment timing for structure problems. The major points in contention center around the operator's ability is to control the growth of the facial bones and to maintain post-treatment tooth position through the maturation period (especially when this position was gained by techniques involving arch expansion or distal driving of posterior segments). Factors taken into account to determine the best time of orthodontic treatment include diagnosis, interception, growth rate, patient cooperation, eruptive state and treatment period. With those exceptions of all functional problems, mild dental discrepancies and skeletal deficiencies with a predictably excellent growth potential (early treatment), the period immediately following the eruption of the permanent second molars is the period during which most orthodontic treatment should be initiated. At this time the full volume of tooth substances is present, the individual growth pattern in well established, there are sufficient teeth to receive nearly any type of appliances and the patient can easily tolerate the wearing of appliances.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.598-604
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• 1985

One hundred consecutive patients with the Tetralogy of Fallot underwent total correction at National Medical Center during the period 1977 to 1984, Oct. During this study period, we adopted more active policy towards reconstruction of right ventricular outflow tract across pulmonary valve. The mortality was 48% for patients less than 15 kg and 19% in patients above 15kg. Initially Bretschneider`s solution was used as cardioplegia, which was replaced by St. Thomas` solution since 1983, Jan. After then overall mortality dropped to 9% compared to 45% of initial learning period. Heart block occurred In 11 patients, 10 of whom died of combined low cardiac output syndrome. Pure low cardiac output syndrome was noted in 18 patients, most of whom responded to medical measures well except 4 patients. Recently sepsis of Serratia marcescence, which occurred explosively during several months to open heart surgery patients, attacked 3 tetralogy patients resulting in 2 hospital deaths. Our experience has shown that body weight, choice of cardioplegia and accumulation of experience as well as advance of operative and postoperative techniques are still important factors affecting survival rate at initial learning period.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.267-273
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• 1997

주재료와 부재료로서 각각 우분과 톱밥이 함유된 유기성 폐기물 퇴비화의 주발효과정 중 이화학적 및 미생물학적 파라미터의 변화양상을 조사하고, 이로부터 퇴비화의 평가에 이용할 수 있는 각 파라미터간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 퇴비화 전과정동안 온도는 $30-65^{\circ}C$, pH는 7.5-9.5, 함수율은 50-60% 정도의 범위에서 변하였으며, 이 중 $40^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온이 유지되는 주발효 기간은 약 16일 정도 지속되었다. 주발효 기간 중 시료내 총탄소, 총질소 및 유기물 함량은 모두 15% 이상 감소되었으나, C/N ratio는 뚜렷한 변화를 보이지 않았다. 주발효 후기에는 암모니아성 질소 함량이 급격히 감소하고 질산성 질소가 증가되는 경향이 나타났다. 미생물 군집내 중온균과 고온균의 개체수는 퇴비화 과정동안의 온도변화와 밀접한 관계를 보였다. 중온균은 $50^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온발효 기간에 급격히 감소하다가 온도가 낮아지는 주발효 후기에 다시 증가하는 반면에, 고온균은 이와 반대의 변화를 보였으며 주발효 기간 중 고온균의 개체수는 중온균에 비하여 $10-10^2$배 높았다. 조사된 토양효소 중 amylase 활성은 중온균의 개체수 및 환원당량과 높은 양의 상관관계를, 고온균의 개체수와는 음의 상관관계를 나타냈다. 이와는 달리 상호 유의할만한 양의 상관관계를 보인 cellulase, xylanase 및 ligninase의 활성은 주발효 기간 중 지속적으로 증가하는 양상을 보임으로써, 주발효 기간 중 lignocellulose 분해미생물과 amylose 분해미생물간의 출현양상이 크게 다름을 보여 주었다.

• 암석학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2019

인류 생활에 큰 위험과 많은 피해를 가져오는 화산활동은 오랫동안 지구의 역사와 함께 지속되어 왔다. 홀로세에 해당하는 약 1만 년 전부터 현재까지의 시기 동안 분화 이력이 있는 활화산들은 대략 1,520개로 알려져 있다. 이들 중 2010년 이후에 활동하고 있는 화산체들은 약 210여 개에 달한다. 2018년(2018년 1월 3일~12월 18일; USGS 자료)에 활동한 화산은 83개이다. 대략 지구상에서 1년간 평균 80~90여 개의 화산이 활동 중이며, 이 중에 90% 이상이 환태평양 화산대인 "불의 고리"(Ring of Fire)에 분포한다. 이는 지구상에 분포하는 활화산들의 80% 가량이 판의 수렴경계부에, 그리고 15% 가량이 발산경계부에, 나머지 5%가 판 내부에 위치하는 것과 잘 일치한다. 조사기간인 51주 중 특히 Aira(일본, 50회), Sabankaya(페루, 49회), Sheveluch(러시아, 49회), Ebeko(러시아, 49회), 그리고 Kirishimayama(일본, 40회)등 5개 화산에서 빈번한 화산 활동이 발생하였다. 화산활동의 뚜렷한 증감은 발생하지 않았으며 매년 비슷한 수준의 활동이 발생하고 있다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.1627-1633
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• 2017

This paper proposes a voice enhancing ear-protection system which is based on feedback active noise control(FBANC). The proposed system selectively suppresses the background noise and preserves the talking voice by controlling the adaptive algorithm with the voice activity period detection module. The noise reduction performance of the proposed noise canceling algorithm is analytically derived for the two key performance affecting parameters, i.e., electro-acoustic coupling distance and noise bandwidth. The proposed system is also implemented with a floating-point DSP system and its performance is experimentally tested to compare with the analytically derived results. The achieved levels of noise reduction for the three different noise bandwidths cases, i.e., 10Hz, 50Hz, and 90Hz, are high to show 17.05dB, 10.54dB and 8.99dB, respectively. The feasibility of the proposed system is also shown by the peak noise reduction achieved more than 25dB while preserving the voice component in the frequency range between 200-800Hz.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전문대학교육위원 P
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• pp.13-15
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• 1999

The zero voltage and zero current switching(ZVZCS) full bridge (FB) PWM converter using secondary active clamp is characterized by high efficiency, good ZVZCS characteristic, simple topology and low cost. But at the period for discharge of the secondary clamp capacitor, peak pulses and ringing pulse occur in rectified secondary side of the converter. In this paper, a novel secondary active clamp circuit for the ZVZCS FB PWM converter is proposed and a 50 kHz, 500 W prototype converter was experimented for verification of the converter characteristics. It was verified that high voltage peak pulses and ringing pulse on secondary rectified waveforms of the converter are decreased effectively.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2006

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel using the charge-pump (CP) pixel addressing scheme was fabricated, and the results show that it is applicable for information display. A CP-OLED panel with 64 ${\times}$ 64 pixels consisting of thin-film capacitors and amorphous silicon Schottky diodes was fabricated using conventional thin-film processes. The pixel drive circuit passes electrical current into the OLED cell during most of the frame period as in the thin-film transistor (TFT)-based active-matrix (AM) OLED displays. In this study, the panel was operated at a voltage level of below 4 V, and this operation voltage can be reduced by eliminating the overlap capacitance between the column bus line and the common electrode.