• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5579-5582
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• 2015

Background: Sale of single cigarettes is an important factor for early experimentation, initiation and persistence of tobacco use and a vital factor in the smoking epidemic in India as it is globally. Single cigarettes also promote the sale of illicit cigarettes and neutralises the effect of pack warnings and effective taxation, making tobacco more accessible and affordable to minors. This is the first study to our knowledge which estimates the size of the single stick market in India. Materials and Methods: In February 2014, a 10 jurisdiction survey was conducted across India to estimate the sale of cigarettes in packs and sticks, by brands and price over a full business day. Results: We estimate that nearly 75% of all cigarettes are sold as single sticks annually, which translates to nearly half a billion US dollars or 30 percent of the India's excise revenues from all cigarettes. This is the price which the consumers pay but is not captured through tax and therefore pervades into an informal economy. Conclusions: Tracking the retail price of single cigarettes is an efficient way to determine the willingness to pay by cigarette smokers and is a possible method to determine the tax rates in the absence of any other rationale.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2014

최근 커피시장의 고속 성장과 더불어 커피 포장용 가스배출 밸브(Degassing valve)의 수요도 급격히 증가하고 있다. 가스배출 밸브 주요 제조사(Big maker)로 Goglio사(이탈리아), Bosch사(독일) 및 Wipf사(스위스)가 있는데, 이들이 전세계 가스배출 밸브 포장재 소비량의 80%이상을 공급하고 있다. 국내시장 역시 대부분 수입에 의존하고 있어 수입 대체와 국내 포장산업 활성화를 위해 기술적 차별화와 동시에 선진기업 수준의 품질 성능을 갖춘 가스배출 밸브의 개발이 필요하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 링타입 고무막을 적용하여 중앙 개폐형 가스배출 밸브(SP 밸브)를 개발하였으며, 실험을 통해 열림압력 820~1200 Pa, 닫힘압력 10~50 Pa, 가스 유동율 1.2~1.6 L/min로 Goglio 밸브와 대등한 수준의 품질 성능을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 식품용 기구 및 용기 포장 공전에 따른 밸브의 식품용기 품질 적합성을 확인하였으며, 향후 커피 포장용 밸브의 국내외 시장 점유율 확대와 함께 국내 발효식품 포장에 적용함으로써 한식 세계화에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.896-901
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• 2009

In this study, in order to apply the air and pure oxygen in the Jet Loop Reactor (JLB) in which the oxygen transfer rate is high, differentiate the operation mode according to each air flowrate and liquid flowrate and investigate the oxygen transfer characteristic, an experiment was carried out. The oxygen concentration with the air flowrate ($Q_g$) and liquid flowrate ($Q_L$) was identical but the oxygen transfer coefficient ($K_L{\cdot}a$) is linear depending on degree of two factors. The width of an increase is small in $0.1min^{-1}$ when the air flowrate is 0.2 L/min with increasing the liquid flowrate. Whereas, the increment was exposed to be very high for $1.5min^{-1}$ when the air flowrate was 5 L/min. In the experiments using the pure oxygen, it was 30 mg/L of oxygen concentration finally and it was 3.5 times than using the air. But the time reached the saturated concentration was similar to using the air, and $K_L{\cdot}a$ was similar to using the air too. Analysis between two independent variable and oxygen transfer of the correlation is the same model like $K_L{\cdot}a={0.0161Q_L}^{1.5371}{Q_g}^{0.5433}$ using with coefficient non linear regression analysis. It was resulted that the liquid flowrate were approximately three times than air flowrate on effect to oxygen transfer rate.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.341-350
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 병리학적 조직의 산골 특성을 이용한 유방암 탐지 기법을 제안하고, 암 진단 장치 구현 가능성을 분석하였다. 이를 위해 탐지 알고리즘을 개발하고, 시뮬레이션과 측정을 통해 타당성을 검증하였다. 유방암 진단방법으로 microwave imaging 기법을 사용하였고, 시뮬레이션 시각셀의 크기는 1 mm로 모델 링 하였고, 직육면체 형태의 유방 조직의 크기는 $15cm{\times}15cm{\times}7cm$이며 피부 조직의 두께는 1 mm, 암 조직은 각각 다른 크기의 구 형태로 모델링하였다. 측정을 위해 유방 조직과 암 조직으로 구성된 단순한 실험 모델과 초광대역 안테나를 제작하였다. 측정 결과 암 조직을 잘 검출할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통해 암 조직 진단 장치용 시스템 개발을 위해서는 반사 손실 특성이 우수한 초광대역 안테나 설계와 정확한 보정 신호가 매우 중요한 역할을 하는 것을 확인하였다. 현재 상용화 개발을 위한 연구가 추진 중에 있다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.127-138
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• 1991

The aim of the present stud)r has been to obtain new and additional data allolwing a better design of sports garments as well as a better choice among some materiales, through measure-ment of body surface changes in the upper trunk in movement, measurement on the effects of local heating on other parts of the body and measurement of the thermal resistance of 6 types of materials applied on a manikin. In the first experiment, the upper trunk was divided in 32 Parts, the surface of which was measured by the tape method for two upper limb positions: extension at $90^{\circ}$ and $180^{\circ}$. In the second experiment, skin temperature, local thermal sensations and whole body thermal sensation were measured every 5 minutes during 40 minutes. The four areas of the shoulder, abdomen, hande and feet were heated with the hot pack at $50^{\circ}C$. In the third experiment, the regional thermal resistance of the various materials selected, in two different cases of clothing ease, have been measured by using a thermal manikin. Resultes of experiments were: 1. Extensions cause the upper front part of the trunk surface to lengthen vertically while the back tends to stretch in width. 2. Skin temperatures of the upper limbs are influenced by the abdomen and shoulder boatings. The correlation between the whole body thermal sensation and the upper trunk thermal sensation is significantly asserted. 3. Ceramic and aluminium coated materiales offer the most effective thermal resistance; ease in clothing increases the thermal resistance at the breast and the abdomen as well as the clo value of the materials.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.346-356
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sealing ability of various canal filling methods. Palatal roots of ninety extracted human maxillary molar teeth were resected at cementoenamel junction. Eighty of them were randomly assigned to four experimental groups, ten were served as positive and negative controls. All canals were prepared to # 40 using Profile. Experimental groups were obturated by lateral condensation technique, Thermafil technique, Continuous Wave of Condensation Technique, and down-pack & back-fill technique of Obtura-II, each with root canal sealer. Control groups were not obturated. Teeth were immersed in resorcinol-formaldehyde resin for 5 days at $4^{\circ}C$, and the resin was allowed to polymerize completely for 4 days at room temperature. Teeth were then ground horizontally at 1.5mm(level 1), 2.5mm(level 2), 3.5 mm(level 3) from the anatomical apex and examined with a stereomicroscope at ${\times}40$ magnification. The gap between the canal wall and the filling material, which was filled with the resin, was measured at each of the three levels. Each ratio of leakage was obtained by calculating the ratio of the area of the resin to the total area of the canal and was analyzed statistically (Rank-sum test). The results were as follows : 1. At the level 1, there was the greatest leakage in the Thermafil group and Obtura-II group, and the difference between the Obtura-II group and Continuous Wave of Condensation Technique group was statistically significant(p<0.05). 2. At the level 2, there was the least leakage in the Continuous Wave of Condensation Technique group, but there was no statistically significant difference between each group (p>0.05). 3. At the level 3, there was no statistically significant difference between each group(p>0.05).

• Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.493-501
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study is to present basic data for appropriate therapeutic intervention by confirming changes in the autonomic nervous system and pain by applying high-frequency deep diathermy to the lower abdomen in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: Thirty-eight women aged 18-50 years who complained of regular menstrual cycles (24-32 days) and primary dysmenorrhea symptoms were randomly assigned to a high-frequency therapy group (5, 7, or 9 mins) and a superficial heat therapy group (20 min). High frequency treatment group: The subject was in a supine position, and radio frequency was applied to the lower abdomen below the umbilicus. The radio frequency therapy device used in this study uses a 300 kHz capacitive electrode and a 500 kHz resistive electric transfer to deliver deep heat. Superficial heat treatment Group: Subjects applied a hot pack to the lower abdomen for 20 minutes while lying on their back. Evaluations were made of Heart rate variability and Visual Analogue Scale. Results: In subjects with menstrual pain, there was a significant difference in pain between the high-frequency therapy group and the superficial heat therapy group (p=0.026). However, there was no significant difference between the autonomic nervous system and the stress resistance (p>0.05). Conclusions: As a result of this study, high-frequencytreatment using radiofrequency was effective in relieving pain because it can penetrate deeper tissues than conventional hot packs using superficial heat. In particular, it was found that the optimum effect was obtained when high frequency was applied forfive-seven minutes.