• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1999

저자는 하악의 위치변화가 저작근에 미치는 영향을 근전도학적으로 평가하고자, 측두하악장애의 징후와 증상이 없는 정상성인 28명을 대상으로 중심위 교합장치(centric relation splint), 중심교합위 교합장치(centric occlusion splint), 전방 재위치 교합장치(anterior repositioning splint)를 장착시킨 상태에서 하악의 중심의, 중심교합위, 전방위률 유도한 후 최대 이악물기 상태의 좌우측 교근 및 전측두근의 근전도를 채득, 분석, 평가한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 전측두근에서 하악의 위치변화에 따른 최대 근활성도의 차이가 나타났으나(p<0.05), 교근에서는 나타나지 않았다. 2. 전측두근의 경우 중심교합위에서 최대 이악물기 상태의 최대 근활성도는 교합 장치물을 장착하지 않은 경우 및 중심위에서와 비교하여 감소하였다(p<0.05). 3. 전측두근의 경우 전방위에서 최대 이악물기 상태의 최대 근활성도는 교합 장치물을 장착하지 않은 경우 및 중심위에서와 비교하여 감소하였다(p<0.001). 4. 교근과 전측두근의 좌우 비대칭지수(asymmetry index)는 하악의 위치변화에 따른 차이가 나타나지 않았다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2018

Understanding solar influences on extreme weather is important. Insight into the causes of extreme weather events, including the solar-terrestrial connection, would allow better preparation for these events and help minimize the damage caused by disasters that threaten the human population. In this study, we examined category three, four, and five tropical cyclones that occurred in the western North Pacific Ocean from 1977 to 2016. We compared long-term trends in the positions of tropical cyclone occurrence and development with variations of the observed sunspot area, the solar North-South asymmetry, and the southern oscillation index (SOI). We found that tropical cyclones formed, had their maximum intensity, and terminated more northward in latitude and more westward in longitude over the period analyzed; they also became stronger during that period. It was found that tropical cyclones cannot be correlated or anti-correlated with the solar cycle. No evidence showing that properties (including positions of occurrence/development and other characteristics) of tropical cyclones are modulated by solar activity was found, at least not in terms of a spectral analysis using the wavelet transform method.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.136-140
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of differences in age and sex on vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP), particularly in normal participants. Briefly, the VEMP is a response elicited by loud clicks or tone bursts recorded from the tonically contracted sternocleidomastoid muscle. A total of 72 participants were divided into 6 groups according to their age and sex (20~30/F, 20~30/M, 40~50/F, 40~50/M, ${\geq}60/F$, ${\geq}60/M$). We got the data of latency, amplitude, and asymmetry index of the amplitude(ASI) from them. As a result of this study, there are variations in VEMP amplitudes and ASI depending on the muscle tension and the intensity of stimuli. In contrast, the latency of the response is usually less varied and does not differ significantly.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2011

Objectives : We studied the clinical utility of meridian electromyography for the assessment of erector spinae muscle in functional leg length inequality. Methods : We compared electrical activity between A group with a functional leg length inequality(n=17) and B group(n=23) in dynamic flexion-reextension state during five minutes. We anayzed amplitudes and areas of electrical activity and asymmetry index(AI). Results : 1. The short leg sides were significantly higher electrical activity than the long leg sides in the experimental group and control group(p<0.05). 2. The AI of A group significantly higher than B group(p<0.05). Conclusions : According to above results, there are correlations between erector spinae muscle and functional leg length inequality.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2021

The study investigates the diversification behavior of Islamic stocks against US financial uncertainty. Considering limitations found in the literature, a comprehensive index of financial uncertainty (FU) is used, developed by Jurado, Ludvigson, and Ng (2015). The empirical analysis uses monthly data from four Islamic markets - Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey - for the period from January 2010 to September 2019. Results of the bivariate EGARCH models show that Islamic stocks can be used for diversification purpose against the financial uncertainty of the US because the volatility of US uncertainty does not propagate in the Islamic stock markets. Moreover, findings show that the spillover effect of financial uncertainty varies with the FU forecast horizon. The spillover effect of FU increases with an increase in the FU forecast horizon and becomes significant over 3-month and 12-month periods in the case of Saudi Arabia. The current volatility of Islamic stock returns is independent of the size of shocks in past volatility. The leverage effect and asymmetry have been found in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The findings validate the arguments of the literature that Islamic markets are resilient facing uncertainties and perform well during crisis periods. The findings are important for investors in making better portfolio decisions.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2013

Purpose : The study was to evaluate the weight distribution, balance and gait function of stroke patients wearing lateral wedged insole to the shoe of the affected side. Methods : 27 patients with stroke (15 men, 12 women) participated in this study. Participants performed weight distribution, dynamic balance and gait ability with or without wedged insole on affected side in a random order. The balancia was used to evaluate the weight distribution. Deviation from the center line was analyzed by Dartfish during sit to stand to evaluate dynamic balance. The functional walk ability evaluated by 10 m walking velocity. Results : The asymmetry index of weight bearing improved significantly with wedged insole of affected side(p<.05). During sit to stand, center of gravity significantly moved from non-affected side to more mid line of body(p<.05). Improvement were shown in walking speed after wearing the wedged insole(p<.05). Conclusion : Wedged insole applied on affected side have a beneficial effect on weight distribution, dynamic balance and walking speed with stroke.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.431-438
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• 2008

Purpose: The common deformity after the correction of unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity is nasal asymmetry, and it is caused by the hypoplasia of the pyriform aperture. To correct this, many procedures have been applied, but still many problems are present. Authors performed the inlay and onlay insertion of porous high density polyethylene sheet(1 mm thickness $Medpor{(R)}$ sheet) in the hypoplastic pyriform margin of cleft side and obtained satisfactory results. Methods: 11 cases were performed and the mean follow up period was 15.1 months. Their mean age was 23.6 years. Under general anesthesia, bilateral pyriform margin was exposed. $Medpor{(R)}$ sheets in "match stick" like shaped were inlay inserted, and kidney shaped were onlay inserted fixating with two 6 mm titanium screws. After the surgery, the results was evaluated by photogrammetric analysis. On the basal view, the distance from the subalare and labiale superius' to the transverse baseline connecting the both cheilions was measured from the cleft side and the non-cleft side. Then, the postoperative symmetry was assessed by obtaining the cleft side against the non-cleft side as proportion index, defined as lateral and medial upper lip contour index. Results: There were 2 infections. The cause was because the inserted implant was too long and thus protruded to the base of nasal cavity. The lateral upper lip contour index was from 95.49 to 103.27, and medial upper lip contour index was from 90.92 to 100.49, it was statistically increased, and thus the symmetry was improved. However clinically mild depression remained at nostril floor. Conclusion: Authors performed porous high density polyethylene sheet inlay and onlay insertion for the hypoplasia of the pyriform margin in unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity. It was found that depressed pyriform margin and upper lip were corrected effectively except for the nostril floor, for which an additional soft tissue augmentation would be necessary. The inlay insertion has risk of protrusion, thus the guideline of the use of artificial prosthesis should be observed strictly.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2004

Background and purpose: Opposing-needling technique involves selecting acupoints at unaffected limb. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of LI4-LI11 electrical acupuncture at unaffected limb on the cerebral blood flow in ischemic stroke patients using SPECT Methods: We selected 9 ischemic stroke patients. Baseline brain SPECT was done with triple head gamma camera(MultiSPECT3, Siemens, USA) after intravenous administration of 925 MBq of Tc-99m ECD). Fifteen-minute electro-acupuncture at Hapgok(LI 4) and Gokji(LI 11) were applied on unaffected upper limb of subjects. The same dose of Tc-99m ECD was injected during the electro-acupuncture, and the second SPECT images were obtained. Using the computer software(ICON 7.1, Siemens, USA), 3 SPECT slices(upper, middle, lower) surrounding the brain lesion were selected and each slice was divided by 10-16 brain regions. Asymmetry indexes were analyzed in each brain region. We regarded$\geq$10% changes of asymmetry index between before and after electro-acupuncture as significance. Results: Seven Patients(77.8%) had significantly increased perfusion and 2(22.2%) didn't show increased perfusion in post-acupuncture scans compared to pre-acupuncture scans(baseline). The regions of CBF improvement were mostly frontal lobes and anterior temporal lobes. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that LI4-LI11 electro-acupuncture at unaffected limb increased regional cerebral blood perfusion to the corresponding brain areas in ischemic stroke patients.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.166-170
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• 2019

Objectives: Attentional and memory functions are important aspects of neural plasticity that, theoretically, should be amenable to pharmacopuncture treatments. A previous study from our laboratory suggested that quantitative electroencephalographic (qEEG) measurements of theta/beta ratio (TBR), an index of attentional control, may be indicative of academic performance in a first-semester medical school course. The present study expands our prior report by extracting and analyzing data on frontal theta and beta asymmetries. We test the hypothesis that the amount of frontal theta and beta asymmetries (fTA, fBA), are correlated with TBR and academic performance, thereby providing novel targets for pharmacopuncture treatments to improve cognitive performance. Methods: Ten healthy male volunteers were subjected to 5-10 min of qEEG measurements under eyes-closed conditions. The qEEG measurements were performed 3 days before each of first two block examinations in anatomy-physiology, separated by five weeks. Amplitudes of the theta and beta waveforms, expressed in ${\mu}V$, were used to compute TBR, fTA and fBA. Significance of changes in theta and beta EEG wave amplitude was assessed by ANOVA with post-hoc t-testing. Correlations between TBR, fTA, fBA and the raw examination scores were evaluated by Pearson's product-moment coefficients and linear regression analysis. Results: fTA and fBA were found to be negatively correlated with TBR (P<0.03, P<0.05, respectively) and were positively correlated with the second examination score (P<0.03, P=0.1, respectively). Conclusion: Smaller fTA and fBA were associated with lower academic performance in the second of two first-semester medical school anatomy-physiology block examination. Future studies should determine whether these qEEG metrics are useful for monitoring changes associated with the brain's cognitive adaptations to academic challenges, for predicting academic performance and for targeting phamacopuncture treatments to improve cognitive performance.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.133-145
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 제2벤처붐에 따른 VC의 스타트업 투자와 해당 주식에 대한 투자자들의 반응을 살펴보고자 하였다. VC는 비상장기업에 투자 후 기업가치를 제고하여 주식시장에 상장하고, 의무보유 기간 이후 매각함으로써 수익을 창출한다. 주식시장의 투자자들이 VC들의 투자방식에 적응하였는지 여부를 검증하기 위해 의무보유 기간 종료 전후 주식가격 변화에 차이가 존재함을 가정하였으며, 2017년 하반기 이후 기반이 마련된 제2벤처붐의 영향에 따른 차이를 살펴보기 위해 과거(2015년부터 2017년까지)와 최근(2020년부터 2022년까지)의 주가 영향을 비교 분석하였다. 본 연구의 주요 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 의무보유 기간 종료에 따른 주가 변화는 과거에 종료일 전후 초과수익을 올릴 수 있었던 것과 달리 최근에는 시장보다 낮은 수익을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 의무보유 기간별 주가에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 1개월과 12개월에서만 유의한 영향을 보여주었다. 특히, 제2벤처붐 이후 의무보유 기간이 1개월인 벤처금융 및 전문투자자의 주식은 의무보유에 대한 정보에 미리 반응하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 마지막으로 VC투자 여부에 따른 주가 영향에서는 제2벤처붐 이전과 달리 이후에 VC투자여부에 따라 누적초과수익률에서 차이가 존재하였다. 시사점으로는 첫째, VC들은 회수 전략을 변경할 필요성이 존재한다. VC들의 투자 및 회수 방식은 정보비대칭을 기반으로 하고 있는데, 분석결과 해당 정보로는 시장초과수익률을 달성하기 어렵기 때문이다. 둘째, 의무보유 권장기간 변경에 대한 고민이 필요하다. 상장 후 갑작스러운 주가 하락을 방지하기 위한 제도의 목적과 달리 의무보유 대상 주식은 오히려 가격 하락위험에 노출될 수 있기 때문이다. 따라서 의무보유 대상 및 권장기간을 재고하여 상장 후 투자자 보호에 대한 논의가 필요하다.